The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-02-09
Ri 0CKADE TAKES
PLACE OF BATTLE
English Are Wondering if The
Germans Can Execute heir
Threat
NO LETUP IN POLAND
It Is Estimated That Thirty
Thousand Germans Have
Already Fallen in Present
Attempt To Break Through
Russian Lines Before War
saw; Quiet in The West
NO LETUP IN POLAND

London, Feb. 6.-10:50 D. m.-Neu-
trail opinion Of Germany's threat of a
submarine blockade Of the British
Isles together with possible action by
the United States, Holland and the
Scandinavian countries today is COM
peting with the big battle in Central
Poland for first place in public in
terest in England.
The threat itself has in no way dis
turbed the ~sea-borne trade of the
country. Steamers are running as
usual, insurance rates remain as they
were n ship owners declare thai
there will be no change in schedules.
The general belief here is that Ger
many is not in a position to interfere
to any great extent with shipping and
h possibility of Germany becoming
involved with neutral countries over
this action looms large in British
minds.
What effect the action of the cap
a of h Lusitania in flying the
American flag will have on the CUES
ton is yet to be seen. The Lustiania
crossed the Irish Sea, according to
American passengers with American
flags at her stern forepeak, but that
fact is not yet known to the English
public.
Little News of Poland.
OF the battle in Central Poland lit
TIC news las come through today from
either PetrOgrad, Vienna or Berlin. Il
is believed fighting continues and thai
It will be some days before a final de.
cision is reached. If the Russian sue.
cess in crossing the Bzura river i:
strongly supported and pushed, it ma,
shorten the engagement.
Battle Losses Tremendous.
From all accounts the German.
hurled great masses against the Rus.
| sian lines and o1fhNnoh %ho,, -o:---
ground at some points they did no
succeed in breaking through, and tn,
Russians were able to take the often
sive in parts Of the field. With n,
tremendous concentration of artiller,
and rife fire and bayonet work tn,
losses must have been very great. On
correspondent at Petrograd place
the German losses at $4,000.
Struggle in Snow Goes On.
In the Carpathians and in Buko
wilma hard fighting is going on. TIL
Russians, with a strong force. ar
making desperate efforts to drive tn
Austrians from Bukla and othe
passes, and although the snow lie
deep in the mountains the battle
continue night and day.
:, Along the western front, so far a
: official reports disclose, this has bee
one Of the quietest days for weeks
The artillery, Of course has bee
tOuOyp Out dS IL ny MUTUAL consent In
: armies nave refrained from infantr
attackS.
Quiet Along the Suez.
l Their has been nc further fghtin
: in Egypt, but statements from Turk
ish prisoners show the Turks brougf
a great number of boats across til
+ desert drawn by oxen They wer
somewhat surprised to find a stron
force awaiting them and were con
DoIIQd To surrender when fr00nc or
. behind them and hemmed them i,
q In some cases the Turks were above
to launch their boats before the Bri1
n ish opened fire and sank them.
Earl Grey, addressing a meeting tt
day, said that War Secretary Kitcf
ener in August asked him to appe,
to the miners of Northumberland Il
five new battalions. Instead the
raised twenty battalions.