The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1915-02-19
A GENERAL SURVEY OF
The WAR,

Thursday, Feb. 11.-Beginning with
the approach to Koesnigsberg in East
Prussia and ending almost on the edge
of the Rumanian border at least six
battles are in progress.
From Warsaw comes the word that
the Germans have evacuated the i'm
pOrtant city of LODI and have retired
toward Kaliscz on the Prussian border
There is no doubt that the fighting
in the Carpathians is continuing now
with all the bitterness that has mark
Ell it for the last four days. Here the
superior numbers of the enemy, but
they are fighting every inch of that
frozen, snow covered retreat.
Friday, Feb. 12.-There can be no
uation of the eastern war zone is rap
idly developing and out of it will come
tho decision whether in the near flu
turC Germany is to capture Warsaw,
cut off the Russian base of supplies
with large slice Of Russian Poland
territory or whether Russia is to over
rur the Capathians, sweep the Hun
garian plains, swing south toward
Vienna, sweep northwest toward Koe-
nigsberg and East Prussia and as
sumo the mastery of that important
theater of the war.
This much of the struggle is known:
Tho RucCianc bovo rotiro6 from, IToc4
Prussia before an enormous force of
Germans.
Reports from Petrograd concede or
claim that the Russian advantage in
the Carpathians with Dukla pass on
the north has been maintained.
Saturday, Feb. 13.-Again all Ger
many rejoices. AS the news continues
to arrive from the East Prussia front
it becomes more and more apparent
that the Russians again have had their
offensive completely crushed. Their re-
treat from German territory is de-
scribed by officers as dangerously
near a rOut."
The German general staff places the
number of prisoners at $4,000, with
many guns and machine guns and
large quantities of war materials.
The Russians have resumed the bat
tie of Dukla Pass, fighting mostly with
the bayonet, according to the latest
advices received here. During the
struggle the Austrians are reported to
have lost $500 in killed and wounded
and 1000 prisoners. They have been
driven back as far as Zboro, where
the conflict continues. Fighting has
been resumed on the Dunajec and the
Russians have advanced as far as
Kroscienko
Sunday, Feb. 14.-The whole Rus
sian general staff in Bukowina has been
captured, according to dispatches
received in Budapest. The reports say
the Russians were surprised in the
town of RaudatZ and orders for a
hasty retreat were given. The Austrian
prepared defense of the Russians.
Members of the staff then surrender
ed.
The French war Office statement
says the Germans continue to bonn
bard Newport, their trenches in the
dunes and the city Of Ypres. From the
Lys to the Aisne there were intermit-
tent cannonades, the report says. In
Champagne there has been quite in
tense activity on the part of the Ger
mans artillery upon the French front
before Rheims. The French fire upon
the German trenches appears to have
accomplished good results.
The official statement from German
headquarters says their troops took
the village of Norroy to the north of
Pont-a- Mouson from the French and
captured Hill No 365 In Poland, the
report says, the Germans are making
progress On the right bank of the
vistula in the direction of Racionz.
On the left bank of the Vistula there
is no change to report.