The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-02-05
Struggle in the East Increasing
In Severity; Heavy Fighting
Now in Progress Along Whole
Front Except at Bukowina-
Germans Fall Back at Warsaw
Germans Make Desperate Effort
to Crush Allies Line in West
With Purpose of Securing New
Base on English Channel. Paw
ing Way for Britain Invasion.
(BY ASSOCIATED PREsS.)

LONDON, Feb. 4.-The remnant of
the Belgian troops which are still de-
Tending the little strip of their faith
erland not in the possession of the
Germans, are once more bearing the
brunt of the fighting in the west.
Unofficial reports from Amsterdam
says the Germans have again made
an attack along the User, the scene of
earlier German attempts to break
through the allied line and to reach the
English channel.
Amsterdam says the German at
tacks have been repulsed.
The struggle in the east is increas-
ing in severity as the Austro- German
attack develops. Heavy fighting is
now in progress along virtually the
whole front, except at Bukowina. The
official Petrograd statement reports
that in northern Poland and near the
east Prussian border, the village Of
Skempe has been captured by the Rus
SLAMS.
West Of Warsaw, it is declared the
Germans after furious attacks have
suffered immense losses and have been
driven back.
The surrender of Lieutenant Colonel
Kemp, the South African rebel leader
with 500 burghers is expected at Pre-
toria to bring an end to the ~.
rising there. The surrender Of Colonel
Moritz, the only one of the four origin
al rebel leaders still at large, is pre-
dicted.- ..-s
Germany Warns Shipping. =.
T Washington, Feb: 4:-Germany has
notified the state department that
American vessels should avoid the
northwest coast of France. The de-
partment does not regard the notice
as formal declaration of the block
aiding by Germany of the French
coast. It is said the mere presence
of German submarines or the planting
Of German mines does not constitute
| a blockade, which according to long
established principles of the war de-
partment requires the maintenance of
fleet Of warships sufficient to cut
off any communication with a block
AIDED port.
! Successful Air Raid.
! Petrograd, Feb. "A number Of
Russian aviators, on Feb. 2, were sue
cessful in dropping several bombs on
the modified reserves and reserve
trains of the Germans at Rowa, Za,-
zecze and Doguazyce, SO miles south
west of Warsaw This news comes as
an official announcement made here
today.
Werner Van Horn Arrested.
Vanceboro, Maine, Feb. 4.-Wern-
er Van Horn who attempted to blow
up the international bridge over the
St. Croix river at this place, was today
arrested on warrant issued by
local justice Of the peace. He was
charged with defacing and injuring
buildings in Vanceboro. It is claimed
that the injury to the buildings was
caused by the shock Of the exposion
Of the dynamite placed by Vanhorn to
blow up the trestle.
Kaiser Decorates Crew of U-2l.
Amsterdam, Feb. "A Hamburg
dispatch says that Emperor William
arrived at Wilhelm's Haven this morn
ing, inspected the German submarine
U-21, going over the vessel personal
ly and bestowing the decoration Of
the Iron Cross on members Of the
submarines crew.
The U-21 is undergoing repairs fol-
lowing its recent exploits in the Irish
sea. The emperor also inspected the
other units of the fleet at Wilhelm's
Haven. Men on the various war ships
lined the decks and cheered his majes-
ty loudly.