Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-02-20
Savage Drives on Both Fronts
Result in Heavy Losses
for Teutons.
HARD FIGHTING NEAR WARSAW
Russians Succeed by Counter Attacks
in Regaining Much Ground Prev
iousIy Lost-Four DardaneIies
Forts Destroyed.

London, Feb. 3.-In the last few
days the Germans have been making
desperate efforts to break the dead
lock which has existed for SO long on
both the eastern and western fronts.
They have delivered a series of at
lacks, always preceded by artillery &C
tivity, on the allied line in Flanders
and France, and, while in almost every
case they have thus won preliminary
advantage, before the fighting was
concluded. the French, British or Bel
g1ans have been able to regain the
trenches temporarily lost, and in some
cases to occupy the German positions.
Big German Losses.
In these attacks, according to the
reports of the British and French
general STATS, the Germans have suf-
fered severe losses.
The German artillery has been sub
Jecting the Belgian positions in Elan
ders to a severe bombardment, which
suggests that the moment has arrived
for another effort to get across the
User, and thence to the French coast
ports.
In return the French have lombard
ed the railway station at Noyon, one
of the German military centers behind
their advanced lines.
Big Battles Near Warsaw
More serious attacks, however, have
in Central Poland.
The fighting to the west and south
west of the Polish capital has been of
most desperate character and the
Germans were at first successful, but
that the Russians, by counter attack,
regained most of the lost ground The
report adds that the German losses
were colossal
Allies Hit DardanelIes.
Copenhagen newspapers which still
have correspondents in Constantinople
have a report that the Anglo-French
fleet has destroyed four of the Oar
danelles forts and that there is a panic
III the Turkish capital, where the de-
feats suffered by the Turkish armies
in the caucasus and Azerbarjan are
just becoming known.
Stop Double Coast Raid.
London, Feb. 2.-The batteries pro-
tecting Dover opened fire tonight on
what is believed to have been another
German raid, but whether by Zeppe-
Inns or submarines, or both, has not
been ascertained.
An early report from Dover said that
I've hostile airships were observed
over that town while a later report
announced that they had been driven
off by the gunfire of the forts.
Another Dover message declared
that the fire has been directed at Ger
man submarines.
London Shuddered in Darkness.
As a consequence the war depart
ment instructed the London police to
make all preparations for an air raid.
The city was soon in, darkness and
everywhere the news spread that a
Zeppelin fleet was on it's way to the
metropolis. Telephone calls to Har-
wich, Cromer, South End, Kings Lynn,
Yarmouth and other points elected
the reply that no air raiders had been
seen, but the official press bureau is
sued no statement
Concentrate Against Allies.
London, Feb. For the fourth time
since the beginning of the war the
Carpathian mountains between Dukla
and Wyszkow passes are the scene of
a pitched battle Previous battles
were between Russians and Austro-
Hungarians, but in that which is de-
veloping the Austrians and Hungar-
ians have the assistance of the Ger
man armies and are assuming a Wig
orous offensive
Raid British West Coast.
London, Feb. 1.-The German sub
marines are on the west coast of Eng
land
Three British merchantmen, one of
them the Ben Cruachen, have been
sunk by the German submarine U-21
of Fleetwood in the Irish Sea- Their
crews, compelled to take to the boats,
were rescued by trawlers.
Raid Off Havre, Too
Paris, Feb. 1.-The French ministry
of marine announced today that two
British ships had been topedoed in
the English Channel o: Havre by a
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