Arizona republican., 1915-01-31
Armies of the Nations In volved Are Completing Arrangements for New Series of Operations or Actually Engaged
RUSSIA HAS HER
 OWN HANDS FULL
Only That Portion of Her Territory Bordering on Rumania is Free from Menace of an Invading Force
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATCH1

ASSOCIATED IRESS DfSfAIthJ
 LONDON, Jan. 30.-The end of six months of Europe's great war finds the armies of the nations complet- ing arrangements for a new series of operations or actually engaged in campaigns the extent of which were hardly anticipated when the declara- tions of hostilites weres made. In Flanders, France and central Poland deadlock still exists, but ,his is largely because of the Russians tre- mendous resources and the action Of Turkey, whose sphere of operations has been widely extended. Russia alone is engaged fighting hostile armies from Tilsit, far in the north east of Prussia, to TabriZ in Persia, distance of over 1900 miles. Only that portion of her territory border ing on Rumania is free from menace, but, according to her reports, all is going well with her immense armies. The Russian outflanking movement in northern East Prussia is said to be gaining momentum. Armies on each side of Tilsit have cut the Ger man railway between that city and Memel on the Baltic.
 What is regarded as the most im- portant campaign, however, is that which is developing in the Carpa- thians, brought about by the Austro- German offensive designed to drive the Russians from Galicia and Blu kowina, thereby removing the men ace of invasion of Hungary. The Austro German allies are said to have concentrated no less than twenty eight army corps for this venture.
 So far as can be gathered from contradictory reports, Russians won preliminary skirmishes in the west ern passes from Dukla to Wyskow, while to the east they have been forced to retire before superior forces Battles which are being fought in snow are just commencing, however, and many days must pass before a definite decision is reached. On the southern front in East Prussia the Russian army is advancing toward the German fortress Thorn, while still another is holding a line of entrench ments which protect Warsaw and which General Von Hindenburg has been trying to batter through for three months.
 To the eastward, Muscovite troops are battling against the Turks in the Caucasus and Persia. They appar- ently inflicted another defeat on the Turkish forces for q Russian off cial statement says their opponents are retreating to Tabriz. while un- official dispatches state the Russians have reoccuped that city. Battles in the west still consist of local engage ments. although the Germans who are apparently preparing an exten- sive offensive before the allies get their full strength into the field oc- casionally deliver rather more serious attacks. These are scattered all along the front from the sea to the Swiss frontier but always come back to that portion of the allies line be- tween German and French coast towns. Quinchy, for example, which the British now hold after driving back the Germans who captured it on Monday, was attacked again yester- day, and, according to British re- port, the Germans were repulsed leaving 200 dead in front of the trenches.
 Argonne, too, has been the scene of another attack. and in this case according to German report, successes fell to Emperor Williams forces, whc