GERMAN ATTACKS IN THE WEST.

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2684, 2 February 1916, Page 5

GERMAN ATTACKS IN THE WEST.

PROBING THE LINE FOR WEAK SPOTS ' NEWS OF SOilE FIGHTING EAGERLY AWAITED ZEPPELIN FLEET RAIDS ; ENGLAND . NO MATERIAL DAMAGE RUSSIAN SUCCESSES IN THE CAUCASUS To-day's reports from the Western front stato that there is a lull in the fighting, but that great interest is manifested in the vesult of the straggle iu the Sonimo region. A Zeppelin fleet- of six or seven ships has raided the Eastern Mitlknd Counties of England, wit failed to do any material damage. A sudden thaw in the great Pinsk marshos has flooded the German entrenchments and spread death and . privation enemy's ranks, l ift rigours of the campaigning in this region aro being veiled by tho German General Staff. There is very little news of moment from the Balkans. A party of French marines has coolly landed at another point in Greek territory and escorted the German Consul, who waa stationed there, from the icinity. The Russians are said to liavo become complete masters of tho Black Sea. Tho Russians continue their successful progress in the Caucasus, and have cut off certain ef the Tui feish forces from tho main army. President Wilson is inaugurating a national campaign for military pre- . paredness; incidentally, it is reported that tho United States has closed down on German evasiveness on the Lusitania question, and threatened a diplomatic rupturo. 1