Show RUSSIAN bi ml FORI E S ASSUME TIDE OF BATTLE TURNING AGAINST THE GERMANS IN NORTH POLAND plan of to smash the russian forces seems to have failed and reinforcements are being rushed forward with russian successes in the region of north poland and kolomer Kol omea east galbra Gal lri the successful progress of the operations of the allied fleet bleet in the dardanelles Darda nelles and the decision of the allied governments to stop all shipping to and from germany austria and turkey it Is believed here that a new phase of the war 1 Is about to be entered upon while the success reported by pet bograd covers only a small portion of the long front in north poland and the germans have been able to record a counter success near koino the general impression among military men in london Is that not only has the german offensive in the north exhausted itself but the tide Is turning in favor of the russians who with railways at their back have been able to bring up tip more reinforcements than the invading army whose communications latter after germany territory Is left must cross a county of marshes and overflowing rivers much more fighting however must bo be waged before a final decision Is reached and in the meantime the bat tie has been resumed in central poland where the russians have made a slight advance and the engagements in the Carpathia ns eastern ga gicla and bukovina Buko Buk owina continued with unabated fury from what can ho be gathered from the official reports the russians despite the onslaughts made upon them from all sides by the Aust lustriana austrians Au rians and germans have been able to maintain their strength at all points and to throw in new troops where they were necessary As a result the austro german plan of compelling them to weaken their tenter center by attacking the tha two extreme wings has tailed failed and while the russians have been forced from east prussian and Kuko Kuk owIna they have been able to make a stand and when reinforced deliver counter attacks which apparently are making some headway the only activity 0 of any importance in the west st Is in the champagne district brict t 4 ere the preach arnch I 1 tpola offensive dd and where the fighting according to the german report has been quite spirited and in the country to the north of verdun where there have been heavy artillery engagements gage ments in which the french claim to have done damage to german guns and encampments encamp ments french airmen have been dropping bombs on the metz fortress |