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Show TERRiFtG AI-TACKS AI-TACKS REPULSED London, Feb. 2. During the last fow days tho Germans havo been making desperate efforts to hreok tho deadlock which has existed for bo long on Loth tho eastern nnd western wes-tern fronts. They have delivered a sorles of attacks, uIwujb preceded by artlllory activity, on tho nllled lines In Flan-dors Flan-dors and France, nnd whllo In almost al-most oveo "i-o thoy havo thus won a preliminary advantngo before tho lighting wa-J concluded tho French, Ilrltlsh or llolglans have been nblo to regain the trenches temporarily lost anil In soma cases to occupy tho Ucrimm positions. In these attacks according to tho roports of tho Ilrltlsh und French general stalls, tho Germans hno suffered suf-fered sovere losses, Tho Germun artillery has been subjecting the Uolglan positions In Flanders to n sovero bombardment, which suggests that the moment has arrived for anothor offort to got across tho Ysor and thenco to tho Fronch coast portB. In return tho French havo bombarded bom-barded tho railway station nt Noyon, ono of tho German military centers behind their advanced lines. Pushing Toward Warsaw Moro serious attacks bowover, havo been made ngalnst tho Ilusslun lines in central Poland. Faced by Hanking movements, both north and south, Field Marshal von Ilindcn-burg Ilindcn-burg made a desporato effort, which appal out y Is to bo rcnowed to break through to Wursaw und thus not only gain a great mllltnry nnd political poli-tical udvnntngo for Gormany, but at tho Biuno tlmo release tho pressuro on Hungary and Fast 1'russla In each of wlilih regions tho Russian troops are slowly pushing forwara. Tho lighting to tho west and south vest of tho Polish capital has Dccn of a most desporato character nnd tho Germans wore at flrsc success-ml, success-ml, but tho Russian ofllclal report Icelares that tho Russians by a counter nttack regained most of tho lost ground. Tho roport ndds that' ho Gorman losses woro colossal. Tho Gorman oMclnl account simply sim-ply says of tho lighting there, "Wo aro making progress." Submarine in Channel A German submarine was still nt largo in the English channel yesterday yester-day ami tho French officially report an nttompt to torpedo tho Ilrltlsh hospital hos-pital ship Austr'ns. Tho German submarliio N-21 which reicntly sank thrco steamers in tho Irish Boa, has not been seen since Sunday and it Is presumed that she has withdrawn. Trnlllc In thoso waters, however, continues con-tinues to bo somowhat restricted, tdilp owners preferring for tno pros-on pros-on to keep In port all but the fust steamers, which it is helloved can eludo tho submarines , Tho Germans, flushed with their success, havo Issued a warning that an attempt will bo made to sink Drlt-IrIi Drlt-IrIi transports nnd advise neutral shipping to keep nway from the north and west coasts of Franco. Berlin Bakeries Under Guard Reports reaching Holland say that tho now bread regulation In Gormany havo caused so much unrost that 12,000 special constables havo been appointed to guard tho bakeries In Deri n. It Is nlso said that following tho action of tho government in com-uinrRlperlng com-uinrRlperlng iereals tno military nu-thoilties nu-thoilties aro confiscating all utensils containing metals u-xful for tjlr purposes. It Is recognized that theso aro precautionary measures and are not duo to any Immediate shortage. Panic Seizes Constantinople Copenhagen nawspapers somo of which still havo correspondents at Constantinople havo a report that a French fleet has destroyed four of tho Dardanelles forts and Umt there Is a panic In tho Turkish capital, whero the defeats suffered by the Turkish armies In tho Caucasus and in Azerbaijan aro Just becoming known. With tho opening of tho British parliament today tho political truco was renewed. Tho government, whllo nssumlng all responsibility for tho war, welcomed the opposition's support nnd tho ministers announced i that they would 'readily roply to all criticism nnd endeavor to avoid controversial con-troversial matters. |