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Show I RUSSIANS HAVE I CHECKED AUSTRO- I GERMAN ATTACKS H In Front of Warsaw Either Side is De- m livering Sledge-Hammer Blows. Indi- 1 cations That Most Critical Action .is m Developing in the Carpathians. m London, Feb. 9. Tho nowa of tho B arrival at Liverpool under tho Am- H orlcaa flag of the Cunard line steam- B er Lusltanla is given much space In H tho English papers today. Tho Infor- M matlon was recelvod too lato to per- H mlL much editorial comment as yet, PAVJ but enough has been printed to show H that tho incident Is regarded as one H of great Importance. It Is not gen- H ernlly expected, however, that tho H British government will tako further H action unless Washington requests H an explanation, H In tho real ot military Interest to- H day all eyes aro turned toward the H eastern battle front. Hero the tre- H mendous efforts of both sides have B not as yet produced any results wor- H thy to bo called decisive. H The Russian forces which have H been giving ground before the llorce H attacks of the reinforced Austro- H Uerman army In tho Carpathian pass- H es, apparently have checked the on- H ward rush ot the defenders of Hun- H gary, but in Poland, in front ot War- H saw, tho opponents appear still to H bo hammering each other's lines with H u llerceness which recalls tho first H German Invasion of Poland. M In splto of tho desperato naturo ot m ' tho lighting In front of Warsaw, It is H generally believed In England that H the most critical action Is developing ' ftH In the Carpathians, where tho report H ed Russian reserve will compromise H the new campaign opening agalust H Hungary. B Kxcept for sovoral minor attacks B of tho Germans on Nleuport, the wes- JM tern lino ot battlo evidently has en- lB Joyed a qulet'weok end. Air and sea SB operations also havo been suspended lw during the past few days, London not jfl oven being thrilled by tho usual Sun- B day rumors that Zoppellns wero on their way to the British capital, Al so there has been complete absence jf any naval news. |