Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-02-02
FIERCE FIGHTING
MARKS BATTLE
NEAR WARSAW
Russians Admit Setback, but
Claim Lost Positions Were
Reoaptured Later.
GERMAN LOSS ENORMOUS.
SAYS PETRocRAD REPORT
Struggle in carpathians Con-
tinues-Heavy Artillery Bat
ties on Western Front.

The new German attack on the
Warsaw front has led 10 some OF the
heaviest fighting Of the war in TIE
East thus far. An official statemert
from Petrograd today admits that the
Germans succeeded II carrying Rus
sian trenches IN the region OF
sochaczeW and Bolimow, near the
Nlstula, and about thirty miles wesi
Of Warsaw, but states that the Ger
man successes were Of zmall i'm
portance compared with the losses
they sustained. which are described
as enormous. On one front less thar
q mile long more than six Thousand
Germans are said to have been killed
IN q week. The Russians charged
the captured trenches with bayonets.
and Petrograd reports that they sue
ceeded in winning back large part
Of them.
The battle for possession OF the
Carpathian passes continues withous
definite success for either the Rus
slams or the Austrians.
The report from the German war
Office today makes no mention OF an
offensive movement on q large scale
along the Warsaw front It asserts,
however. that progress is being made
in that region.
Aside from a few attacks by small
bodies Of German infantry. which ap-
parently produced no results Of note.
yesterdays fighting in the west was
chiefly with artillery. The German
war Office accused the French mill.
tary authorities Of falsifying their
official communications, which they
characterized as distorting the truth
and being IN some particulars @free
inventions"
A dispatch from Tabriz, Persia.
says that the Turks left 1000 dead
behind them in their retreat from the
Russian force which occupied the city
BY the Associated Press.
PETRoGRAD, Feb. 2.-Renewsi q
fierce offensive by the Germans in
the region Of Sochaozew and Bolt
rnovo, on the road TO Warsaw, is ad-
nittes-fr I'm official statement isauss
mere today. The violence OF the Ger
man attaek, the statement says, conn
PEELED some of the Russian units to
retire to the second line of trenches
The communication was as follows:
"On the right bank OF the lower
Nistula on January 81 our cavalry
made a sudden and successful as
sault upon the German line along the
front between Brezun and Lake
Orezelejo, fifteen versts (ten miies)
north of Sierpeo. capturing many ON
GERS and soldiers.
Cheek Foe at Ono Point.
The attempt Of the Germans on
the 30th 10 open an offensive move
ment in the direction of Lipno ard
Dobrzyn. supported by artillery fire
was checked.
"On the left bank of the vistula
front at the villages of Makow and
Dyblin the enemy was thrown bacs
to the line of the villages of Weleze
and Nas.gnewo, northwest Of Wlec-
lawek. The Germans IN retreating
abandoned at Makow many OF their
dead.
In the course of the day Of Jarr-
ary 81 the enemy, after having con-
centrated in the region of SochaczeN.
Bolimovo and south of Bolimovo .
large force of artillery developed
active operations against our
positions with very considerable
forces. The German offensive was
distinguished by great tenacity. ad
vancing In close ranks, strongly sup
ported from the rear.
After having concentrated a vto-
lent fire in the morning upon thai
region, the 1erceness OF the German
offensive compelled some of our units
10 retire TO the second line Of
trenches"
German Losses Enormsus.
In the meanwhile counter attacs
from another detachmeR of our
forces drove the enemy from all the
trenches occupied by him, intiictiKz
upon him enormous losses.
simultaneously with this attack of
Borjimow the Germans delivered :
series of ferocious assaults agsins-
our front between the villages OF Gou-
mine, Bourgade and Moghely. These
attacks were supported by very heags
artillery fire. Up to midday OF Janu
airy 81 every one of these assaults was
driven back by US, some by our rifle
fire and some with the bayonet. BIZ
between midday and . p. N. of Jana-
ary 81 the Germans were successful
in occupying a part of our trenches,
In this they were helped largely By
an energetic and sustained artillery
hre. A little after o'clock We under
took q general counter-attack This
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