The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-02
RUSSIANS Defeat
. TWO ARMYCORPS
0 fficial Statement
Says Germans at
Przasnyszare Driven
Back to Frontier
THE RETREAT OF
CZAR'S TENTH
Kaiser's Forces Set Themselves the
Further Task of Joining Battle
With Russian Troops Operating Sue
cessfully in the Mlawa Region

Petrograd, March 1, 1924 P. NJ, Via
London, March ., 1882 A. M.-The of
fetal communication issued tonight by
the war office regarding the progress of
the campaign follows:
fWe concluded yesterday the opera
tions around Przasnysz where we de-
feated and have thrown back to the
frontier, not less than two army corps.
| "The Germans, having compelled the
retreat of our Tenth Army, set them.
selves the further task of joining bat
tie with our troops operating success
fully in the Mlawa region. Their plan
was first to drive back, by demonstra-
tion in force, our left wing in this re-
gion, and then apparently by q head
long dash against right wing in the
Khorgele (Chorzenen) district, to over
throw our troops in the direction of the
Vistula.
Germans Take the Offensive
"On the sixteenth the enemy took
the offensive in the Lipno-Sierpec- Bic
zun district, bringing FIVE divisions into
the operations. About the middle of
February the enemy had reached the
Plonsk Racionz front, but as result of
desperate battles on the sixteenth and
eighteenth we stopped his further
progress in this section.
about this date the Germans con-
eentrated very great forces between
Mlawa and Villenborge (Willenberg)
and took the offensive. On the eight
eenth we discovered great activity on
the part of the German advance guards
in the Khorgele district and on the
twentieth great enemy forces began an
impetuous advance.
Passing Przasnysz on the east they
reached the village of Czuka. Przasnysz
formed the extreme point of support of
our right wing in this region. Here
our infantry brigade was operating and,
after meeting the enemy's attack with
q defense characterized by vigor and
initiative it threw part of its strength
into Przasnysz.
The Attack ON Przasnysz
''Besides this brigade we had only
an unimportant force of cavalry which
served as reserve and impeded the
German enveloping movement. After
detaching troops for an attack ON
Przasnysz and on front comprising
Prztuly, Krasnosielo, Podosie, Musti,
Vangherky and Kraino Kolaknovo, the
enemy made his principal effort against
the right flank of our troops concen-
tratei in the Mlawa region.
1.-The sector, eleven versts (about
seven miles) from Lysakowo and Khon-
lvoc was simultaneously attacked from
the north and the south. This com
prised ridge behind which the Ger
man columns had turned Przasnysz and
reached Voliverlovska, half way be-
tween Przasnysz and Ciechanow AT
the same time the Germans delivered
energetic auxiliary attacks against the
whole of our front.
The Germans Enter Przasnysz
son February "a the enemy sue
eeeded, after sanguinary engagement,
in entering Przasnysz, but already at
O. clock in the morning of the same
day we had inaugurated decisive of
fensive on an extended front, including
Krasnoslielo, Vengozinovo, Kolackovo
and Voliarverlovska. We pressed the
enemy at all points and the 36th Ger
man reserve division, which had main
tanned itself tenaclously at passage
of the river Arjitz, suffered by evening
a serious defeat.
Nevertheless, on the morning of
the 2oth the enemy had not abandoned
his original purpose of delivering a
crushing blow to our army and the bat
tie of Voliaverloska proved a desperate
struggle, with the issue constantly
tiuctuating. 1t was only on the even
ing of tie 25th that our troops def
nitely drove the Germans back from
their positions near Przasnysz.
Violent Battles Fought
''On the 26th and 9th violent bat
ties were fought for the possession of
the front extending over Dzielino,
Klonowo, Przasnysz, Bartniki and
Szla.
con the evening of the 26th our