Evening star., 1915-02-10
THOUSANDS FALL
BEFORE RUSS HOST .
PETROGRAD CLAIMS
Corpses Piled High as Result
of Terrific Fighting Along
the Eastern Line.
BATTLES STILL RAGING
WITH UNABATED FURY
Cars Men Reported to Have Cap
tured More Than 5000
of Foe,
q ATTACKS AT ONE POINT
Hillside Covered With Dead and
Wounded Near Koziouwka-Evac-
uation of Bukowina Reported.
Quiet Reigns in West.

Quiet Reigns in West.
LONDON, February Io.-Rus-
sias sword is dyed crimson with
the blood of the enemy, and the
terrific fighting which has been
under way in the eastern arena
of war for days continues un-
abated. Several tens of thou
sands" OF the enemy have fallen
in the six days fighting in front
of Berjimow, Coumine and Wole
Szydlowiecka, according to the
official Russian statement issued
today. Corpses are piled high in
front OF the cars forces, and
thousands of wounded Teutons
writhe in agony upon snow-cov-
cred soil of East Prussia, Rus
sian Poland, Galicia and in the
treacherous passes of the Car
patf1ians. But with thousands
dead, and thousands dying on
both sides, thousands more are
being rushed into the struggle.
Both Russians and Austro-Ger-
man forces show an amazing dis
regard of slaughter and indiffer-
ence toward death if ground can
be gained.
Large Captures Claimed.
In the Carpathians strenuous fighting
continues in the region of Bartfeld and
Svidnik. In the vicinity of Mount
Loupkow the cars soldiers pursued
the enemy after he had been driven
back after repeated but futile attacks
and captured $500 soldiers. SO officers
and is machine guns. As an indica-
tion of the determination Of the Teu-
tonic forces to make advances the
fighting at Tikholka Pass is cited.
Here rs fewer than twenty-five vicious
attacks were delivered.
Concentrating their forces the night
of February z, the Germans early the
following morning began what doubt
less rapidly developed into one of the
fiercest attacks in the history of the
Carpathian campaign near Koziouwka
With their first line almost annihilated
the Germans pushed forward their Sec
ond line. under the support of heavy
artillery, and were successful in gain .
ing strategic elevation. But from
this position they were almost imme-
diately driven back by a Russian bay
onet charge. Attack and counter-at-
n n nj nvad
toward evening the Germans in great
numbers seemed to be in permanent
possession of the heights.
Hand-to-Hand Fighting.
Then a general counter-attack by
the Russians resulted in two hours of
hard hand-to-hand fighting, which left
the snow-clad .hillsides strewn with
dead. After a most stubborn resist
ance the German regiments finally were
definitely driven out.
Today's Russian official statement says
of the fighting in the past few days:
The Germans, who gradually had been
concentrating in East Prussia with fresh
troops. began series of energetic recon-
naissances, and February they opened
Offensive operations with considerable
for s. in the district between Horzele and
JoDnnisburg They undertook at the
same time active operations on both wings
of their front in East Prussia. In tL1
vicinity of Lasdehnen. to the east of Tilst.
We drove back a German attack and sue
ceeded in almost completely annihiiatinE
Cne of the German battalions opposed To
US. Following this encounter our cavalry
moved forward in the direction of Sierpec,
travelling over the road to Rypin.
Activity Along Vistula.
"on the left bank of the vistula. dur
showed 10 signs of activity.
Judging from the corpses aba ndoned
by the Germans in front of our posi-
tions they would appear to have lost in
dead and wounded several tens OF
OF men in the six days.
fighting in front of Berjimow, Coumine
and Wole Szydloviecka.
I'm the Carpathians the fighting con-
tinueS In the vicinity Of Bartfeld and
Svidnik. The enemy here undertook ac-
tive operations. but they did not thus
continue. and they finally retired leav-;
ing prisoners in our hands. In the vi
cinity OF Mount Loupkow We contin-
ued our pursuit of the enemy and in
one day we captured 60 officers, 300
men and Is machine guns.
Deliver 22 Attacks.
German columns. having made their
way over the Tukholka pass. delivered
during the day of February : no fewer
than twenty-five violent attacks upon
certain heights. in the region of Kozi-
ouwka, occupied by US. The Germans
came forward to this attack several
ranks deep. presenting a full-front
line.
.'Under violent cross fire the Ger
mans here twice took possession of a
certain height, but they were dislodged
by counter attacks delivered by our
infantry. This success was preceded
hy long and violent hand-to-hand fight
ing with the bayonet which is with
out precedent in history. The losses
sustained in this engagement by the
Germans were exceedingly heavy.
"Attacks of the enemy in the vicinity
Of Wyschkowo also were repulsed-