The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-03
GERMANS ADVANCE
IN WARSAW DRIVE
Russians Driven Back to Sec
Ond Line of Trenches
Near Borjimow.
GAR GAINS ON NISTULA

PErRoGHAD. Feb. 1.-The Germans have
begun assaults characterized in the Rus
sian official statement as "Ierocious and
distinguished by great tenacity" upon
the entire Russian front in new drive
toward Warsaw.
The nghting reached Us fercest along
the whole linc last Saturday, and is con-
tinuing in the same degree. The Rus
slams admit that part OF the assault on
their line, particularly In the highly inn
portant territory IN the region Of Sochac-
zcw and Borjimow. on the road to War
saw. has been successful. the Germa ms
driving them back to the second line OF
trenches. on the other hand, .he Rus
slams claim gains on the lower Vistula
and say they were able to repulse at
tlcks of the hcrcest nature at other
points.
The text OF the official statement is
as follows.
"Ou the right bank Of the lower Wis
tula on January 81 our cavalry made "A
sudden and successful assault upon the
German line along the front between
Brezun and Lake Orezclejo, nfteen versts
tten m'les) north Of Sierpec, capturing
many officers and soldiers
The attempt OF the Germans on the
3Oth To open an offensive movement in
the direction OF Lipno and Dobrzyn, sup
ported by artillery FIRE. was checked.
on the left bank OF the Vistula front.
at the villages Of Makow and Dyblin. the
enemy was thrown back to the line Of
the villages of WclezC and Nasignewo.
northwest Of Wioclawek The Germans.
Ia retreatlng, abandoned at Makow
many Of their dead.
In the course OF the day of January
81 The enemy, after having concentrated
ina hH utn Of lfnA
and south Of BUrimow large force OF
artillery developed active operations
against our positions with very consider
able forces. The German offensive was
dIstngui.hed 10y great tenacity. ddvduo-
ins In close ranks strongly supported
from the rear After having concentrated
"A violen. fire In the morning upon that
region, the nerceness of the German Of
feusivc compelled some of our units TO
retire to the second line Of trenches.
In the meanwhile n counter ATTACK
from another detachment OF our forces
drove the enemy from all the trenches
occupied by him, innicting enormous
losses.
simultaneously With this attack on
BOrjinuw the Germans delivered a So
ries o. tcrOcious assaults against our
front between the villages of Goumne.
Bourgade ana Moghely; these alta ks
were supported by very heavy artillery
FIRE. Up to midday of January 81 every
one Of these assaults was driven back
by US. some by our rife fire and some
with the beyonet. But between midday
and T. VI. OF January 8 the Germans
were successful Ia occupying part OF
our trenches. In this they were helped
largely by an energetic and sustained
artillery fire a little after . O'Clock
we undertook general counter attack.
This was successful. and as a result Of
II the enemy, the evening Of January
81. retained but little portion OF our
first line trenches, together with Il GER
tain chateau in the country.
1T can be said that the successes of
the Germans the day OF January 81 In
the vicinity of Borjimow were rela
lively insignificant compared to the
losses we inflicted on the enemy with
our artillery lire. our counter attack
and eur baycnet charges According N
reports from our military chiefs the
Russian artillery inflicted immense
damage on the Germans. Our guns dis
persed dense gatherings OF German IN
fantry. and IL reduced their batteries TO
silence; this made 1t possible for us to
resist their fierce attack.
ut should be related that during the
night Of January 30-3i, at point near
Molimow. Russian detachment adj
vanced upon the enemy and dlslodged
them from certain positions which
threatened the heads of our trenches.
Local inhabitants relate that the
enemy. after the Lipno-Dobrzyn fight.
used sixty wagons to remove their
wounded.
German prisoners captured in the
region Of Borjlmow are authority for
the statement that between January "a
and January 80 the Germans, on a
front near Borjimow one and one halt
versts long Ga little less than one mile),
lost more than 5000 in killed The
wounded were numerous.
In the Carpathians. between January
Pc and January 20. on the front between
y jnia Polianka and LoudovislSi, we
rs officers. i.065 soldiers. four
pieces OF artillery and ten machine
guns