The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-04
RUSSIANS SWEEP
INTO HUNGARY
Cavalry Advances Many Miles He
yond Carpst hinns.


PETHoGpAp, Feb. 3.--The Russian in
vasion Of Hungary and desperate fight
ing west Of Warsaw are the salient tea-
lures OF official news from. che battle
fronts OF eastern Europe.
In spite OF German help the AustytaHs
have been beaten back through the
DulSla, Mezo Laborcz and Lupkow
passes and the Russian invaders are
descending the southern slopes OF the
Carpathians to the roads that lead to
Budapest. Already Russian cavalry has
advanced many miles to the south. Yes
terday was marked by an important
victory for the Russians in the Mezo
Laborcz region.
II is reported that southeast Of the
Beskld pass the 224th German In
fantry regiment was unnlhIlated and
the Austro-German forces lost heavily In
cannon and supplies. II appears from
official announcements that the Russian
offensive is gaining momentum and that
Budapest Is actually threatened.
on the Warsaw front the fighting has
been terrific in the last few days, The
Germans. renewing their massed at
tacks in an effort to break the Russian
line at any cost, drove the Russians
back to the second line OF trenches on
January 81. On February l and yes
terday the Russians recovered from the
heavy blows dealt them, delivered r Sc
ries OF tremendous counter attacks and
recovered practically all of the ground
that had been lost. The conflict cen
tired about Borjimow and GoumIne and
the Russian General stan states that
the losses OF the Germans were very
heavy The text Of to-day's official re-
port was as follows:
/ The engagements in the region of
| Mlawa have continued favorable to
Nm he LOT ha nh NJ
/ Vistula the battle on the roads from
Bolimow proceeded on February !
with considerable intensity A large
number of heavy and light batteries
participated energetically in the en-
gagement.
The German attack on the morn
ing of the I'd north of Borjimow was
rcpulsed with great losses for the
enemy. a violent combat was be-
gun south OF the village of Goumine.
where we recaptured advanced
trenches which we lost January 81.
The possession of "A small farm still
/ Is undecided,
South OF the Pllitza, near Dou-
naietz, the enemy increased the in
tensity OF his bombardment. con
tinuing night and day, hnt attempts
of the eneInys troops to make prog
ress were without success
In the Carpathians the conflict
L continued January 81 and February
/. our forces advanced, fighting.
along the broad front at Dukla Pass
as far as the lower San. having
crossed the principal ridge of tho
mountain range In the region OF
Jasliska and Mezo Laborcz, where
we took a battery OF six cannon, two
mortars. a number OF rapid nrers
and numerous prisoners. An often
sive movement undertaken by tho
enemy southeast of Uszok Pass was
repulsed with enormous losses.
News relative to the transporta-
ton of German troops to the Car
pathian front finds confirmation in
the fact that on February south
east of Beskid Pass we destroyed n
battalion OF the 224th German Regi-
ment. remnant of which, notably
battalion and company command
ers and twenty soldiers. were made
prisoners
The campaigns elsewhere are develop
ing less violently. The Russian invasion
of East Prussia continues steadily The
corps moving toward West Prussia re-
tain the offensive. In southern Poland
In the Pilitza region, the Russians have
been able to check an offensive move
ment designed to assist the German at
tack west Of Warsaw.