The evening world., 1915-01-27
RUSSIAN ADVANCE
50 MILES INSIDE
Of EASTPR
Stubborn Resistance Is Being
Made by the Reinforced
German Army.
FIGHTING ON WsTULA.
Austrians on the Offensive in
the Passes of the
Carpathians.
FIGHTING ON WsTULA.

HAHUASS Jan. xI.-DoveI0p-
ment OF . new Russian offensive
aimed At Konis,bers. capital of Eas,
Prussia, on the Gulf Of Danxis, was
announced In an official statemsn,
to-day.
Russian forces operating northeast
OF lnsterburg attacked along a linz
extending from Maiwishken to Las.
dehnen. and. II ia reported. were sue
cessful in pushing back the Germans.
The Russian outposts now are within
nfty-five miles Of Konigsberg, nearly
half the distance between that great
fortress and the Russian frontier,
The advance upon Konigsberg IL be.
Ing made along the route Of the
Northern Railway. instead Of by the
moro direct route that lies through
Interburg. The Germans are Offering
stubborn resistance and are being re-
inforced.
Reinforcements are being sent to
the army OF Grand Duke Nicholas,
moving along the right bank of the
vistula to invade Prussia near the
fortress of Thorn.
Tho report to-day Of the General
Stan Of the Russian army said:
"In the Pilkalen region our
troops took the offensive Jan. Is
and drove all the detachments of
the enemy who oppose them back
toward the line from Malvisch-
ken to Lasdenen. During this
operation We dislodged them from
many Of their positions after nsht.
Ing at the point of tho bayonet.
"On the right bank of the river
vistula there have been advance
guard engagements of minor i'm
portance.
ITO the left of the vistula the
Germans made several fresh Of
forts to assume the offensive. par
ticuiarly near the villages OF
Borjimow and Goumins, during
the evening Of Jan. "a and the
afternoon Of Jan. Is. but each time
they were driven back with seri-
Gus losses. In the vicinity OF the
villages OF Grasslkieboudy and
Rouda, to the northwest Of Skier
niewice. our fire reduced two Ger
man batteries to silence.
I'm Galicia tho activity Of the
enemy has increased on the front
between Casdisk, Quick. Nil
nsveretsk and Maidanka. where
the enemy, In addition to his ar
tillery fire, made other endeavors
to operate on thu offensive. He
was everywhere driven back. We
took prisoner three oficers and
about 800 soldiers.
'There have been no important
changes In Bukowina.
LONDON, Jan. 27.-The now Aus
tro- German plan in the East, which
calls for the protection Of the Dual
Monarchy from Russian invasion as
the immediate object rather than the
prosecution Of the offensive along the
Warsaw front, seems to have exertcd
already . marked influence on the
campaign.
Heavy reinforcements Of Germans
haze been sent into Hungary to assist
the Austrians, and AN ofncial state.
ment to-day from Vienna reports that
important victories over the Russians
have been gained.
The fighting took place at the
mountain passes leading into North
eastern and Northwestern Hungary,
and II 10 said that the Russians were
compelled to evacu&te important posi-
tions, after repeated and fruitless
counter attacks. These reported gains
for the Austrians follow their sue
cesses In Bukowina, which Vienna re-
cards ~ having crippled the Russian
Offensive.