Evening star., 1915-02-10

TO have counted upward Of 1000 Ger
man dead before the Russian positions
on the hill. He described this engage
ment as typical of the battles which
are occurring daily in the Carpathian
mountains.
'.It is claimed by the Russian staff that
the Hungarian forces in the Carpa-
thians have been augmented by 100000
Germans. and that German officers are
now definitely directing the Carpa-
THAN movement.
Possible German Plan.
THE German plan insofar as it can
be observed here now. seems to be to
abandon gradually their aggressive on
the Bzura and in the Vistula region
and to transfer their troops to points
where there is greater opportunity of
piercing the Russian defensive. The
fighting in the Carpathians would ap-
pear to be a part of this procedure.
YaIta Is Bombarded.
I'm the Black sea the former German
cruiser Breslau (now unit of the
Turkish navy bombarded Yalta, in
the Crirnea. Our cruisers February 8
shelled a Turkish battery at Trebi-
zond and sank one steamer Another
steamer, loaded with provisions, and a
tvo-masted schooner were sunk near
Leros.
TN order to attack our positions near
.Eoziouwka the Germans commenced
their concentration of troops the night
of February Z. Early the next morn
sng they began the delivery of an ir-
resistible offensive movement. and their
fire from their heavy artillery. They were
successful in gaining an important
height occupied by us. but they were
promptly driven from this position be-
fore our bayonets
Attacks Without Let-Up.
Attacks then followed without let
up. Toward evening the Germans in
very considerable numbers took pos
session of the highest position in our
line, from which they We're dislodged
only after desperate fight. Before
retiring they exhausted all their
strength In stubborn resistance to
general counter attack on our part. a
feature of which was an unprecedented
encounter with the bavonet.
"All the side of this Hill was covered
by German corpses. In front Of one of
our battalions more than 1000 German
dead were counted.
Among the tropics cantured near
Kar'on are three rine-throwers. At
Rawka. near the railroad TO Skiernie-
vice Russian foot soldiers were sue
ceesful IN throwing eight bombs into
the German trenches. These missiles
caused great destruction.
Russian aviato-s threw bombs on
German trooD trains near Rawka
The general staff of the Russian
army IN the Caucasus communicates
under date OF February that there
has been no engagement of Importance
to record"
Evacuation Reported.
/. The London Daily Telegraphs Bucha-
.rest correspondent says:
FRESH particulars received here from
the Bukowina frontier indicate that
the Russians have commenced the evac-
nation of that province"
:, By their advance toward Nadvorna
and Kaloza. which Is evidently being
made in great force. the Austro-Ger-
man armies threaten the Russians in
this quarter with the alternative of
Isolation or the complete evacuation of
Bukowina. according to Petrograd
.dispatch.
The Russians are marching into Hun
gary by the valleys of the Thesis and
Ung rivers. according to advices re-
ceived in Geneva Taking the Of
fensive at KorosmeZo. they are said
to have inflicted severe losses on the
Austrians and advanced five miles in
the direction of Borkut. in the Lyutta
valley. The Russians progressed south
ward as far as Turja- a-Remute and Pc
recseny, on the railroad from Turja
to Enevar. capturing two batteries
embedded in the mud in the Polonina-
Runa mountain.
/; Quiet in Western Arena.
!. In the western arena of war practical
quiet reigns. Infantry attacks have
been infrequent in the past few days
i. Artillery continues active.
!, The Rome Secolo's Nish correspond
ent reports that violent artillery duel
I; has taken place on the Danube between
: the Serbs and the Austrians. but is un-
able to say whether II was a frontier
affair or the beginning of a new Aus
tE1sn attack.