Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-07
PICTURESQUE EVENTS
TAKE PLACE IN POLAND
Battle Finally Has Been Joined Be-
tween Slnv and Tcuton, and
Blood Is Flowing.
GERMAN ATTEMPT is FOLLY
lf Invaders Arc Rcpcllcd. Assault
Cannot BE Repeated, While. II
They Take Warsaw, Military Gain
Will BE Nothing But Glory.
Especial to The Timcs-D.spatch. ]

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fETRoGRAp February 6-The bat
tic has been Joined ut last between tho
Slav and the Tcuton. both In Poland and
in the Carpathians. The latter battle.
however. rs yet is only In it's prclimi-
nary stages. for climatic. among otner
reasons. II is not expected that n de-
ciSion will hc arrived ut FOR some
weeks
In the meantime. terribly picturesque
events are happening on the narrow
section OF thu Polish front about Borz!!
NOV. where the Germans hopcd to
pierce the Russian defense Fighting
is sttll in progress there day and night.
without cessation. For the prescn,
there ar" no signs OF the Germans sue
ceedins In cnccting anything more than
sacrificing thousands of lies They are
attempting the impossible. on n front
half dozen miles wide, half OF which
is screened by forests. the Germans
have got into array more than 100000
infantry and Geo gums. The tarpa,
oiiered 20 tho Russian artillery must be
i"eal, from the Russian point OF view
oh Wednesday. Thursday and Friday
DAY and night. q desperate struggle WV
men hShting with the bayonet and butt
artillery laundering ceasclcsslv. and
stu! no decision reached
IL me German attack fails IL cannot
De repeated; If II succeeds the military
gain is glory only.
Cruel folly" is the verde. ,,s.oa
upon the German commander of this
phenomenal attack by tho Russian
puoiic. without awaiting the result NJ
the frantic attempt
more than 100000 mon, supported BY
300 guns. in CHAT rush Is a fear
some thing to contemplate. but the
russians stopped II, making counter
attacks. capturing German trenches
ana ahnihtlating forces which held
them. Sow to stand ready to kill con-
tinually is tho task which Is laid upon
the Russian line In Poland. From tho
outset the Russians have been fulnll-
Ing orders. ana the Germans have been
digging their own graves
RUSSIANS ADVANCING
on LOWER VISTUIS
ON the East Prussian front the Rus
SLAMS are steadily on the move Re
tween that point and the lower Nistula
lighting on a considerable scale is still
in progress. with the results in favor Of
the Russians. ON the left bank of the
lower Nistula the Russians have ad-
raflced west of tho Ezura near It's con-
''H''''t VIII NIl' ' lSIuia.
While the Germans arc using their
railways to give them the appearance
OF being in two places at once. the Rus
slams actually are there. All points of
| the enormous front are ready to repcl
! every attack, and are awaiting the
moment when the advance shall be
ordered
| The Germans have sent the flower of
! their armies to the Carpathians, and
are hllinG up the gaps on their other
| Fronts with landstruin troops The
| hungarian troops have been withdrawn
! 10 hungary, and the Austrian corps
/ originally operating on the French
! front likewise have been withdrawn
The opposing armies In this anal
effort already are In contact over n
! front Of 20 miles from Dukla Pass to
| lsishkov. while further To tho east adj :
vance guard actions are occurring
daily The Russians arc on the south
ern slopes OF the Carpath,ans on their
west. or right wing. and tho temporary
success Of the Germans In the neigh
bOrhood OF tn" Uszok has melted into
! Il failure 10 hold what they Ind already
/ gained. The AuStrianS also continue
To lose prisoners and guns in a whole
| sale manner.