Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-04
WARSAW WELL GUARDED
FROM GERMAN ATTACK
Russians In Superior Numbers and
Well Protected by Up-to-Date
Field Works.
ENEMy's ASSAULTS REpuLsEp
But Muscovities Do Not Take OfYen.
sive Against Kaiser's Troops, as
They Appear to DO Most Success.
fully Against Austrians.
ny GRANVILLE FoRrEsCUE.


WARSAW. January 81 do not be-
iiere tho Germans Will take Warsaw or
either Of the great fortresses on III.
Vistula
The Russian army is well .ntrenched
ami protected by up-to-datc field works
This war has showed repeatedly that
All army well intrenched can Withstand
even superior numbers making frontal
attacks. The battle on the Bsura In
the paat three weeks again proved
this
Now the Russians are IN superior
numbers. New resin cfts continue TO
pour into warsaw daily. coming from
every part OF Russia.
| have seen the Germans In the past
week deliver twelve furious assaults
in the vicinity of Suchaczew. All OF
them were repulsed with heavy losses.
The Russians have great mass OF
guns along this entire front, and their
artillery Ia remarkably we'll served.
But the Russians do not take the Of
fensive against the German army. as
they appear 10 do successfully against
the AustrianS
I think the quality OF the German
lighting material on this front is SUI
pcrb, and the soldiers are brilliantly
led. IL is absolutely untrue, Judging
from my observation, that the Ger
mans are filling up their ranks with
physically UNIT
The report was undoubtedly due to
the fact that there is mixture OF
troops at many points. the first line
regiments being sent back for rest and
recuperation. and absolutely fresh
troops replacing them at times In the
firing area. But wherever Won linden
burg needs Prussian Guards. he always
has them at hand, and they are mag
~ w
never finch. The prisoners taken are
usually the inferior, less experienced
fighters
A desperate German attack last night
met with success at first. but n counter
attack by the Russians forced the Ger.
man llnc back again. Numerous pris-
oners and three machine guns fell into
Russian hands.
The Germans also made a lunge at
Gumino. bringing all their available ar
tillery, including II few siege pieces,
into action.
NIGHT FIGHTING:
SPLENDID SPECTACLE
The night fighting is one OF the spien-
did spcctacles Of this war. Flashing bat
teries. wavering lines Of musketry and
machine gun directed by shaded light.
make the picture one Of magnificent
contrast Add to this the oliver beams
OF the searchllghts that stab into the
blackness of the heavens. and the rock
cts that, In bursting, seem to spntter
the sky with quicksilver 10 complete
the panorama painted in white and
gold on a background oe black.
I left Warsaw for the front with
Joseph Winlowieski. a Polish gentlema
WHO has organized detnchments Of fy.
ing ninbulances, with field dressing sta
| tons. In the stream of transport TINT
runs on forever behind the army IL ia
M tn,
features Of interest. Near BIonie we
, met squadron of Cossacks who wear
long sheepskn-lined coats, dyed n bril-.
liant yellow. Put this splash of vol.
low OH prancing Siberian pony, crown
him with n shaggy hat. the size anu
snare OF Grenadicr's hearskin, and you
have as savage warrior as ever con.
fronted the Roman leglons
we saw cart filled with rustt
rihes; this is some Of the debris OF the
battlefield being carried back 10 tho
works to be fitted again for use.
On path that follows tho KoIjsch
Road through MI It's wIndings, there
was a group of German prisoners +
counted dozen, with two ofBcers
marching diadainfiilly IN front. Sly
Russians march beside Thorn with bax.
onetcd rifles aslant on their shoulders.
We turn out OF the sen OF mid
through which we have been travelling
mt Blonie. Here my host haa esiat,
lishcd his base station depot. which
In crowded With crates, bandnge linen.
boxes OF medicine.
Ono roam serves ns a hospital. Thrce
wounded are herc--6no a Russian. Ms
head bhhnnRtd so that hia eyes alone
6hihe. line in the white linen. Two
are Germans. who lie nj run length on
atretehefs In Far corner Or the ron,n
These wounded viii 60 bntk 10 war.
saw on tho nrst returning anibniancs.
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direction OF Boohaezsw. Th6 country