New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-14
Cars Troops Gain Sue
cesses in Both Initial
Engagements.
lISTRIANS HOLD
FOE ON RIVER NlDA
r,oops of Grand Duke Fail in
nash on CrscoW-Fighting
West Of Warsaw Sporadic.

s,.,ogrsd Jan. rs. The Russians
az, begun . general advance I'm tast
p-,.sis and another in northwestern
p,l,,d. directed toward The East Prus-
-, frontier. The extent Of the move
-.,t the resumption Of which. &C
..,3ire 70 to-nights official report.
-, marked by successes, shows that
i. General staff intends TO ATTEMPT
-. Invasion simultaneously from the
,,st and south.
The Russians also arc still lighting
,ors the River Nida. in Northern Po-
and in an attempt TO break through TO
,ssurs their attack on Cracow.
The renewed activity Of the Rus
san, IN last Prussia indicates that the
freezing over OF the Mazurisn lakes.
b- which they have been waiting, has
last occurred. for otherwise it would
b, impossible for troops 20 advance
4rough the narrow defles defended
iv ne Germans.
t is evident that reinforcements Of
considerable size have been streaming
4, the Russian front north of the Nis-
sa from interior points, as the re-
,sted German attacks south OF the
over vistu.a. in Poland, are keeping
t,r fairly busy. These attacks are
n.rg made at different points, and, ac-
p-dre to the Russisn official state
yeats. ore easily repulscd.
Attack m Carpathians.
There is no recent account OF the
igttrg in Southern Poland and Ca
fes bc. a Bucharest dispatch says
ast the Russians have begun an at
ats on the Austrian fortifcations in
ne mountains that divide Bukowina,
row in thei- possession. and Transyl-
urs. an attack on which is consid-
cred likely 20 bring Rumanis into the
ssr on the side with the Allies.
she Official statement issued from
he General Stat Of the commander in
eiif tonight says:
Cannon and rife FIRE prevailed on
me rlght OF January - all along our
front Engagements OF more lmpor-
lance took place iu some districts on
he road followed by our vanguard
co.gnn advancing i0 the region to the
east Of Eosoc East Prussia.
'0ur troops having repulseo the
neny's cavalry supported by lntan-
Pr, occupied several villages, one OF
FtIrh strongly fortified. could only
cleared Of the Germans by bayo-
rs attack
10 The southwest Of Mlsws we sd-
'sneed in the direction of Radzanow.
W the front comprising kozlow, BIS
sape Zskrzew and Sucha, the Ger
mans, after having prepared the
ground by an intense artillery nre,
made an offensive movement against
ne southern section Of this front
We however, repulsed them easily.
In the region Of BorJimow, Gal-
unt, VOLTA and Szidlowska, the en-
sny made many unsuccessful attacks.
me Germans, in their advance against
5aimlne, tried 20 take cover undeI
shields.
IN the region 10 the south of the
Aoghely farm the enemy delivered a
series Of attacks, all Of which were
"siy repulsed"
Armies Digging In.
This, the last day of the Russian
!,sr, finds the greater part OF Won
anoenburgs great armies IN Poland
Noueed 10 the prohtless activity OF
tgging themselves into a bleak land
'eape before positions which. even ii
sken, would signify nothing. Ihere
Ns many signs that the German gen
gAs are becoming very angry at the
sfren performances into which their
second invasion Of Poland has devei-
efo Their wrath eXpends itse1 ih
xssie Of their own mems lives.
Yesterday before dawn they sent p
Wong column bon dense formation "a
sle small farmhouse where they
Hasl have known the Russians we're
'so. and waiting for them. The Ger,
nans had 90 charge across stretch OF
'oS, dszzl'ngly lit by two protector,
ron the Russian side. and were sho'
sesn like rabbits with scarcely any
VS. 10 the Russians, concealed beninc
tfihvorks when the sNrmi sher'
ssai forward AZ daylight, they foune
ore thar 500 dead Germans 10 on'
80 Yet this engagement VIII D''
-ito only a skirmish. and many sue
e beng fought daily IN chance posi-
Pas along the winding line Of con
Aa among the river banks OF We''
ta.rsl Poland. In the regions Wher'
lghtng is reported the GcrmAn.
tsfm.
Troops Sent to South.
hsld Marshal Won Hindenburg face
fact that successful ieadJuS'
10y Of his forces in Poland must p'
..aen, but the closeness Of the oP
Nsng armies 10 each other and ul'
5Simous numbers make THIS impos
shs only indication of an impenolh hi
.ge m the German campaign ~ tI'
nnoous diversion Of troops 10 th'
snern area. II Is believed that th'
snson Of Crscow is now compose
asWely Of German troops.
NJ eminent member Of the Doumo 10
sSow. NJ. Maklakof, who has re
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