Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-02-03
GERMAN ATTACK
FAILS To PIERCE
WARSAW LINES
Fighting Increases in Intensity
but Reports Indicate No
Marked Changes.
PETRocRAD AND BERLIN
BOTH CLAIM SUCCESSES
Russians Report Trenches Re-
taken-Cermans Assert 1000
of Cars Men Captured.

OF SZdF wen Captured.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg,e
new drive 81 Warsaw apparently has
accomplished little more thus Tar thar
the winning OF q comparatively few
Russian advanced positions. Neither
the Berlin nor the Petrograd officia
reports Indicate thar marked changes
have resulted from the fighting, which
daily becomes more intense. The
German commander has chosen to
make his principal assault along the
front between Sochsczew. thirty railes
due west Of Warsaw. and Skierniewice.
few miles to the south, which is
IN the same section in which the
9 Germans vainiy attempted 70 break
through on their previous attempts te
reach Warsaw. Both sides occupy
strongly entrenched positions In this
region, where the warfare closely re-
sembles that in France.
An official Russian report OF today
states that German attacks in this
locality were repulsed in the course
of violent battles, during which the
Russians recaptured trenches pre-
viously taken by the Germans.
Report Austrian DeSezt.
Russian successes are claimed also
IN the fighting in the Carpathians
which has developed into one of the
most important phases Of the cam
paign in the east Russian troops are
said to have made marked progress
in Dukla Pass, advancing over the
crest OF the mountain and to have
repulsed an Austrian assault south O.
Uzsok Pass.
According to the German version Of
the recent fighting in Poland, as Civ
en- in the official report today from
Berlin, the Russians have been forced
back near Bolimow. II is said that
the Germans captured q village and
took 1000 prisoners. Russian attacks
elsewhere, the German war ofice as
serts. were repulsed.
| Except for a renewal Of infantry
lighting near Perthes. which appaf~
entity was not Of advantage to etther
side. only artillery exchanges were.
IN progress yesterday In France ana
/ Belgium
! Eiehttnz. .cnnfinue bskweer Britisis
and Turkish forces In Arabia near
the head OF the Persian Gulf. whers
small forces Of Turks haye taken the
offensive. An attack on Kurna, near
the junction OF the EaphrRtes ant
Tigrts rivers, was stopped by the fre
from British gunboats.
/ By the Associated Prsss.
PETROGRAD, Feb. s.-successez
for the Russian arms IN the region
Of Warsaw and in the Carpathians
are recounted In an official Russian
| statement issued here today. Conffr-
nation Is also given to the report that
German troops have been sent to the
/ Carpathians to assist their Austrian
allies. The text OF the communica
| ton follows:
The engagements IN the region OF
Mlawa have continued favorable to
our troops. On the left bank Of the
Vlstula the battle on the roads from
/ Bolimow proceeded on February J
with considerable intensity A large
number of heavy and light batteries
/ participated energetically in the en-
| gagement.
''The German attack on the morning
OF the I'd north Of Borjimow was re
pulsed with great losses for the en-
emy. A violent combat was begllr
south Of the village OF Goumins
where we recaptured advance
/ trenches which we lost January 81
| The possession of 8 small farm stil
Is undecided.
South OF the Pilica near Dounaiete
1 the enemy Increased the intensity OF
! his bombardment, continuing nigh,
and day, but attempts OF the eneny's
troops to make progress we're with
| out success.
"In the Carrathians the conflict con
/ tinued January 81 and February l.
& A0h 1r.s
| the broad front az Dukla Pass as fas
as the lower san, having crossed the
principal ridge OF the mountain rang
ifl the region Of Jaslisks znd Mezo
Iaboroz. where we took q battery Of
| six cannon, two mortars, 3 nunbe,
OF. rapid-firers and numerous PRISON
era An offensive movement under
taken By the enemy southeast q
Uzsok Pass was repulsed with snos p
nous losses.
News relative to the trarsportaticr
OF German troops TO the carpathsal'
front fnds confirmation in the fact
that on February 2, southeast OF
Besl1id Pass. we destroyed battalion
Of the cath German regiment, 8
remnant of which, notably battalion
and company commanders and fwents
soldiers, were made prisoners
BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Feb. 3 Thy wireless q
Sayville. n. Y.)-German army head
quarters today gave out a report III
the progress Of the fighting, which
reads as follows:
The attacks made by the French
on the German positions near Perthes
I have been repulsed. On the re-
fmainder of the western battle front
there was yesterday nothing more
than artillery exchanges.
There have been no new develop
ments along the East Prussian from
tier
"In Poland, north OF the vistula-
cavalry onsIaughts by the Russians
have been repulsed, while south OF
the Vistula German attacks at g
point east of Bolimow ended with the
occupation of the villages OF Hnmlr
Ito the nortireastl. Fighting for pos
session of Wolaszye- -Lowiczka has
beer. going on since February /. II
.lesa ~ GA sements we have taker
over 1900 prisoners and captured eiy
machine guns.
rt,,sslan attacks at night egainas
the German positions near the Bzurs
river have been repulsed.
BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. Feb. 8 (2:45 p. m-l-Ths
French war Office this afternoon gave
out a report on the progress OF t1s
military operations, reading ~ toll
} lows:
..In the country north Of ths Ln
there il nothing to report.
II "Between the Lys and the ozB& n