Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-01-29
Cars Forces Strike at
Germans in East
Prussia.
GERMANS PUSHED BACK
AT TWO POINTS, REPORT
Berlin Statement, However.
Disputes Claim of Victory
Made by PetrOgrad.
kAlsER's AIRMEN MAKE
NIGHT RAID ON DUNKIRK
Russian Invaders, Defeated, Re-
treat in Northern Hungary. !.
Says Vienna.

Says Vienna.
Russia has answered the rev 4na-
tro-German offensive movement -
Hungary and Bukowina with Z snd.
den resumption of the attack On fbe
Germans in their own territory. The
Russian army in East Prussia IL
again attempting TO penetrat the
German lines, and an Official repcrf
from Petrograd today indicates that
heavy fighting is IN progress IN
TWO sections OF the front, It Is stated.
the Germans were defeated and dr.v-
en- back. For several months there
mas been little change In East Prsss-
sla, the Russians having been hale
cd after penetrating nearly thirty
miles beyond the German border
Russian claims Of victory in east
Prussia are disputed IN the German
oinciai communication OF today, which
states that the attacks on the Russian
invaders were defeated with heavy
losses TO them. In Central Poland.
IS said, the Germans took the offen.
sive and captured Russian trenches.
Raid on Dunkirk.
! a German aeroplane squadron maze
! night raid on Dunkirk, iropDtnx
bombs IN an effort 20 destroy the
British supply stations there. Tte
French official statement annoanccs
that one German aeroplaae Nas
brought down.
Only minor engagements wsrs
fought yesterday II France and Be.-
gium. So far as can be learned a
the French and German CDR es
cions British Efforts TO regain lost po-s
sitions near La Bassee canal and 5e--
man attacks In the vicinity Of Tpi Is.
Lens and Arras we're equally unste-
cessful
The Austrian army star ar<
nouncss that the Russians who In
vaded northern Hungary have been
defeated and forced TO retreat Petro.
grad military experts expect that he
man attack VIII be delivered on the
extreme Russian right wing. IN west
ern Bukowina, supposition which In
supported by the concentration of
Austrian and German troops In Hum
gary.
simultaneously with the stfHenine
OF the Austro- German attack the
Turks have brought up reinforce-
nents IN the trans-Caucasians region,
and are again on the offensive Rus
sian and Turkish reports are contrar
dictory but 1t Is apparent that SCI
we're fighting Is in progress
BY the Associated Press.
j PETROGRAD, Jan. 2s.-The gen@
eral staff OF the Russian army today
Issued Il report on the progress C.
the lighting IS follows:
''In the country TO the north CT
Tilsit, East Prussia Russian detact
ments, January 25 took the offensire
and drove back the Germans, des-
troying ths railroad station ar Pogs
gen. q few miles north Of Tilsit.
''rhe fighting in the fcrested cou1.
try 10 the north of Pilkslen ant
Gumbinnen continues, and in certain
pls ces We are making progress. Along
the rest Of the front in East Prussia
January % passed quietly, except ID
the country TO the northeast Of Oar
kehmen. Here the Germans attacked
our position. but they we're driver
back TO their trenches.
"On the right bank OF the lowe;
Nistula encounters continue bstTscr
, our advance guards and those Of the
! enemy On the left bank OF the Wis
tula. IA the vicinity OF BoYjimoE
} Russian troops. aided by sappers. de-
livered an attack the night cf Janu-
airy % on the trenches Of the enemy.
J after having the afternoon Of that
: day successfully eounterinined these
p trenches In this same locality the
, Germans assumed offensive opera,
: tions, but without success
Germans Slain In Trenches.
THE artillery duel along the lei
+. bank OF the Vistula continued Janu
airy %. Our efficient shell fire againss
the position OF the enemy silenceo
J several Of their batteries and inffict-
ed heavy losses on the Germans II
: their trenches. This was particular
, ly the case near the village OF Jfdo-
Mite. where we saw German soldierr
/, carrying numerous dead ana wounded
J from their trenches.
} Galicia-Along the Carpafhiax
front, from Dullla pass to the ratl-
road running between Stry and
Mounwatch, we were engaged Janc-
airy &c and January q, with success
ful results.
"Our success TO the southwest OF
Dukla Pass was particularly i'm
] / portant Here our troops, advancing
! with energy, compelled the enemy.
= January &C, to retreat in great haste,
: leaving behind them ammunition and
J other war material. IN the vicinits
= + Of Tsekhanie and DollShony we cap
{ tured. on January q. the earthwork
e OF the enemy and we surrounded a
% second position close to this arst
one. During these operations We
took a number of prisoners, ofscers
/ and men. The exact numbers have
5 not yet been determined.
"At certain points along this front
the enemy has made particuler ef-
forts to assume the Offensive, but
everywhere their endeavors have re-
suited in failure.
; There has been no change In the
situation in Bukowina. Artillery
duels and outpost skirmishes cor
tinue"
BY the Associated Press.
4 PETROGRAD, via London, .Jan- n.
) s.1l a. m.--Colonel Shumeky. the
military critic Of the Bourse gaxstfe
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