Evening star., 1915-02-04
GAINS IN CARPATHIANS
CLAIMED BY RUSSIANS
Austro.German Forces Said to Be
insufficient and to Lack
Artillery. 8.
AIM TO RELIEVE PRZEMYsL
German Army 2o0. 900 Strong Said
to Have Undertaken Succor
of Long-Besieged Aus
trfan City
LONDON. February 4. I2:sA

LONDON. February 4. I2:34
p.m.-Emperor Williams troops
still are maintaining an offensive
movement on the battlehelds to
the west of Warsaw, in Russian
Poland, but on the remainder OF
the eastern battle line the Rus
slams claim to be exerting the
greatest pressure, notably across
the East Prussian frontier and in
the Carpathian mountains.
In the latter region the Rus
slams claim that the fighting has
gone against the Austro-German
forces, and the Russians again
are reported to have crossed into
Hungary.
Increases in Severity.
The struggle in the east is increasing
in severity as the .Austro-German at
tack develops. Heavy fighting is now
front. except at Bukowina An Official
statement from Petrograd today re-
ports a number of important victories
for the Russians.
In northern Poland. near the West
Prussian border, the village Of Skemps,
for some time the scene of hard
| struggle, has been captured by the
Russians, the report says. Farther
south, to the west of Warsaw, the Ger
mans brought up large masses OF their
first line troops and repeated thefr tao
tics of hurting one regiment after an
other at selected positions.
Attack Termed Furious"
The Russian report describes the at
tack as furious. and adds that the
Germans suffered immense losses. but
were driven back.
So far as the report shows there has
been no change in the Carpathians.
Russian avators bombarded three
German mobilization centers. another
official report says. The raid is de-
scribed as successful, although no de-
tails are given.
Reel Under Staggering Blow"
The Austro-ierman efforts on the
Carpathians says q Petrograd dispatch
to the Mail, are meeting with no more
success than Austria s earlier attempts.
THE troops of the dual monarchy.
continues the dispatch, "are neither
numerdIis enough nor provided with
sufficient suitable artillery for such a
difficult task in the depth of winter.
The fighting has ranged over eighty
miles of front and the Austrians have
been repulsed at almost every point.
Their main attack In the region OF
Uzsoi1 Pass and Beskid met with a
most damaging repulse.
About the middle of last week the
Russians retired in the face of heavy
Austrian attacks along IA certain line,
but only to take up better positions
and draw the Austrians away from the
support of railway. This maneuver
enabled the Russians to strike a stag
gering blow under which the Austrians
are now reeling.
The Russians have crossed the crest
of the Carpathians, and are again on
the Hungarian slope"
To Relief of Przemysl.
GENEVA. via Paris, February A.
A determined effort to relieve the be-
siesed Austrian garrison at Przemysl
with a German army is to be under
taken. according to a dispatch from
Cracow. This report states that the
governor of Cracow has been Instruct
ed by the Austrian general staff to
make preparations for the reception of
100000 troops. which IL is proposed to
withdraw from the center of the forces
operating in Russian Poland.
The situation at Przemysl is reported
10 be desperate, with the garrison Oh
the verge OF starvation as the result OF
the long investment by the Russians