New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-02
Russia Expects linden
burg to Make Des-
perate Effort.
TWO OFFENSIVES
OF CAR CONTINUE
Invaders Make Steady Advance
in Carpathians - Fighting
Fierce Around BorjimOW.
"a, cable 10 The 1dbyn' J

petrograd. Feb. l.. The steady soma
DEVELOPMENT Of the Russian campaign
at the extreme ends CT the l.oOO-miie
hattie front near the Baltic coast IN
East Prussia and on the Persian iron
tier has provoked Field Marshal Won
Hndeuburg 10 another violent attack
against the Russians intrenched
stronghold outside his line on the
Ezura River. in Central Poland. He
reaped nothing but heavy death roll
,pt II ig foreseen that he will probably
icpoat mis- headlong assaults in the
nope Of inficting defeat that VIII
cause the hesitatiHg elements IN South
eastern Europe TO refrain from enter
ing the field against Germany.
This motive seems to dominate The
present operations Of the great Aus
'rian army in the eastern Carpathians.
The disposition Of forces there points
10 the expectation of a prolonged
battle. The preparatory movements
are still maturing. Their dllatory
character is evidently due to hest
tatiou between two entirely different
detectives. A half million Austrians,
With the support Of three German
corps. are ostensibly deployIng as II
10 advance on roads Leading 20 the
rlain facing Przemysl, but there is
,trone suggestion that the checks
they already have received from the
Russians in this region are converting
them 70 the plan Of turning with over
vhelmiug numbers against Bukowlna
The Austro- Hungarian troops, &C
cordinc 10 a Servian report, are mass
nc between Temesvar and Orsova. An
artillery duel has begun between Or
sova and the Servian bank OF the
Danube.
Expect Great Assault.
II is certain that the Russian mill
tarv authorities believe that Won Hin
dcnburg, planning another thrust a.
Warsaw. is already developing general
attack along the Warsaw front. Mill
tary activity recently has been con-
fined 10 limited spheres. but the events
of the last few days are regarded as
indicative Of a change in tactics. rs
pecial significance is attached TO the
great violence with which the Germans
are resuming their attacks IN the
Wyszogrod district. at the junction OF
the Bzura and Nistula rivers, and fur-
ther south, near Bolimow.
In East Prussia the Russians are
gradually extending their lines to the
1orthward. The most recent develop
ment in that section is the raid across
the frontier north Of Tilsit, where are
located German granaries containing
large stores OF rye, fax and bread
stufFs.
From the point Of view Of Russian
staff officers, however, chief impor-
lance still attaches 70 the operations in
the Carpathians, where the battle front
is broken on account Of the nature OF
the country.
staff Issues Statement.
The latest statement issued by the
General staff, which reports some fur
Their progress in East Prussia and des-
perate fighting on the left bank of the
Vistula follows:
"In the forests to the north Of Gum
binnen and Pillkallen our troops, con-
timing the conflict, have made prog
ress at some points.
"On the left bank of the Vistula, on
January 80, desperate combat was
under way. In the region of BorJimow
the Germans, who had captured one or
our trenches on the preceding day,
were attacked by US after nightfall.
After an extremely tenacious struggle
We succeeded, with the aid Of bayonet
charge. in dislodging the enemy from
the trench. We almost annihilated
two entire companies of Germans, capt
ured three officers and more than sixty
soldiers, and also took a rapid firing
gun.
Germans Gain One Point.
I'm the course of the day the enemy
made new attempt to drive US from
our advanced trenches, but was every
where repulscd after a bloody struggle,
except in one of our saps, where some
elements Of the enemy succeeded IN
establishing themselves.
IAN examination of prisoners dis
closed the fact that the Germans in
their attack of the 28th upon a part of
our trenches at Borjimow had en-
ployed four regiments OF infantry,
some of which were composed of sea-
soned men.
"Our artillery on the left bank Of the
Vistula continued to shell the positions
of the enemy with perceptible advan-
tage 10 US. II demolished a German
outpost and some German field works,
damaged certain German trenches, put
three machine guns out of action and
slenced some of the enemy's cannon.
an the Carpathians the fighting con-
tinues along the trent between Mount
Dukla and Mount Wyszkow. Generally
speaking, our positions along this front
are secure. As TO the left wing, the
front between Nignia Polianka and
Lotovisk, we are progressing satisfac-
torily, and every day we take SOME
prisoners.
"In Bukowna there has been nothing