Evening star., 1915-01-05
Russians Wage Determined
Campaign to Take CracoW

BERLIN. January 4, via London,
January 5.-The correspondent of the
Zeitung am Mittag at Austrian head
quarters In dispatch says the Rus
SLAMS are conducting a series of violent
frontal attacks on the Austrian posi-
tfons along the Dunajec river. east of
Cracow. and are bending every effort
to push toward the fortress, which has
been their goal for two months.
All these attacks up to Yesterday
evening, the correspondent adds. had
been repulsed with heavy losses, owing
to the excellence of the Austrian posi-
tions
Heavy Russian reinforcements from
kiev were responsible for the recent
cording to Leonard Adelm. the corre-
spondent of the Taeeblatt, with the
Austrian headquarters.
Fresh Troops Turned Scale.
The Russians. after their defeat at
Lodz and their unsuccessful battle at
Limanowa. the correspondent says,
seemed on the point of being elected
from Galicia and retired behind the
Vistula. but reinforcements, although
principally militia, were sufficient to
turn the scale in favor of the Russians,
who launched a new offensive south
ward in the direction of Nowy Sandec
IN the hope of jamming in between the
Galfcfan and Carpathian armies The
Austrians. however. by a new DISPOSE
tion Of their troops and reinforcements
succeeded in arresting the advance.
A renewal of the southwark move
nent, the correspondent continues is
improbable now, a further advance
would bring the Russians between two
nres. Instead of this, heavy pres
sure westward In the direction of the
fortress of Cracow Is now noticeable.
simultaneously the Russians turned on
the Carpathian army. but confined
themselves to an attack on the south
eastern passes. forcing their way into
move assuring them continued control
of the important petroleum field south
of Lemberg and Przemysl.
Borjimow Deemed Important.
The capture of Borjimow, in Poland,
on the road to Warsaw, is deemed high
1y important, according to the official
press bureau. In this connection it
says:
THE capture of Borjimow is treated
by the military critics as highly i'm
portant event. The town lies nearly
four miles to the eastward Of the con-
fuence of the Rawka and Bzura rivers,
and commands the direct highway lead
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perate efforts of the Russians to hold
this strongly fortified point and their
repeated attempts to retake it indicate
clearly the Importance the Russian
commander attached thereto.
The position is described as COM
manding a wide sweep of the surround
ing country. and its possession greatly
facilitates the German advance upon
Warsaw. The Lokal AnZeiger's mill
tary critic regards 1t as probable that
the Germans will succeed in breaking
through the Russian lines here unless
the Russians forestall this by a gen.
eral retreat.
Rapid Development Expected.
The general situation south of the
Vistula Is regarded as promising more
rapid development this week.
THE Austrian official bulletin is also
more reassurang than previously. 1t
says that repeated efforts of the Rus
slams to break the Austrian lines to the
west and northwest of Corlice, in Cali
cia near the Carpathians. has failed,
with heavy losses for the Russians.
by storm the heights to the south of
Corlice, capturing $50 prisoners.
The Turkish bulletin represents the
situation in the Caucasus as progress
ing favorably for the Turks. Heavy
fighting at Sari Kampsh has resulted
in a decisive Turkish victory. The
Turks have taken 1000 prisoners,
cannon and 13 machine guns since
Christmas. besides large stores of am
munition and provisions"
Government for Poland.