Evening star., 1915-03-24
CZAR'S MEN RETREATING
AS GERMANS PRESS ON
Berlin Claims Successes Over Forces
Falling Back From
Memel
OSSOWETZ ATTACKS WEAKER
Petrograd Declares Kaiser's Men
Have Removed Many of Heavy
Batteries-Sharp Engagements
in Western Arena.

LONDON, March 24.-Stub-
born fighting in the Carpathian
passes between Russians and
Austrians is going on unabated
Reports from the Carpathian
mountains, received in Berlin. in
dicate that one of the greatest and
most sanguinary battles of the
campaign is now raging.
The great bloody battle is now
in full swing. 1t has not yet
reached a point where definite
Judgment can be passed on the
events at any point. The conflict
is likely to be waged some days
yet with equal fieroeness by both
sides.
At the northern extremity OF
the eastern line the Russians ad-
NIT they have been thrown back
from the East Prussian port OF
Memel, and they characterize
their advance to the point as
merely reconnaissance. Further
to the south the Russians claim
that the German attempts to take
Ossowetz are weakening, a ma
jority of the big German guns
having been withdrawn.
Berlin Claims Successes.
Berlin dwelis on the success of her
forces operating against retreating
Russians who have fallen back from
Memel. which was occupied last week
The pursuit is in a northerly direction
in East Prussia. Several guns and 500
Russian soldiers are said To have been
captured near Polangen.
Near. laugSzaegen Russian attacks
are said to have been repulSed, with
heavy losses. Northwest of Ostrelenk.
several Russian offensive movements
are declared To have broken down.
while the Germans claim to have cap
tured 30 officers and 2.ouo men.
Removal From Ossowetz.
Official announcement has been made
dam
OF Reuters Telegram Company. that
the Germans since Sunday have re
moved al! but four of their heavy bat
tcries from before ossowet1. The Rus
sian statement adds:
"A couple of Observation-Disclosures
howitzers were abandoned after the
first battle one of which was damaged
by our firc. Shots from the howitzers
failed to crush the masonry of H."
fortress Superiority in artillery fir'
WAS distinctly on our side. Not only
WAS the German attack tar from IN
dangering tue ossoWetz foftS. bht N"
enemy failed to diStodSe our infantry
from its field works
..
SHech ioi h"e'iiaho'
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III All Au9'i' 'a' 't ~
the front IN the vicinity ot 1sopitza tiH
enemy opened a hurricane fire with
.,,.s,,,.-,r ,rch bouitzers unaer ,over Of
Me ~
which twenty enemy patt3itots' dt
forces which were in greatly inferior
,,.h o,,- ;,f,utr,, o,.pod aro ,ttl,
extremely careful am. at the enemy. VII"
xithin 200 PAGES of our trenches His
reserves We're exhausted az CLOCK an"
arad w,,h hi. Killed and xvo,,naed"
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Enpapements. sharp. but not of a !
genera, character. are preyaiIinr al
differcrt po,nts in the western areua
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oi i'' VI
the allies, "hich were carried TO sue
cess by both the British and tie
French. have been checked Wbetbar
th;s a. d,. 70 IN. ofor,s .s ,h. -.
.''t - " t''
forced herman ARMIES OF ihe ihciiha-
tion OF the part of the allied com
manfers is not made clear in the
official statements However. it is gen