New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-12
MILLION TROOPS
BATTLE in NEW
RAID ON POLAND
Germans Hurl Reinforced
ARMY Toward Przasnysz
and LOmZa.
FIGHT is RAGING
ON SO-MILE FRONT
Invaders Make Violent Attempt
70 Reach Narew-More Big
Guns Batter Ossowetz.
nv Cabs 70 The Tribune

p.,rograd. March 1l.-About a mill
-, mon sre engaged in great battle,
rh;,b began with the renewed German
"a from the north last Monday in
-. direction Of Lomza. They are
,presd over front Of eighty miles.
,,s-.inc from Kolno, which is twenty
lies south Of Johannesburg, south
westward.
Tho Germans have moved outside
,ssir railW ay supports, but so far the
rs;n force is still within two days
r.reh Of the frontier. Their strongest
h,w comes from Khorjele along the
ala Przasnysz road. Besides hoping TO
,,snre the Pr7asnysz defeat, the Ger
r,ns by this movement evidently aim
=, reaching the Narew along the Orzye
,,ibutary. This - :he line the Rus
San cavalry followed in It's rapid
banking advance northward, which led
- the German defeat fortnight ago.
For the present, the intermittent
lorbardmcnt Of Ossowetz is practi-
,,lly outside the new battle operations,
although the Germans mere are again
using lg.inch guns re shortening Of
,bs German line by retirement from
active operations eastward OF OsSowetz
has led 20 p noticeable increase Of ar
,;llery and motor equipment IN the
.o,e between The south frontier Of
East Prussia and the Russian fortresses.
Russians Are Prepared.
Tho continued reinforcements for
Won HirdeuburC's armies during the
last fortnight and the recent readjust-
r,or, IN q narrower front have been
rnticed and provided for by the Rus
sisrs Il is not expected that the Ger
mans will be allowed to get near the
Nsrew. but they must make tins de
,srrined effort with their utmost
strength or retreat altogether. because
tho country where their troops are now
snread Is the worst conceivable for
maintaining an army at the breaking
I'd Of winter.
The regroupinC Of forces. not merely
bv tho redisnos,tion OF units. but also
by the shutting Of component parts, Is
bsinc prac,iscd in Poland by the Ger
mans 10 an extent hitherto unknown IN
warfare. except after serious defeats.
One column. for example. consists OF
odd battanous from eight different
regiments L IS by means of TINS re-
grouping as well as rapid transit that
The German, again have put such
strong forces upon the khorJele-
Przasnysz line.
TTom ali information received il now
sppears that the Germans, hoping TO
secure Ossovet1. are preparing for
operations north Of the Lower Nlstula
based upon the fortress Of Thorn. IN
less the OSsowetz fortress is destroyed,
however. these operations must hang
rather in the air.
Eleven Corps in New Battle.
Calculations Of the total force now
EMPLOYED against Russia place thirty
two German corps over the entire area.
~ these six are with the Austrlans IN
the Carpa ms. pro0al ~ eleven are
involved In the now battle between the
Vis,ula nd the Bobr and the others
are distributed among the lntrcnched
lines Of Western 'oland against the
Russian advance. or held in reserve Tor
use either i'm the Narew battle or the
developing dch, for roads along the
.iIiCs
The G augc Of seasons is stagnatinG
sll operations IN the Carpathians so
far as affects the covering of consld-
cradle ground. although the shock OF
collisions continues in the passes with
each division the AuStrians put IN the
front Of their columns.
The Cossacks have captured the gen
ersl who was c,lmaudant at Stan
i,au during 'hc Austrians' occupation.
He signed 200 death sentences during
the four DAYS Of mis- term of Office.