New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-03
GERMANS GAIN
AT GREAT COST
Continued from page I

in attacks upon this couple OF miles
Of trenches. The losses on the tot
lowing night and Sunday were on
scale comparable only to the early At
tempts 10 force crossing OF the
Bzurs.
Near the Vistuls on Saturday the
Germans remained in possession OF the
head Of one Of the Russian saps. sat
urdav night, however, the Russians at
tackled and bayonetted every man there,
capturing also two MaXlms. The Ger
mans were thus robbed of all they had
gained in weeks stubborn fighting,
with nothing 20 show but heavy
losses.
From the early morning Of Sunday
the Germans concentrated between So
chsczew and BollmOw al available srtil-
lorv and directed their fire upon the
section Of trenches about BorJlmO~.
/ This fire exceeded anything hitherto
eXperienced. In endeavorng TO give
ADEQUATE expression TO IT, the grand
dukes report characterizes 1t as "hur-
ricane Of fire." an expression thrice
used in to-day's bulletin. 1t was chiefly
owing to this hurricane OF fire that
the Germans were enabled TO take the
/ first line Of trenches when they finally
, attacked in dense columns, with strong
| supports to the rear. Al the same time
/ similar attacks. with equally severe
artillery FIRE preceding, were made on
the front Of Goumine and Moghely,
lust south Of the p ."jimow section.
Russian : .,es Attack.
The combined attacks Of oyerwnelm-
ing forces. ruthlessly sacrificing the
lives of their own men, with the with
ering artillery and Maxim hre, after
half davis conflict broke the defence
of the Russians at one section, and the
Germans occupied the Russian trenches
between u and o'clock, while the
Russians retired TO the second me
The German losses were appalling, for
the Russian artillery played with dead
IL effect upon the dense masses al
vancing to the attack.
Meanwhile. the Russ ans had brought
up additional artillery and the snort
winters day was already drawing 10
close when their guns succeeded
in mastering the German fire and
silencine a number OF German bat
teries. This done, the Russians al
yanced i'm general counter-attack
and drove the Germans out OF me
captured trenches. with the exception
Of one small section, and thus rccov-
cred their first line Of defences. The
Russian attack Was largely q series
Of bayonet charges, and German losses
in this lighting also we're very large.
/ The lighting around Borjimow proved
that the Russian artillery is now able
10 cope successfully with the best the
Germans can produce, an important
fact that is regarded as marking the
turning point of this campaign.
Berlin iby wireless 70 5Eyvlle,
/ N.Yl, Feb. THE headquarters stan
! Ct the German army to-day gave out
report on the progress Of the wal read
ing as follows:
"There have been no important dc
vclopments on the East Prusslan IRON
+ tier. -.
"In Poland north Of the River Wis
. iula and near Lipno, We have bad en-
/ counters with dctachments OF Russian
/ cavalry. South of the Nistula our at
+ tacks continue to make progress
Vienna, Feb. 1.-The following Off
cisl communication was issued to-
day:
"The general situation il unchanged.
A Russian attack IN the central sec
ton of the Pilica River, in Poland,
has been repulsed.
"The battle in the Csrpsthians con
tnues on the western front. The
German and Austrian troops were sue
cesSful in the fighting on the middle
/ front"