Evening star., 1915-02-13
CARS FORCES RESUME
DUKLA PASS BATTLE
Austrians Reported to Have Lost
$500 Men-Thousand
Taken Captive.
HUGE CASUALTIES IN FIGHTING
Victory for Either Side in Carpa.
THAN Campaign Of Prime I'M
portance-Kaiser Still
at Front.

LONDON, February Is.-The
retirement OF the Russian forces
in East Prussia continues to oc-
cupy the center of interest so far
as military operations in the vari-
GUS zones of war are concerned.
Berlin claims that $4,000 Russian
prisoners have been taken.
AS in other important encoun-
ters in the eastern arena of the
war, the claims OF the opponents
disagree as to the strategic inn
portance of the German advance
into East Prussia. The Germans
are hailing it as great victory,
while Pefrograd declares that the
Russians are deliberately realign-
ing their forces on their own ter
ritory supported by their own
forts, and that the decisive con-
fict is yet to come.
Fighting in Carpathians.
The battling in the Carpathians 10
going on in the snow. The Russians have
resumed the battle at Dukla Pass. fight
ing mostly with the bayonet, according to
the latest advices received here.
During the struggle the Austrians are
reported to have lost $500 in killed and
wounded and 1000 prisoners. They have
been driven back as far as Zboro, where
the conflict continues, the snow having
stopped falling. Fighting has been re-
sumed on the Donajec, and the Russians
have advanced as far as kroscienko.
The indications reaching London are
that both sides have sustained enormous
losses in the Carpathians
Austrians Claim Advance.
The Austrians still contend that they
are continuing their advance into Buko-
wilma. Military experts in London are OF
the opinion that the Carpathian front still
remains an area of prime Importance in
the east. where decisive victory by either
side would force the abandonment by the
other Of territory in East Prussia or
Poland.
Emperor William is still on the East
Prussian front, according to the latest
advices reaching London, but Emperor
Nicholas has just made a visit to Sc
bastopol. where he inspected the Rus
sian warships in port and made an ad-
dress to the assembled sailors
Berlin Halls Victory.
BERLIN. via London, February l3.-
The morning papers hail the victory in
East Prussia particularly as removing
further danger of an invasion of that
province. They point to the Russian
report of the battle as an indication of
the completeness of the defeat il
admits that the Russians are falling
back to the protection of their chain OF
fortreSses.
The victory is especially priced be-
cause of the Illustration OF plans for a
strong offensive which the Russians
are believed to have been preparing in
this region
The capture of 5000 prisoners. re-
ported in the German official communi-
cation means that practically an entire
army corps has been put out of the
fighting. The fact that the number OF
guns captured is comparatively small
is commented upon in some quarters
that the Russians. who are
said already to have lost a third OF
their artillery through capture, are
now insufficiently equipped in this arm
of the service.
Hopes for Further Good News.
The Lokal Anzeigers military con-
tributer says. in commenting on the re-
suits I'm East Prussia: I'VE believe that
the Russian general staff is not fer
astray when it assumes that our troops
in East Prussia have been reinforced"
The press expresses hopes Tor further
good news from the battle still pro-
ceeding in some parts of the eastern
line.
The children in the schools were given
a holiday today and flags are flying all
over the city in honor of the victory.
Flags are being displayed in the
streets of Berlin in celebration of the
report of Field Marshal Won Hinden-
burg's new victory in East Prussia.
News Comes as Surprise.
The news that the Russians were be-
ing driven from the Mazurian lakes
district came as a big surprise TO the
people of Berlin, their attention having
,een long concentrated on the Warsaw
front. Persons in the confidence Of
nigh military officers knew, however,
hat Won Hindenburg had quietly gath
cred a strong force for an offensive
in East Prussia In unoni-
.fal quarters Ii has been said that eight
army corps were gathered for this pur-
pose.
The victory of Won Hindenbura is re-
ported to have been an important one.
,omplete reports of it are being eager
v awaited 1t is said that the field
marshall succeeded in cutting through
he Russian line after having made an
movement.
The victory was won under the eyes
Il Emperor William.
Fighting in Western Arena.
Fighting in the western arena OF war.
llthouEh marked by spasmodic infan-
ry engagements. consists chiefly OF ar
illery duels. Both Berlin and Paris
.laim some gains. but these are not of
iSix oh cf N
O nothing but sorties insofar as their
.ffect on the campaign q whole is
concerned. Germans claim to have
,aptured many yards Of trenches at
me point and several hundred prison.
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