The Washington times., 1915-02-24
RUSS CLAIM $4,000
PRISONERS Of WAR.
N THE CARPATH|ANS.
Petroorad Says Cars Forces
Are Winning Success Along
Entire GaIician Front. .,.
PErRoaRAD. Feb. "a. ain one month"; q

PETRoGRAD. Feb. A.A1n ono months
operations in the Carpathian noun
tains the Russian armies have taken
more than 5000 prisoners. and 1t Is
claimed at the war office today that
the Cars troops are slowly, but
steadily. pressing on to complete VIC
tory along the entire Galician front.
The prisoners include both German
and Austrian troops. The attacks OF
the Teutonic allies have been seriously
weakened by their losses in artillery as
we'll as men. The Russians now are
in possession Of seventeen guns and 11s
machine guns. The Cars successes In
the Carpathians are declared by Rus
sian military experts to border on the
miraculous" because Of the severe
weather conditions under which they
were won.
Russ Expect Complete Victory.
They assert that the gains in the
southern theater OF operations and the
stopping Of the German offensive in
northern Poland presage complete VIC
tory over the Austro-German armies.
which are now belicyed to be making
their supreme efforts.
Fierce fighting is now in progress over
18-mile front In the Carpathians. The
Russian wedge driven through Dukla
Pass into Hungary is holding tena-
.iously to the ground gained. while to
the east Of Dukla Pass the Russian line
is being pushed forward slowly. despite
the obstinate Resistance Of the Teutons
In northern Poland a sanguinary bat
tie IL In progress on the 1O0-mile front
extending e;,,sI In i from konopki: on the Lidynia
another engagement Is proceeding near
Plonsk. northwest Of Novo Georgievsk.
The Germans are making desperate ef-
forts to take Plonsk and Przasnysz.
but thus far their attacks have failed.
German Losses Enormous.
Tremendous losses have been in
fiicted on the Germans by the Russian
artillery at Ossowiec.
The latest official report from the
Russian general staff covers the opera
tions up to Monday. 1t follows:
stubborn fighting continued Sunday
on the right banks OF the Bobr and
Narew rivers. At Ossoweic. the ad-
vancing German forces were repelled
by fire from the fortress. North OF
Lomsea. fighting Is proceeding In the
direction OF Radzilow. Sczuczyn and
kolno. Despite the enemy's attacks,
IIduS III COnSlOeTdDle SlTenRtn, the
Russians are holding the positions
| regained at Jedwabno. Terrific night
attacks by the Germans proved fruit
less. though they had the assistance OF
armored automobiles along the Sczu-
czyn- kolno roads.
THE German offensive In the Przas.
nysz region continues. The enemy at.
tackled the town of Przasnysz. but was
repelled every time.
Toward P!onsk some villages are
continuously changing hands.
Take German Position.
"On the south bank OF the Vistula
to the south Of Moghee the Russians
exploded mines beneath the German
positions. The cavities made by the
explosions were subsequently occupied
Maxims, some mine -throwers. and
bombs. and also took number OF pris.
oners. The total German losses amount
ed to about 500 men.
I'm the Carpathians the Austrians
skelled the cloister south of Nicola
| borez with their twelve-inch Howitzeri
There have been persistent attacks
upon our troops in the region of Mi.
kow, Smolnik. and Dirowa. but these
have been repulsed with heavy losses
I'm the region OF Koziowa. Austrian
troops have replaced the Germans.
Fierce lighting has occurred south o.
Dolina and at Stanislau, where the en-
| emy is In great force.
from January 81 to February 70 IL
the Carpathians the Russians captured
118 maxims ard two aeroplanes.