The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-25
KIRLIBABA RETAKEN,
SAYS BERLIN REPORT
Russians Failure to Gain
Ground In Southern BukO-
wilma Is Announced.
ADVANCE MADE IN VOSGES

BERLIN. via wireless to London. Jan. "a
Tho German General STAFF gave out tn,
following official statement tonight:
Nothing has happened Of Importance
in the Carpathians.
In Poland and in Galicia artillery
battles are taking place in certain
places. Otherwise quiet relgns
Repeated attacks by the Russians
on our positions in southern Bukowina
ended yesterday with the recapturing
by our troops OF Kirllbaba and the
hills dominating the town. The Rus
SLAMS withdrew with heavy losses,
Tho attempts of the enemy to gain
ground by way OF Jacobeny and Kir-
lid have therefore failed completely.
The following official statement wa
issued by German Army Heacquarter'
to-day:
In the western theatre January 20
yesterday passed generally with
out special incidents. Two French
attacks were repulsed in the forest
OF Argonne without difficulty.
We made progress in the Vosges
Mountains. on the summit OF Hart
mansweiler. northeast of Steinbach,
taking hfty French mountain chas-
seurs prisoners.
No changes took place in East
Prussia or in northern Poland. Our
attacks on the branch OF the River
Sucha, at Brozimow, were success
full The enemy's attacks were re-
pulsed with heavy losses TO the Rus
slams.
Russian attacks in the region 10
the northwest of Opoczno (southern
Poland) failed.
The following news was given out 70
publication by the official bureau tonight
Military attaches of neutral States
have arrived at PetrlSas on their way Il
the eastern theatre OF war after havini
visited the battlenelds in eastern an'
western Prussia and the troops statione,
there. They will continue their Journe,
along the battle front I'm Poland.
~ 10 significant cha: the attaches =
neutral States are not yet admitted 4
the Russian front, likewise that militar!
attaches in France are either at Paris o
Bordeaux and make only casual trips Il
certain parts OF the front
The German papers without exception
comment with satisfaction on the state
Norddeutsche AH0emetne ZeitunD, regard
ing the gale by America of weapons an
ammunition To the Allies. The TdOebldt
declares that Americas reputation in pc
litical morals Is at stake for all the fu
ture. The tone OF the remainder OF tn
press runs on the same line.
The Emperor Francis Joseph had an in
terview with Baron Won Burian, the neI
Austrian Foreign Minister. and later wit
Count Tisza, the Hungarian Premier. 4
the conclusion of the audience Baron vo
Burisn left for Berlin, whence he vii
go to visit German headquarters, wher
he will have an audience with the Kaiser
\ special despatch to thu Frdnkfuerte
ZCitiHg from the Austrian headquarter
says.
THE Russians are working with a BIZ
force on their third line OF defences east
ward OF Gorlice (GaliciS aud surround
ing It with wire entanglements. Thei
first line is weakly manned, which lead
TO the impression that the Russians a
this important point OF our front ar
thinking only OF a defensive some kilo
meters in front OF our artillery line. Gu
well built infantry positions extend 4
the palace grounds of Gorlice."
The overseas News Agency says tina
reports received from Holland are TO tn
effect that in consequence OF the recen
sinking OF the British steamer Durwar,
by a German submarine boat servlc
between Harwich. England, and the Hoo
OF Holland has been discontinued.
This news agency says also that III
military attaches of neutral States hav
arrived at Pietrokow. Russian Poland
They are travelling over the entire Ger
man east front.