New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-04
HINDENBURG'S LINE
IN GRAVE PERIL
Germans, Repulsed Before
Warsaw, Crowded Back
North of Vistula.
TROOPS OF CAR
GAIN ON BZURA
Reoccupy Positions Captured BY
Invaders i'm Dash for the
Polish Capital.
,B7 Gable 10 The Tnbun. J

iBy Gable 70 The Tribune
Petrograd, Feb. 3.-With the Success
ful Russian advance on the Hungarian
side of the Carpathians behind the
sources Of the San River, the period OF
elaborate rcconnoissances is over auC
the southern army has taken the of.
fensive along the entire hundred-mil,
front, from below Dukla Pass TO the
east Of the Beskid Mountains. The
Austrians have lost hope and are yield.
ing important positions with scarcely
any show of resistance.
The Russian column which crossed
the broad main ridge east OF Yaslisk
seized a battery Of six guns. with am.
munton intact. besides two bomb
throwing mortars and a quantity of
machine guns before the Austrian force
could bring them into action. Detach.
ments of Germans arc among the pris.
oners taken during the advance both in
the Uzsok region and the Eastern Bes.
kids. The only visible counter demon
stration from the Austrian side is in
creased activity in artillery fire south
of the Pilica along the line of the Du-
rajec River. but all sectional attempts
at an offensive there arc destroyed in
a few hours.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg seems
to realize that the campaign Of 1915
is beginning very badly for his
strategy His personal quarters are
established at Lenckza, about twenty
miles north OF LODI. He is living in
4 hote! and Prince Joachim Of Prussia
occupies a neighboring house. Their
supplies are brought from Kalish, on
the frontier Their position is becom-
ing insecure through the determined
Russian advance north of the Nistula.
Germans Pressed Back.
The Germans are now pressed further
back in that region than they have
been "a any time since the beginning
of the present invasion from Thorn at
the beginning of December. They still
keep an unsteady hold on Lipno. twenty
miles from the Prussian frontier, and
their four corps, which recently were
introduced between the Vistula and
Mlawa, are all drawing northwsrd as
a consequence Of the continued west
ward pressure from the Russian army
moving TO the north of the Mazuriaa
lakes.
As Won Hindenburg abhors inaction
he has been driven to repeat his dis
astrous frontal attacks on the line OF
the Russians intrenched positions
westward Of the Rawka. General Won
Matensen again turned the full blast
of his heavy and light artillery, and
his best infantry upon Bolimow Mon
day and yesterday with even less sue
cess than on Sunday. The Russians.
after desperate bayonet fighting. re-
captured the southern section of the
front intrenchment, which the Ger
mans held Sunday night. The fight for
the farm south of Gumin continued
throughout Monday and recommended
at daylight yesterday.
The Russians in Central Poland are &.
withstanding these monotonous DO
sitIonal onslaughts with unhinching
steadiness, in the knowledge that their
armies in the north and south have
definitely grasped the initiative from
their enemies, and are forcing the
campaigns in East Prussia and Hung
airy into situation which must mean
. ha Il Il.
Of Poland.
Austrians Meet Repulsc.
Following is the latest official bulle-
tin issued by the Russian General
staff on the progress of the fighting:
THE engagements in the region OF
Mlawa have continued favorable to our
troops
"On the left bank Of the Vistula the
battle on the roads from Bolimow pro-
ceeded on February with considerable
intensity. A large number Of heavy
and light batteries participated ener-
getically in the engagement
"The German attack on the morning
of February north OF Borjimow was
repulsed with great losses for the
enemy. A violent combat was begun
south of the village of Goumine, where
we fecaptured advanced trenches which
we lost January 81. The possession OF
a small farm still is undecided.
South of the Pilics, near Dounsietz.
the enemy increased the intensity OF
his bombardment, continuing night and
day, but attempts OF the enemy's troops
to make progress were without success.
''ln the Carpathians the conflict con.
tinued January 81 and February l. Our
forces advanced. fighting. along the
broad front at Dukla Pass. as far a.
the lower San. having crossed the prin.
cipal ridge Of the mountain range in
the region Of Jasliska and MeLo La
boroz, where we took battery OF six
cannon, two mortars. a number Of rapid
freTs and numerous prisoners. An Of
fensive movement undertaken by the
enemy southeast Of uzsok Pass was re
pulsed with enormous losses.
News relative TO the transportation
Of German troops 10 the Carpathiar
front finds confirmation in the fact that
on February 2. southeast OF Beskid
Pass, we destroyed batt,aion OF the
224th German Regiment. 9Aemnant OF