South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-24


PETROGRAD, Feb. "a. - In one
months operations in the Carpathian
mountains the Russian armies have
taken more than $4,000 prisoners and
II 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 Germans have been seriously
weakened by their losses in artillery
AS we'll as men. The Russians now
are in possession of Il guns and lis
machine guns.
The Russian successes in the Car
pathians are declared by PetrOgrad
military experts TO border on the
miraculous" because of the severe
weather conditions under which they
are working. They assert that the
gains in the southern theater OF Oper-
ations and the stopping Of the Ger
man offensive in northern Poland was
81 com pIete victory.
Fierce lighting is now in progress
over a front of 125 miles long in the
CarDathiaEs. The Russian wedge
driven through Dukla Pass into Hun
Fary is holding teuaciously TO the
ground gained while to the east of
Dukla Fass the Russian line is being
NRshed forward slowly, despite the
- ACGte resistance Of the TeutOns.
Battle in North Poland.
In northern Poland a sanguinary
battle is in progress on the 1O0-mile
front extending from kOnOpki on the
Lidynia river to OssoWiec on the
BObr, while another engagement is
proceeding near Plonsk, northwest of
Nov0- GeOrgievsk. The Germans are
making desperate efforts TO take
Plonsk and Przasnysz, but thus far
their attacks have failed.
Tremendous losses have been inffict-
cd on the Germans by the Russian ar
tllery at Ossowiec.
The latest official report from the
Russian general staff covers the oper-
ations up to Monday. 1t follows:
stubborn fighting continued sun
day on the right banks of the Bobr
and Narew rivers. At Ossowiec the
advancing German forces were re-
PEELED by fire from the fortress. North
OF Lomza lighting is proceeding in the
direction of RadZilOw, Sczuczyn and
kolno- Despite the enemy's attacks,
made In considerable strength the
Russians are holding the positions re-
gdlned at JedwabnO. Terrific night
attacks by the Germans proved fruit
less though they had the assistance Of
armored automobiles along the SCuZu-
Nlt IL ENDilQ ROADS.
The German offensive in the Pras-
nysc region continues. The enemy at
tackled the town OF Przasnysz. but was
repulsed every time.
Explode Mines Under Germans
"On the south bank of the Vistula.
20 the south of Moghele the Russians
exploded mines beneath the German
positions. The cavities made by the
explosion We're subsequently occupied
by the Russians who captured three
maNims. some mine throwers and
bombs and took q number of prison
ers. The total German losses amount
ed to about 500 men.
In the Carpathians the Austrisns
shelled the cloister south OF Mezo-
I.aborcz with their 12-inch HOwitzers.
There have been persistent attacks
upon our troops in the region Of
Mikow. Smolnik and Dirowa. but
these have been repelled with heavy
losses.
In the region OF Koziowa Austrian
troops have replaced the Germans.
Fierce lighting has occurred south
or Dolina and at Stanislau where the
enemy Is in great force.
Prom Jan. 81 20 Feb 20 I'm the
tarpathians the Russians captured
6el officers, 1850 men. II guns. us
1naNims and two aerOplanesf