The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-30

greatly superior 10 tho Germans. into ful
use, aud are also able to advance theii
light artillery. In the past two months Tn,
bulk Of the work has been done by IN,
Infantry. With the temperature at 10 de
. greos above zero Fahrenheit combined
h movements are possible.
There Is no longer any question that tht
ei--iduun5 In East Prussia have become
vitality important Blocked for the time
being by the German defence OF Sllesa
. and compelled to mark time IN front OF
Warsaw, the Russians are able 90 create
new peril 10 ~, rmany b. their advance
In the extreme month.
II IS reported here that tho German
General stan, alarmed over the progress
ri tho invasion, has begun TO detach troops
rom the Bzura and Ravka fronts west oi
Warsaw aud has diverted to the north re-
serves meant Tor service In Galicia. The
German problem will be Ear harder TO solve
IN the present instance than It was In early
September. Tho Russian line now stretches
from tho region OF Tilslt and the lnstsr
River TO the region Of Gumbunen aud
barkehnlen. Further south smaller forces
are lighting among tho Mazurian Lakes
and arc protecting the left nank of the
Invaders.
Heavy Fighting on Nt-tuia,
Taoro his been heavy nghtlug west Of
Warsaw and along the left bank Of the
Nistula. The Germans have attempted
both by sapping operations and massed
infantry attacks Ia break the Russian
defence but the excellence Of the Rus
alan artillery was big factor in de-
foatng all % these efforts. The text Of
the official report issued late tonight was
"a follows:
40 important changes took place
yesterday IN cast Prussia or along
either bank OF the Nstula. In the
forest region north Of PUkallen and
Gumbinnen lighting continues.
la the Borjimow district the Ger
iLans. who renewed their attacks,
we've repulsed with heavy loss. our
counter attack in this region twest OF
Warsaw succeeded perfectly We
ois.odged tho enemy from trenches
with the bayonct We captured sew
eral machine guns.
In Galcl, on the front Of the
Dukla and Wyschkov passes, our
Progress. Notwithstanding the desper-
ate resistance OF the Austrians, Is
being successfully maintained, eA-
Cept in the region of the Bestid Pass,
where our advance guards, In view ot
the offensive by a numerically SUI
periur enemy, fell back a short dis
pared. III the last three days on the
above mentioned front We have taken
more than so officers and 2400
soldiers prisoner and have captured
three machine guns. In BukoVina
there is nothing to report.
Tie following report was issued dur
Ing the afternoon.
In the country to tho north OF
In-,tgu a
mentJ January % took the offensive
and drove back the Germans,
destroying the railroad station at
Pogeden, a few miles 1orth Of TIL
st.
Tho lighting in the forssied coun-
try 10 the north OF Pilkalon and
Gumbinncn continues, and in Ger
tain places we are making prog
ress. Along tho rest OF the front in
East Prussia January 81 passed
quiely, except In the country 70 the
northeast OF Darkehmen. Here the
Germans attacked our positions. but
tnev were driven back 10 their
trenches
On the right bank OF the lower
Nistula encounters continue between
our advance guards and those Of the
enemy. on the left banl; OF the Wis
tula, Ia the vicinity OF Borjimow,
Russian troops, aided by sarpei 5, de-
Ivered an attack the night OF Janu-
airy - on the trenches OF the enemy.
after having on the afternoon Of
that day successfully countorm!ned
these trenches. In the same locality
the Germans assumed offensive oper-
e':c::. b.. "!thc.. s.csesS
Tho artillery duel along the left
bank Of the Vistula coneinu Il Jam
nary 81 Our efficient shell ire
against the position OF the enemy s-
fenced several OF his batteries and
inflicted heavy lcssts on the Ger
mans In their trenches. This was
particularly ghe case near the village
Of J!domitZc, whore We saw German
soldiers carrying numerous dead and
wounded from their trenches
Galcia Along the Carpathian
front from Dukla Pass to the rail-
road running between Stry and
Mounkatch We were engaged Janu-
ary - and January -, with sue
Cessful results. Our success to the
southwest Of Dukla Pass was par
ticularly important. Here our troops,
advancing with energy. compelled
tie enemy. January 20. TO retreat
In great haste, leaving behind them
ammunition and other war material.
In the vicinity OF Tsekhanie and
bolkhony we captured on January
~ an earthwork Of the enemy. and
we surrounded d second position
close 20 this first one. During these
operations we took a number of prls-
oners. officers and men. The exac,
numbers have not yet been deter
mined.
At certain points along this front
the enemy has made particular et-
forts 70 assume the offensive. but
everywhere these endeayors have re-
suited IN failure.
There has been no change in the
situation in Bukowina. Artillery
duels ana outpost skirmishes con-
tinue.
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