The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-10
RUSSIAN.

PETROGRAD Feb. 10-The gener
al staff Of the Russian army has CIV
Ell out an official statement as fol
lows:
THE Germans, who gradually had
been concentrating In East Prussia
with fresh troops, began series OF
energetic "Reminiscences of February
I. They opened offensive operations
with considerable forces in the dis.
trict between Horsele and Johannls
burg, They undertook at the same
time active operations on both wings
Of their front In East Prussia.
I'm Nhe vicinity Of las Dehnen, to
the east Of Tilsit we drove back a
German attack and succeeded In al
most completely annihilating one Of
the German battalions opposed to us.
Following this encounter our cavalry
moved forward In the direction Of
Sierpec, travelling over the road to
Rypin.
ION the left bank OF the yistula
during the day Of February the en-
emy showed no signs OF activity.
Judging from the corpses aban-
doned by the Germans In gront OF our
positions they would appear to have
lost In dead and wounded several tens
Of thousands OF men In the six days
fighting In front OF Borjimow, Gou.
mine and VIOLA Szydlowieca.
''In the Carpathians the fighting
continues In the vicinity Of Bartfeld
and Svldnik. The enemy here under
took active operations, but they did
not thus continue and they finally re
tired. leaving prisoners In our hands.
In the vicinity OF Mount Loupkow,
we continued our pursuit Of the en-
emy and In one day we captured 81
officers, 5000 men and Is machine
guns.
German columns, having made
their way over the Tukrolka pass de
liyered during the day OF February
Z no fewer than ~ violent attacks on
certain heights In the region of Ko.
ziOuwka occupied by Us. The Ger
mans cnme forward TO this attack sey
eral ranks deep, presenting a full
front line
Under our violent cross fire, the
Germans here twice took possession
II certain height but they we're dis
lodged by counter attacks delivered
by our infantry
"This success was preceded by long
and violent hnnd.to.hand fighting
with the bayonet which is without
precedent in history. The losses sus
talned in this engagement by the Ger
mans were exceedingly heavy.
Attacks Of tn enemy IN the vicin
lty of Wyschkowo also were repulsed
I'm the Black sea the former Ger
man cruiser Breslau, now unit OF
the Turkish navy, bombarded YAlts
IN the Crimea Our cruisers ON Feb
ruary 8 shelled Turkish battery n
Trehizond and sank one steamer. An
other steamer loaded with provision
and two masted schooner were SUM
near Leros,"
''ln order 10 attaCk our position
near Koziouwka, the Germans com
menced their concentration Of troop
the night Of February 7. Early tn
next morning they began the deliver.
Of m irresistible offensive movemen
and their attack was supported by
very violent fire from their heavy ar
tillery. They were successful In gain
Ing an important height occupied b.
us, but were promptly driven fron
this position before our bayonets,
ATTACKS then followed without let
up Toward evening the Germans fl
very considerable numbers took Dos
session Of the highest position In on
line, from which they were dislodge,
only after a desperate fight. Befor
retiring they exhausted all thel
strength In a stubborn resistance l.
general counter attack ON our part
: feature OF which was an unprec,
sented encounter with the bayonet
AN the side Of this hill was cover
N by German corpses. In front Of on
u our battalions more than 1000 dea,
Ecrmans were counted.
Among the trophies captured nea
y kcmion are three mine throwers A
kawka near the railroad to skiernis
sice. Russian foot soldiers were sue
aessful In throwing eight bombs int
~ German trenches, These missile
\ oueed Ereat destruction Russian a,
D1cgs threw bombs on German troo
+ 1nIun near Rawka.
IN - AoneraI staff Of the Russia