New Britain herald., 1915-01-27
GERMANS DRIVEN BACK
 WITH HEAVY LOSSES
Russians RtpuSe Several Violent
 Assaults in Central Poland.
GERMAN ZEPPELIN BROUGHT DOWN

GaIicia RepuIsed-Czar's Troops
 Capture Positions in PiIaIicn
 Region.
 Petrograd, Jan. 27.-The general staff of the Russian army today gave out a report on the progress of the fighting which reads as follows:
 "In the Pilalien region our troops took the offensive January 25 and drove all the detachments of the en- eny who opposed them back toward the line from Malvischken to Las denen. During this operation we dislodged them from many of their positions after fighting at the point of the bayonet.
 Advance Guard Arrangements.
 "On the right bank of the River Vistula there have been advance guard agements of minor import ance. A fusillade was reported Jan uary p in this locality, and in the vicinity of Vyschprov the fire of our artillery has demolished a lookout post on the left bank of the river.
 TO the left of the Vistula the Ger mans made several fresh efforts to assume the offensive. Particularly near the villages of Borjimow and Goumine in the evening of January A and the afternoon of January 25, but each time they were driven back with serious losses. In the vicinity of the villages of Grabskieboudy and Rouda, to the northeast of Skiernie- vice, our fire reduced two German batteries to silence.
 Capture 3O3 Prisoners.
 Tn Galicia the activity of the en- emy has increase on the front between Casdisk, Oujok Nijneveretsk and Maidanka, where the enemy in addi- tion to his artillery fire made other endeavors to operate on the offen- sive He was, however, everywhere driven back. We took prisoner three officers and about 900 soldiers.
 "There have been no important changes in Bukowina.
 Destroy German Zeppelin.
 "On January 25 a German Zeppelin flew over Libau and threw down nine bombs. These missiles, however, did not do any serious damage. The Zeppelin then returned toward the frontier. At a point near Virghen our artillervmen succeeded in hitting this airship and she fell into the water. Light gunboats went out from Libau and finished her destruc- .ion. Her crew of seven men were taken prisoners
 Third German Attack.
 Petrograd, Jan. 27, Via London, 3:5O D. m.-The unsuccessful raid yester- day of a German airship on Libau is the third time this port has been by the Germans since the beginning of the war. The other two bonn bardments were from the sea and occurred in September and No- vember. On both occasions the Ger | mans were driven away.
 The German airship appeared over l Libau yesterday morning at 10 o'clock | As soon as she had dropped nine i bombs, none of which did any dam 1 age, she sailed away to the south | ward. Travelling in this direction | she was fired upon by Russian artiI- l lery and struck, for she could be seen | changing her course in the direction | of the sea. She must have been in | jured, for she ahghted on the waters | seven miles from the German town 1 of Virghen.
 Zeppelin Especially Constructed.
 It was apparent to observers that i tnlS LeppGi1n nau been especially con- i structed to rise from the sea, and it is believed that she would have been able to make repairs and get 1 away again were it not for the fact that she was attacked by a Russian tug which put out from Li- bau. After the crew had been taken off the Zeppelin was sent to the bot tom. The seven men rescued con- St ed fonr officers three DTS. The Germans are said to have created a base on the Baltic for the ! operations of these Zeppelin airships against the Russians.
 The Russian general staff is said to have received information recently to 5he effect that the Germans intended | snding forces near Libau.
 New Russian Offensive
 The official communication of to- day indicates d new offensive on the part of the Russians on the north of 2, the Prussian frontier. Here they have | occupied Pilkalen, between Tilsit and 1 
 Gen. Rennenkampf took possession of Pilkalen in August during his raid on East Prussia, developments which were followed by the German invasion Of a part of the Russian Province of kovno in September. Since Septem- Der there has been been little activity in this region.
 South west of Warsaw, d few miles e south of Grodzisk there has been T | severe artillery enga gem ent, devel- : Oped by the German attempt to break through the Russian line.
 Approximately Eighty Miles.
 In Galicia the AuStro- German fore a 5S have continued their offensive f