The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-04
Desperate Efforts to Push On
Fail At Two Points-Teuton
Army is Heavily Re-
inforced
POLAND NOW ONE
VAST BATTLE-GROUND
Petrograd Claims Victory North
Of Vistula, But Admits Heavy
Pressure
by ED.!L KEEN.
tStan Oorresaonaen up:.ed Press.

LYNDON, FEB. 4.-phe Russians
have abandoned their march upon
K6nigsberg. For the past three days
no mention OF the progress OF the
campaign northeast OF Insterburg has
been contained In official dispatches
from Petrograd Advices received
here today said that the cars armies
have encountered superior forces OF
the enemy west or Pilkallcn and have
been forced TO halt their advance.
Southeast OF Insterburg. Russian
force assigned to push In a north
westerly direction along the railroad
leading through Insterburg to Konigs-
berg made desperate efforts to cross
the Angerap at Darkehmen, on the
railroad. The eGermans suffered heavy
losses from Russian shells, but occu-
pied such strong positions on the west
bank that the Russian attacks were
unsuccessful. Russian cavalry, how
ever, drove the Germans out OF q vii
lage on the west bank of the Angerap
south Of Darkehmen and the village
Is now. occupied by the czar's troops.
Northeast Of Insterburg, the Rus
sians encountered unexpectedly large
forces OF Germans concentrated along
the Lasdehnen M alIwischken line west
Of PiIkalIen. German prisoners taken
In that vicinity reported that some
reinforcements' had been brought into
East Prussia from Flanders.
Along the western battle line today
military experts were chiefly concern
ed over new German attacks near Yer
dun. The army OF the German crown
prince has resumed its efforts TO drive
In the French infantrymen entrench-
ed outside the besieged city.
Y PETROGRAD, Feb. 4.--Poland, from
Warsaw west to the Prussian frontier.
now bloody battle-ground. Official
dispatches today reported furious
German attacks along the Bzura. San
urinary lighting preceded the capture
BY the Russians OF Skempe, north OF
The Vistula. Southwest OF Warsaw
he czars aviators rained bombs with
4eadly effect upon German concentra-
zion camps.
u "The Germans have been consider
Ably reinforced" was the official adj
Emission from the general staf today.
YWest OF Warsaw, in the region OF
fGoumin and Bourzdymow, south Of
{the Bzura, heavy artillery fire contin-
raes day and night.
\ Stubborn hand-to-hand fighting
continues at all hours, with both sides
suffering severe losses. Goumin is
! still held by our forces, though the
enemy is making desperate attacks
lin that region"
Victory for the Russians north OF
the vistula are reported here today.
Tt was taken to indicate the resump-
tion of the Russian drive on the Prus-
sian fortress Of Thorn. The grand
dukes army captured Skempe, half
way between Lipno and Stepia, by an
infantry onslaught The Germans re-
tired In the direction OF Lipno which
they still hold. A German attack
south OF Lipno along the vistula was
repelled
The Russian force operating south
east Of Insterburg forced a crossing
Of the Angerap south Of Darkehmen.
Along the Rawa, Russian ayiators
bombarded German concentration cen.
tiers at Rawa, Buzotmy and several
other points along the railroad.
Hundreds OF wounded Russian SOL
diers and many German prisoners are
arriving in Warsaw daily. Most of
these are from the Bzura region where
the most desperate aghting has been
In progress for q week. Practically
al. the Russian wounded are victims
of German rife bullets. The trenches
near Burzdymow are now close to-
gether: they report that rife fire
scarcely ever ceases. AT night Ger
man artillery plays upon the Russian
trenches. Daybreak signals a new
German infantry attack.
The Austro-G German forces I'm the
Carpathians are now stubbornly re-
sisting the Russian forward move
ment into Hungary, IL was oficially
admitted today. The Germans are
bringing up fresh troops.