The Washington herald., 1915-02-24
RUSSIANS TAKE
NAREW POSITION
Balk German Effort to Reach
Warsaw and Hold
Them Back.
FOES FIGHT CALAMITY
Cars Men Again Pass East Prussian
Frontier. Claims Petrograd,War Of
6ce-Russians Retake Jedwabno.
BY FRANCIS LAvELLE MURRAY.

BY FRANCIS LAvELLE MURRAY.
Petrograd. Feb. 2s-This is the day
originally set by the German general
staff for the triumphai entry of Emperor
Williams troops into Warsaw. accordipg
| to officers captured by the Russians in
northern Poland. The Germans, how
ever, are still far from their goal.
| Gains by the Russians in the Narew
River region, officially announced here.
are declared to have baked the Germans
| efforts to reach Warsaw from the north
east. The Germans have been thrust
back from Lomza. it y stated at the war
office, and the Russians pursuing them
have captured Jedwabno and. passed that
town. again advancing toward the east
Prussian frontier.
Handicap n Lifted.
The inability to move re-enforcements
to help the Tenth army when it was re-
Gently caught in the jaws of the trap is
no longer handicapping the Russians, as
they are fighting close to their first line
of forts. This is expected to turn the
tide of victory to the Russians in the
conflict now raging in northern Poland.
| The Russian retreat from east Prussia
| was accompanied by a similar movement
| IN northern Poland, south of the German
frontier. This left Mlawa in undisputed
possession of the Germans, who pressed
on to Przasnysz. There, however, the
Russians occupied position prepared in
advance. and the Germans were halted
A battle has been raging at Przasnysz
| for five days, and at latest reports the
conflict is a deadlock. The Germans are
trying to swing their right flank through
| RaCionc and Plonsk. and thus far their
efforts have resulted only in the Rus
slams infiicting heavy losses upon the at
tacking troops, and also in taking many
prisoners.
After a lull of more than a week or
the front west of Warsaw. the Ger
mans have again resumed their often
sive along the Bzura and Rawka rivers
| The German activity in this region is
believed by Russian officers now here
to indicate that the troops sent from
| that district to East Prussia have again
been transferred back.
Foes Make Gallant Fight.
The fighting in the Carpathians is
continuing without either the Russia ms
or the Austro-German armies winning
any decisive success. The Russians
aim slight local successes. but admi'
that their foes are making a gallant
night. Both the opposing forces are
alternately on the offensive and de-
fensive.
| Upon one OF the Germans Cdptureu pS
the Russians. according to the Bourse
Gazette's correspondent at Warsaw
was found the following order issued
by the German general stan:
We are coming near Warsaw, CAPT.
tai of the district in which for six
hmonths German blood has been poured
out. Our soldiers have displayed mira
cles of courage that excite the admira-
tion even of our enemy. Our adversary,
conscious of the Importance of War
saw, has concentrated for the defense
OF the city enormous forces. drawing
troops from the Caucasus and Siberia,
but our valorous troops have already
demonstrated that the enemy cannot
possibly withstand their impetuous at
tack.
The German troops will annihilate
everything in their path like an ava
lanche.
With the capture OF Warsaw comes
the favorable issue of the campaign
for Germany. We shall then establish
ourselves firmly on both banks OF the
Vistula and dictate terms to the enemy.
To this end it is necessary that the
German soldiers employ all their mill
tary power
warsaw must be taken"