New Britain herald., 1915-01-29
GERMANS DRIVEN BACK IN EAST PRUSSIA
Russian Forces Destroy Railroad
 Station at PogGg1n.
GERMAN BATTERIES ARE SIlfNCED

Troops to Retreat in Great Haste,
 Leaving Behind Them Ammunition
 and Other War Minority.
 Petrograd, Jan. 29.-The general staff of the Russian army issued re- port on the progress of the fighting, which reads as follows:
 'In the country to the north of Til sit, East Prussia, Russian detach- ments January 25, took the offensive and drove back the Germans, destroy ing the railroad station at Pogegen, 8 few miles north of Tilsit.
 'The fighting in the forested coun- try to the north of Pilkalen and Gum binnen continues, and in certain plac- es we are making progress. Along the rest of the front in East Prussia Jan uary 27 passed quietly, except in the country to the northeast of Dark eh- men. Here the Germans attacked out positions but they were driven back to their trenches.
 German Offensive Futile.
 'On the right bank of the lower Vistula encounters continue between our advance guards and those of the enemy. On the left bank of the Wis., tula, in the vicinity of Borjim ow, Russian troops aided by sappers de- livered an attack the night of January 27 on the trenches of the enemy, after having the afternoon of that day suc- cessfully countermined thes trench es. In this same locality the Germans assumed offensive operations but without success.
 The artillery duel along the left bank of the Vistula continued Janu- ary 27. Our efficient shell fire against the position of the enemy silenced several of his batteries and inflicted heavy losses on the Germans in their trenches. This was particularly the case near the village of Jidomitze. where we saw German soldiers carry ing numerous dead and wounded from their trenches.
 Force German Retreat.
 'Galicia: Along the Carpathian front from Dukla Pass to the rail- road running between Stry and Noun katch, we were engaged Jan. 26 and Jan. 27 with successful results. Our success to the southe east of Dukla Pass was particularly important Here our troops, advancing with energy, compelled the enemy Januray 26 to retreat in great haste, leaving behind them ammunition and other war ma teria1. In the vicinity of Tsekhania and Dolkhony we captured on Janu- ary 27 an earthwork of the enemy and we surrounded a second position close to this first one. During these oper- ations we took a number of prisoners, Tt>@ have not yet been determined
 At certain points along the front the enemy has made particular ef- forts to assume the offensive, but ev- erywhere their endeavors hay result ed in failure.
 There has been no change in the situation in Bukowina. Artillery due1s and outpost skirmishes continue.'
 Follows Rennenkampff's March.
 Petrograd, Jan. 29, via London, 4:45 D. m.-The advance of the Rus sian Tenth Army into East Prussia follows virtually the lines of the first march of General Rennenkampff ex- cept that the point selected for the in- vasion is further to the northward. This was done to avoid a repetition of the Russian defeat in the Mazurian lake district The present Russian in- vasion Is understood to be more fully prepared and in greater force than was the first one, and as before the aim of the army is the German Fort ress of Koenigsberg.
 From information available it ap- pears that the Germans, who for many weeks past had maintained only a small force in this region, have rushed virtually the entire garrison of Koenigsberg to the front, as we'll as drawing upon the German forces on the Warsaw front in the endeavor to prevent the Russians from flanking the Mazurian positions.
 Must Abandon Bzura River.
 Russian military experts argue that this Russian offensive movement will force the Germans to abandon the Bzura river line or compel them to draw forces from the western frontier as was done at the time of the first invasion of East Prussia and which materially affected the German ad- vance in the direction of Paris.
 At present there is no noticeable di- intuition of the almost daily attacks from the fortified line along the Rzura and Rawka rivers.
 Russians Occupy Pilkalen.
 The Russian occupation of Pilkalen a town between Valluponen and Rag nit on the East Prussan railroad which skirts the Russian border, was accomplish ed after an artillery bonn bardment and battle lasting all day of Jan. 24 Many buildings in Pilkalen were destroyed by shell fire.