The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-02
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS
ON THE WAR IN EUROPE
RUSSIAN.

hN NNlhN,
' PETROGRAD Feb Renewal of
a fierce offensive by the Germans in
the region " Sochuczcw nd Boil
movo on the road to Warsaw IL ad-
mitted In an official statement issued
here today. The violence Of the Ger
wm attack The statement says com
PEELED some OF the Russian unite to
retire to the second line Of trenches.
The communication was AS follows:
"On the right bank Of the Lower
Vistula on Jan. 81 our cavalry made
II sudden and successful assault upon
the German line along the front be
tween Bre8un and Lake Ore2cleJO, 10
NcrSis 10 miles, north N Slerpcs,
capturing many officers aud soldiers
THE attempt of the Germans ON
the Both TO open the offensive move
ment In the direction Of Iipno and
Dobroyn, supported by artillery fire,
was checked.
"On the left bank Of the Vistula
front at the villages OF Makow and
Dyblin, the enemy was thrown back
to the line Of the villages " Weleze
and Nasignewo northwest OF Who's.
lawek. The Germans in retreatlng
abandoned ut Makow many OF their
dead
In the course Of the day of Jan
uary 81, the enemy, after having con
centrated in the region OF Sochaczew,
BOllmlvo, the south OF BollmivO, "A
large force Of artillery, developed
active operations against our posi-,
tions with very considerable force.
The German offensive was distin.
gulshed by great tenacity the foe ad
vancinG In close ranks strongly sup
ported from the rear
After having concentrated a VIC.
lent fire In the morning upon that re.
glon the flcrceucss NJ the German Of
fenslve compelled some NJ our units
to retire to the second line Of
trenches"
PETROGRAD, Feb An official
statement issued by the general staff
IN the Caucasus says:
There was mo- fighting ON January
90 ot any point on the front"
In the meanwhile % counter attack
e. ON another detachment of our forces
drove the enemy from an the trench.
o., occupied by him lufilctng upon
| Him enormous losses
simultaneously with the attack on
| N0rilmow the Germans delivered II
series NJ ferocious assaults against
Iuur front between the villages Of GOu.
ImInc BOurgadc aud Moghely. These
attacks were supported by very heavy
nrtillery fire Up 10 midday OF Jan,
uury ~, every one N these assaults
Ivus driven back 10y uS. some by Our
rifle fire aud some With the bayOnet
| Nut between midday aud p. IN. OF
January ~, the Germans were sue
Irc-,ful ln occupying part Of our
trenches. In this. they were helped
largely by an energetic and sustained
IWlllIpry fire
"A litAe after . o'clock we under
ItDuk IA Ecnerp counter attack This
was successful and ns result Of il
The enemy retained hut a little portion
uu January 81 NJ our trenches toecth
Ter with certain chateau In the coun
Itry II can be- said the success of the
Germans ON January 81 were relative
| ly insignificant compared to the losses
we inflicted on the enemy with our
Iartillcry fire our counter attack and
Iour hayonct charges According TO re-
ports from our military 'hirfs, the
russian artillery inflicted Immense
.drmage ON the Germans our guns
Idlsper>cd dense gatherings OF German
Infantry and reduced their batteries
t. silence; this mad" it possible for
Iu 20 resist their fierce attack
The fighting ln the tarpathians
continues. In spit" uf the reported
participation Of fresh Austrian troops
which up to the present time have NOT
Inriualy appeared on our front we
were successful bon lunrlllng every en-
druyor ~ the enemy 10 assume the Of
fluslye In the vicinity " Mount Rez
skid and Mount NrJkow aud are con
|tiuuIug 20 advance with success along
/ 'hu front from NlInlu Pollianka t.