The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-29
Special Cable p,.potch TO rnr srN.

Special cable Dsspotch to Tur srN
LONDON, Jan. 2s.--A despatch from
Rome tonight says that the proposed in
vaslon of Servia by a combined Austrian
and German army has been abandoned
because OF the Russian menace in Tran
sylvania and Hungary and that the troops
which had been concentrated for the pas
sage of the Save and the Drina are being
rushed north 10 block the Carpathian
passes.
This addition TO the armies already
fighting In tho north has had the effect Of
opening up the battle !n Uailcia again.
The Germans are already asserting that
they will soon clear Gallcia of the Grand
Dukes troops and will relieve Przemysl
and reoccupy Lemberg according to the
Rome advices The Galic!an front now
extends for 90 miles and reenforcements
are being brought up in continuous
. stream by both sides. The Russians nave
apparently ceased temporarily their adj
vance into Pennsylvania and are estab-
fishing themselves in organized positions
] 30 that some OF their strength may De
( transferred to the west.
An important advance OF the Russian
/ troops In Fast Prussia is reported and
/ It's publication Is permitted By the milf
/ tary authorities. although they refuse 10
! comment on 10. This is that the Rus
/ SLAMS have crossed the lnster River south
I OF Lasdehnen and are marching along
! the west bark OF the stream in an effort
! 10 turn the left flank Of the forces de-
/ Tending Insterburg. The city II well for
I titled and lines OF Entertainments have
been thrown out toward the advancing
I enemy. The capture OF Insterburg would
be- the greatest single stroke OF the Rus
sian campaign IN East Prussia.
The renewal OF hostlities In Gaii'ia
makes the battle line from tho Car
pa;hians 10 the interior Of East Prussia
one uf continuous activity. There mas
been nghtiug during the last few days at
almost every part OF the front ana the
clash OF offcnsives. particularly IN central
Poland. has been severe. The batuN IN
( East Prussia uN the Malwischkcn- Las
dchnen line proceeds without letuT and
on the Bzura- Ravta fields the engage
ments have been carried on furiously
Fierce Fight at AtIankn.
4 particularly violent conflict took place
az Atlanka two miles north OF Sochaczow.
hegi.n!ng on Tuesday and continuing
until to-day In thirty minutes Of the
fighting at the start the Germans lost
500 killed IN taking Russian trench
from which they We're driven later by q
bayonet charge. The recent encounters
have been favorable to the Russians ac-
cording 10 the following official report or
the General stan at Pe;rogsad issued
yesterday afternoon:
In East Prussia fighting has con-
:inued Ia the region OF Malwischken
and LAGdehnen.
on tho RICH; bark o: the lower
N!stuln there took place again an
artillery engagement and encounters
with advance parties OF the enemy,
, In front O! this river, in the neighbour
hood OF Skcfnpe we were successful
in forcing back several German bat
;alions
The night OF January 20 and the
day following saw 10 important
change on the left bank OF the Wis
tula The Germans, however, deliv-
cred reiterated attacks against our
front in the vicinity Of Bolimow, but
in every case they were driven back.
During ono of these engagements
some detachments OF the enemy VINO
have been successful in gaining our
trenches were despatched a the point
Of the bayonet.
Attacks made by the enemy in the
vicinity OF the villages of Rabske-
} BUDDY and Kamion also resulted in
failure.
In the course OF January &c our ar
tillcry bombarded with success the
lines OF the enemy and reduced to
, silence German battery located at
4 the village OF Atlanka., which is near
4 SOchacZew.
In Gallcia the engagements ara
, developing on large scale. The
front extends from Mount Dukla to
Mount Wyszkow. on the right wing
Of this front we have captured 100
1 prisoners and two machine guns.
e In Bukowina on January 20 in the
$ vicinity OF Waleputna to the south
- west Of Kimpolung there was an
/. artillery engagement.