New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-22
Right of New Army North
Of VistuIa Repulscs Foe
and Takes Village.
SEEKS TO ENVELOPE
EAST PRUSSlAN FORCE
Left Flank Rests on River and
Menaces Ilindenburg's Force
Along Bzura and RaWka.

OF the Russian army north OF tnc
Nistula has swept onward 10 the norin
and rs now engaged IN vigorous OF
fcnsive against the German line thrown
out from Mlawa. on the East Prussiah
border Tho front, which few days
ago extended iu q siXty-mile arc from
Dobrzyn. eighteen miles below floch'
on tho Nistula. northward along the
River Skrwa and eastward 20 tlecha-
now. on the railroad between Narsa"
and Mlawa. has Strengthened somewhat
with the movement Of the right ms
operation has carried the battle line
we'll across that part 81 Poland be
tween the Nistula and ITS northern
border.
The trend Of the Russian advance
is taken as evidence that Grand Duke
Nicholas will attempt great cnvclop-
ing movement 70 trap the Germans IN
East Prussia who are holding the line
Of the Mazurian Lakes against the Rus
sian army in the region of Fort Boycn.
Left Threatens Invaders.
Tho position of the left wing Of the
Russians i'm North Poland. now rest
inc on Dobrzyn. rcgardlces Of the move
mcnt against Mawa. is still as serious
a menace as before TO the lines o'
Won llindcnburg on the Bzura. ana
military experts profess 20 expect 70
general offensive movement from this
point.
Around Mlaua. according TO to-day
rcport from the General staff. the Ger
mans have developed a violent counter
offensive. Their attacks have been re-
pulsed. and the Russians by charge
drove them from the village OF Shcmpe.
According 20 dispatches from tho
front. small German forces have an
ncered i'm the rear Of the Russians.
moving toward the East Prusslan bor-
der. They are along the road from
Plonsk. forty miles northwest Of war
saw. 10 Goslitza. thus helng between
the advancing Russian army and the
Polish capital. So far as is known
these German forces consist OF recon
NOTHING detachment.
To Segregate German Spies.
Tho "Bourse Gazette says that the
Russian military authorities have
learned that Russo-Germsn IN TINS
vicinity have given information and
other assistance 20 the Germans. Tn
this account, the newspaper says,
Grade Duke Nicholas. the Russian
Commander-in- Chief, has ordered that
all Russo-German residents IN the
district between Warsaw and the Rus
ian front dispose Of their property
within six days, preparatory to beng
removed 10 the interior of the country;
The Germans along the Bzura ana
tho Rawka to-day's communlque says
have made further unsuccessful at
tennis 10 break through the Russian
defence. Artillery duels, IN which
several German batteries were sllenced,
were frequent on this front
Germans Positions Useless.
The Germans in Poland apparently
ave beginning to realize that they are
under the tragic compulsion of having
20 lay their hopes on the Austrians
who are assigned to the protection o.
their right flank. Their two months
struggle toward the middle NistulA,
which has brought them only enor-
nous losses, has not prevented the
Russians from steadily developing
their advance IN the Carpathlans and
Rukowina Field Marshal Won linden
burg. evidently seeking to make "A
virtue Of necessity. processes IN Ger
many that he has successfully accom-
plishcd the first stage OF his campaign
and has established his armies in posi-
tions suitable for preparing for re-
newed effort. According 10 Russian
military men. however. his armies are
in positions useless for them really
accidental position where they have
been halted from sheer exhaustion.
4 dispatch from Bucharest says that
strong forces Of Hungarian troops are
proceeding 20 the Bukowina frontier
by way Of Bistritz to arrest the Rus
sian invasion.
Following is the text Of the General
Stats official announcement issued to-
day:
"There has been no change in East
Prussia. In the vicinity of Mlawa We
are holding in close contact with the
enemy. and every effort on the part of
the Germans TO penetrate our lines dur
ing the last twenty-four hours has been
repulsed. We took by assault the
place called Skempe. which was rapidly
evacuated by the enemy.
ION the River BZura and or the Riv-
er Rawka there has been canBonading
and heavy rifle firing along almost all
the front. Our artillery was engaged
successfully with that of the enemy
and reduced TO silence several German
batteries. Our troops were successful
III requesting EtFtidi pdtAldi dAAdNho VI
the enemy on this front.
South of the River Pilica and in
Galicia there has been no fighting.
Only here and there has the sound Of
cannon firing been heard.
Take Town in Bukowina.
ain Bukowina We captured the town
of Vorokhta, and we drove back de-
tachments Of the enemy who were
making an offensive movement in the
region OF Kirlibaba. Here we captured
a major, several other officers and more
than $50 soldiers"
The general staff Of the commander
in chief has issued the following order
Of the day:
"Our adversaries have of late re-
sorted to all kinds of procamations to
the troops and appeals to the people
Of the regions visited by the war, in
viting them to cease fighting and make
peace.
1.-THE Austrians, in this respect. ex-
ceeded the limits of the utmost inso-
lcnce and baseness.
"Some Austrian soldiers, especially
selected for that work, arc circulating
among our troops proclamations. in
which our enemies are impudent
enough TO address you as the noble
sons of holy Russia, invoking the re-
spected name Of the Emperor, alleging
his signature.
Every loyal subject knows that
every Russian. from the commander in
chief 20 the private soldier, is obedent
only to the sacred will of our highly
yeneratcd Emperor. who alone has the
power 20 declare and to stop war
Charge Foe with Forgery.
"Our enemies. relying no longer on
the strength of their arms and on sue