Evening star., 1915-02-27
CAPTURE OF STANISLAU :
AND K0LOMEA CLAIMED
Reverses for Austrian Troops in Re-
peated Attacks in Galicia
Reported.
FIERCE FIGHT ALONG N1EMAN
Several Villages Change Hands Re-
peatedly, But Germans Are Said
to Have Been Forced
Over River.

LONDON, February e.
Petrograd announces a repulse of
German attacks in northern Po-
land with heavy losses. As a re-
suit of the desperate fighting OF
the past few days the Russian
general staff claims to have forced
back the Germans along a front
OF twenty-five miles in the
Przasnysz region. Austrians in
eastern Galicia have been driven
back and the Russians have recap
tured Stanislau and Kolomea, ac-
cording to advices from Rou-
mania.
That the retirement of the Ger
mans in the Przasnysz region is
in the nature of rout is indicated
by Petrograd's claims that after
repeated bayonet attacks the
enemy was forced to leave, pris-
oners, cannon, machine guns and
commissariat
Success of the Russians was
materially aided by the deadly
work of powerful ,armored motor
cars, which dashed up to the re-
tiring German forces, pouring an
extremely deadly fire into the
enemy. Thirty officers and 1000
men, with many guns, have been
taken by the cars forces, it is
claimed.
Believe Warsaw Is Saved.
| The German infantry forces are be-
ing thrust back across the River ME-
man in northern Poland, and the Rus
sian general staff believes that another
German plan of attack upon Warsaw
has been countered successfully.
| On the bank of the River Nieman. to
the north of the Grodno forts. terrific
fighting Is going on along wide front.
Several villages have changed hands
| tween the Bobr and Edvanado river has
| been repulsed according to Petrograd's
claims, the enemy suffering enormous
| losses. J..
Many Prisoners Taken.
Many German prisoners" says The
| Russian official news agency. have
been captured on the roads toward
Grodno. They belong to the newly
] formed 40th German Army Corps. They
are unanimous in affirming that their
| in
spite of the success of the Germans In
| the. Augustowo forest, their ranks
having been greatly demoralized.
According to the captives. the large
slams in the, occupation of Moghely
| farm was due to the suddenness of
| the Russian attack and the lack Of
experienced German officers"
Losses Along Vistula.
| heavy losses along the left bank Of
| the vistula Repeated Austrian at
tacks in western Galicia have signally
failed, say the Russians. the enemy
at this point also suffering heavy
losses In eastern Galicia the forces
of the dual kingdom have suffered a
like fate after repeated attacks. 1t Is
claimed.
stubborn effort of the Germans to cut
railroad communication to the north
from warsaw and the coincident re-
sumption of pronounced activity near
Boriimow, on the central Poland front
west of Warsaw. To quote the opinion
of Russian stan officer as deduced
at widely separated centers-"evident-
ly the Germans intend to push forward
again in the center. For this purpose
they need reinforcements of troops on
the Borjimow front. In the Kovno dis
trict activity is diminishing. Hence IL
Is evident that the Germans are again
using their perfect railway system TO
throw over troops from kovno toward
Borjimow.
Seek to Cut Railroad.
an order that We shall not be: able to
do the same thing. namely. push troops
southward to the Bzura and Rawka
rivers. the Germans are making des-
perate efforts. first with cavalry and
then with infantry. to cut the railroad
from Warsaw north to wilma. Thanks
to the watchfulness of our command
ers and to the indomitabie energy OF
our troops. the efforts OF the enely
This officer added that even though
the German plans had succeeded. this
greatly the Russian position at Bor-
jimow so long as the other railroad
lines from Warsaw to the front re-
mained in commission. He said further
that the success which the Russians
are reported to have gained at
Przasnysz had uncovered the German
right flank, operating at Cosowetz.
where the artillery engagement still re-
mained undecided.
A dispatch to the London Times from
Petrograd says that information has been
received In the Russian capital that sew
eral units belonging to the goth Corps
which was surrounded by the Ger
mans in the retreat from East Prussia,
still are fighting stubbornly, and probably
will be able to rejoin the Russian army.
Russian forces have made gains In the
Caucasus, according to Official statepents
lssued In Petrograd