New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-01
Germans, Composed of
Recruits and Old Men,
Surrender in Groups.
GREATER PART OF 2
REGIMENTS GIVE UP
Russian General Staff Plan New
Offensive Movement Over
Whole Front.

Petrograd, Feb. 2s.-Against the cen
trail German column in North Poland
the Russians on Friday delivered 9
determined attack. The Germans hello
a line stretching thirty miles through
the PrzasnysS region. Przasnysz is the
junction of the only system Of cause
way roads in north Central Poland
They are able TO support motor traffic
from Soldau and Mlavs and also west
ward TO Plotak and southwark to Ma
rev, near Pultusk. The Germans as
sembled a vast quantity OF motor vans
for n swift raid upon Narew, with the
object of reaching the railway north
east Of Warsaw, but the Russians at.
tackled with number of swift armored
cars carrying light guns.
Captain Gourdon, pioneer OF this
new arm of the service, dashed "a
within thirty PAGES Of the German field
was himself killed, and Adjutant Prince
Natchnadse WIS wounded. The Rus
sian infantry repeatedly broke the Ger
man line, about half of which seemed
to be composed Of raw recruits or ole
Landstrum men. They began to sur
render early in the afternoon, in bie
groups.
infantry Flees in Disorder.
Young German cuirassier officers
were commanding the infantry com
manded the battalion. Close fighting
( brought the Russians across the main
roads Immediately southwark and west
ward Of Przasnysz. The German in
fantrv fed in disorder toward Soldau
/ clambering on motor vans, hundreds
OF which were packed along the road
side. The Russian artillery, however
shot of many of their wheels, and the
road was chOked, as darkness ap-
preached, bringing deeper confusion.
The greater part of two regiments
surrendered outside the town. AT IL
/ o'clock at night the Russians re-en-
tered the town, where they took vast
quantities of ammunition and supply
wagons. This victory more than de
stroys the value of the German ad-
vance eastward and southwark OF the
Mazurian lakes.
The northward advance Of the Rus
slams from Przasnysz again threatens
the Soldau- Neidenburg Railway, and
prevents the Germans from further IN
creasing their forces against Nlemen.
The Germans are Smelling Ossowlec
fortress with II and u inch siege
howitzers, but sorties from the gar
rjson CAPTURED several scouting parties
whi.h were attempting to establish oo-
seryation points for the German artil-
lerv. These howitzers have been eN-
changed by the Austrians for German
42-centimetre guns, which ar" now
Smelling the Russian position on the
Dunajetz, especially south OF Iarnow
In Southeastern Galicia the Russians
are increasing their advantage over the
Austrians. In the region Of Stanls-
lau they seized the outer screen OF wi
lagos west and south of the Austrian
. army Another column from Dnelstoi
presses from the north, and the posi-
ton is regarded ready for big battle
New Movement Planned.
The seemingly diminished power Of
the German operations from the Wis
tula TO the Niemen, which is particu
larly evinced in the fighting around
Przasnysz, has led the Russian Gen
oral Staff to plan a rev offensive
movement According to the Genera
staff, operations are now in a transi
tory stage. preceding the beginning by
the Russians of a. general aggressiv,
campaign over the whole of the north
crn front.
Reports received from Przasnysz sa!
that that town was almost totally de
stroyed IN the fierce and uninterrupted
fighting during the last week. Tn,
official reports declare that during tn
battle, which extended over a wild,
front toward Ossowetz, the garrison o
the Ossowetz fortress made q success
full sortie and brought back with then
a number of German officers who wert
observing the operations from tre'
tops.
The Russians claim that the Ger
mans advanced in the valley of TIT
Bobr River without sufficient protection
and were fallen upon before they coulC
assume fighting formation. From acros
the Bobr six German batteries tried I,
prevent the humiliation of the German
battalion, bus were effectively silenceC
I NV RuSsian artillery