New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-26
BIG ARMY BARS
RUSSIA'SSWEEP
INTO HUNGARY
PetrOgrad Admits Strong
Opposition in District
Of Carpathians.
So MILE BATTLE
NORTH OF ViSTULA
Berlin Takes Notice Of
Fighting-Germans Capt
ure Bzura Trench.
TB, csblo - Tb, r1bun. !


by csbi, 10 Th, Tribunal
Petrogrsd, Jan. 25 While the Rus
sian advance north OF the Vistua is
progressing 10 such an extent that IT
has forced recognition of its menace
from the Berlin War Office, according
TO the German official report received
here to-day, the columns Of Grand
Duke Nicholas i'm the south have met
an opposition sufficient 10 elicit from
/ Russian General Headquarters to-day
] this comment: In Galicis VIC note 2
certain animation and ACTIVITY among
the Austrians in all the Carpsthian
( passes beginning with that OF Dukla.
Although the RECOMMENDATION OF Aus
/ trian and German troops N such mum
/ bers on the northern edge Of Hungary
is regarded as a very important factor
in the total OF the military operations
in the eastern theatre OF war, it is evi-
dent, even from d Vienna official report
received here to-day through London,
that the Russians are well into Tran
sylvanis. This report states that the
Russians were driven from trenches
which they had pushed forward south
OF the passes
Fighting North OF Nistuls.
North OF the lower Vistula fighting
along the whole Of the eighty-mile front
continues, with the Germans still on
the defensive south Of this river. Al
though there has been no recent gen
eral action, the Germans are making
sporadic attempts to break the Russian
line before Warsaw. According to to-
nights official report, they captured
on Saturday an advance trench from
the Russians, north Of the Borj rj'mow
farm, near Bolmow. On Sunday the
Russian artillery disarranged the Ger
mans offensive movements in this
region.
The village OF Borjimow has changed
bands several times as the armies
surged back and forth At last re-
ports it was not occupied by either
side. as neither Of the opposing forces
is able TO hold it,
In this lighting the Germans put into
use improvised steel shields, which were
moved forward Tor the protection OF
trench diggers. Behind these shields
the diggers worked until the two lines
Of trenches had been pushed to within
few hundred yards Of the Russian
positions. So close and accurate was
the firing that hat hoisted on the
point of a bsyonet invariably would be
riddled with shower OF bullets from
the opposing trench. Fighting OF this
character went on for days, with no
noticeable advantage for either side.
No less stubborn is the action on
the line between Grsnow and Kurd-
vanov, southeast OF Sochaczew. In this
vicinity the Germans arc said TO have
moved forward in the open, over fields
strewn with the dead. many OF whom
had died by freezing. The progress
made here. as tho fight went on be
tween the lines Of trenches, was slight.
Neither the Germans nor the Russians
we're able to gain more than few
| yards
Ordered Not to Advance.
The Russians have the strictest
orders not to endanger the grand
/ strategy plan by premature advance
anywhere, however tempting an oppor-
1 tunity may offer itself These orders
! have been operative ever since the Ger
mans entered Poland for the second
/ time A predetermined line, beyond
which the Germans must on no account
/ be allowed 10 penetrate, was plainly
/ laid down. To that line the Russian
/ forces which were west Of It, with one
/ exception. retired fighting. A certain
| gallant corps held its ground against
/ three German corps. inhicting fearful
losses, but also losing very heavily
itself. The Germans could not with
their utmost efforts dislodge this stub
born corps, and the remnants still held
their ground when the German attacks
had been crushed.
There has been pronounced activity
/ along the entire Austrian front of 300
miles during the last few days This
I is regarded here as marking the lni-
tiation Of the plan for an AustroGer-
man offensive movement. which IL be
Heved TO have been adopted recently
with the object Of clearing the Russian
+ invaders from Bukcwins, Eastern Cali
cia and Northern Hungary.
In Galicia. between the Rivers Wis
/ loka and Jasiolsa, approximately thirty
miles cast OF the DUnaiec, General
Broievitz. commander OF the 4th Aus
trian army. has undertaken a forward
movement in the direction OF Przemysl
Whether this is All attempt TO relieve
/ Przemvsl. which has been under siege
for several months. or 10 force the
Russians 10 withdraw from Bukowins
is not yet clear.
Simultaneous attacks are recorded
on the Russian positions m Bukowina,
/ IN the vicinity Of kimpulung, and m
the South Polish provinces Of Radon
and Kielce. along the line from lnow-
lodz 20 Konskie and thence to Solkow.
uherc heavy artillery engagements
have occurred.
Germans Capture Trench.
Following is the official communica-
ZION issued to-day from general head
"on January "a, in the region be
..,.oon ,be Vistula and the Mlswa rail-
49, there was nc important modlhcs-
80 60 renort. but there have been en-
S,sgetnents between small numbers OF
7 IN "A