New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-25
Germans Reverse Plan.

Germans Reverse RAN
He has completely reversed the plan
which failed against the Bzura and
Rawka lines of the Russians. len
weeks Of desperate onslaughts upon
that narrow front apparently convinced
him that nothing was to be gained by
throwing great masses of troops IN
frontal attacks against the Russians
He reconstructed his main Eastern
army and has spread it over front
where there is ample space to deploy'
but, according to Russian military op-
servers. he is handicapped by the eN-
treme scarcity of railways and by the
| fact that the Russians here have al
ready seized and hold positions essen
tial TO his plans. One Of those posi-
tions is PrEasnysz, which obstructs
the chief rendezvous for new arrivals
across the border railway from Prussia.
Another is Jedvabno, which prevents
the Germans from getting near the
Bobr between the fortresses Of Osso-
wiec and Lomza.
Russian armored motors did splendid
work in beating off repeated attacks on
Przasnisz. They advanced to within
seventy-fve PAGES OF the German troops
and withered them with Maxim FIRE.
The German armored motors were not
so successful along the roads Ieadihg
to Schutchun and KOlno.
81. L. n y
region at MOghely, the Russians mined
toward German trenches, ana, eKplOa-
inc a mine under a trench, also fired a
German fougasse arrangement. Inns
EXPLOSION dug a huge hole before the
trenches and the Russians promptly
turned the excavation into an attacking
trench. They soon captured the Ger
man lines. The Germans lost 500 killed
in the explosions and the Russians
captured three MaXims, two trench
mortars, with bombs, and number OF
prisoners.
Germans Drawn on.
The most important news from the
main battle front is that the Austrlans
now have replaced the Germans at q
point south Of Bolina, where the latter
were recently defeated repeatedly IN
Presumably these Germans have been
moved elsewhere TO recover their tone
after their experience with Russian
bayonets.
The flank movement in the neighbor-
hood Of Stanislau is being pushed by
the Austro-Germans, with continually
increasing numbers, and stubborn hght-
ing is in progress there.
Officers of the Russian General Stan
believe that the German plan OF oper-
atoms in Northern Poland is to concen-
trate attention upon the Russian
fortresses along the rivers Niemen and
Bobr, and, with their left wing safely
established on Russian territory, to
make general southerly movement,
meeting the Austro- German forces
advancing northward from the Car
, pathians and acquiring a large section
b Of Poland in addition TO that already
under their control.
The success of this gigantic move
. ment is dependent upon the ability OF
the Germans to capture the line OF
. fortresses, Of which Ossowetz is the
q first 70 be singled out. The latest com.
= munication from the Russian General
staff indicates that the Germans have
achieved no success in this initial at
tempt.
Attack Shifted TO Lomzs.
In view Of the difficulty of pene
trating the fortified line at this point
where the marshy land presents a seri
Gus obstacle, the Germans evidently are
shifting their attack TO LomZs, hopinl
; 10 encircle the fortresses, instead o.
taking them by direct assault.
There is every reason TO believe tina
the Russians loss in their retreat from
East Prussia was much less than pre-
yious bulletins almost compelled tn,
public 10 accept. Full information i,
still awaited, but IL is already estab
lished that the corps which got lief
when the remainder Of the army re-
tired performed s feat OF ems so he
roie as almost 10 reconcile the nation 4
the news even of its total loss.
In the first place, this corps, the
Goth, was not at full siren tn, consist
ing as il did OF one division, the 29th
and three regiments belonging 10 thu
newer formations created since the wal
began, under Lieutenant General Bull
gakmow as corps commander. On tn,
evening Of the 18th pressure from tn,
German forces broke the connection o.
the goth Corps with the remainder Of
the 10th Army at some point of th'
twenty eight miles lying between Col
dap and Suwalki. The corps was sur.
ROT nded by the German army, which
was continually increasing in numbe :
Nevertheless, the corps continued fight
irg in retreat till the 22d line days.