The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-10
GERMANS LOSE
THOUSANDS IS
RUSSIAN CLAIM
Borjimow Said To Be Field
Of Dead fterlS Six Days
Fighting.
TAKE. $4,000 PRISONERS
KAIsER's MEN ATTACK siEleHTs
OF ENEMY TWENTysTWo
TIMES IN ONE DAY.
TAKE $4,000 PRISONERS
tBy Associated Press,

PETRoGRAD. Feb. 10.-The gem
eral staff OF the Russian army has
given out an official statement as
follows:
THE Germans, who gradually
have been concentrating In East
Prussia with fresh troops. began q
series of energetic recognicances and
on February 2 they opened offensive
campaigns with considerable forces
In the district between Horde and
Johannesburg. They undertook, at
the same time, active operations on
both wings Of their front In East
Prussia.
In the vicinity OF ELasdehnen, to the
east of Pilsit. we drove back Ger.
man attack and succeeded In almost
completely annihilating one German
battery opposed to us. Following the
encounter our cavalry moved forward
in the direction OF Sierpec, travelling
over the road of Rypin.
On the left bank Of the vistura,
during the day OF February 8, the en-.
envy showed no signs OF activity.
Judging from scorpses OF those aban-
doned by the Germans in front Of our
position they would have appeared
to have lost in dead and wounded
several tens of Thousands OF men In
the six days fighting in front Of Bor-
jlmow, GoumineY and Viola.
"In the Carpathians the fighting
continues in the vicinity Of vardfeld
and Syidnik. The enemy here under
took active operations, but they did
not thus continue and finally retired
leaving prisoners In our hands. In
the vicinity of Mt. Loupk kow, we con-
stinue our pursuit Of the enemy and
ID Zone day Ne captured 50 officers,
$4,000 men and IS machine guns.
German columns having made
their way over the Tukhotka pass.
delivered during the day Of February
y no fewer than 20 violent attacks
upon certain heights In the region OF
Koziouwka, occupied by us.
"The Germans came forward to
this attack several ranks deep, pre-
senting full front line. Under our vio-
lent cross fire, the Germans here.
twice took possession Of O certain
height, but were dislodged by coun-
ter attacks delivered BY our infan-
try"
"This success was preceded by
long and violent hand to hand fight
ing with the sbayonet, which 10 with
out precedent lin history. The losses
sustained In this engagement by the
Germans were heavy. Attacks OF the
enemy in the vicinity Of wyschkowo
also were srepulsed. In order to at
tack our positions near sKoziouwka the
Germans commenced their concentra-
ton Of troops the night OF February 4.
EARLY the next morning they be-
gan the delivery OF an irresistable Of
fensive movement and their attack
was supported by O very violent FIRE
from their heavy artillery. They
were successful in gaining m i'm
portant point occupied by us but they
were promptly driven from this posi-
;tion before our hayonets. Attack
then followed attack without letup.
Toward evening the Germans In
large numbers took possession of the
highest position in our line. from
which they were Idislodged only after
a desperate fight. Before retiring
they exhausted Iall their strength fn
a an ! stubborn resistance to general
counter attack on our part. a feature
sof which was the bayonet charge.
An the side OF this hill was covered
by German corpses. In front OF our
battalion there were more than 1000
German dead.
1 / Russian ayiators threw bombs on
Germans troop trains near Rawka.