Evening star., 1915-03-12
GERMAN ARMIES OBTAIN
HEAVY REINFORCEMENTS
Attempt Flanking Movement
Against Przasnysz-Fighting
Line Eighty Miles Long.
MUCH FIGHTING IN WEST
British Advance Believed to One of
Those Preliminary to General
Offensive in Spring-Berlin
Claims Repulse of Foe.


movement of German forces in
Poland is reported. Following
the heavy concentration of Ger
man troops for the renewed at
tack on Przasnysz, near the Prus-
sian border, reinforcements have
been brought up in the Pilica
river region, southwest of Poland
A great battle is now in prog
ress IN northern Poland.
Firmly denying the Russian
claims OF victory at Grodno and
near Przasnysz, Berlin says to-
day that in the recent fighting a
total Of II,4oo prisoners has been
taken by the kaiser's armies at
various points between the Wis
tula and Orzyc rivers.
More than four thousand pris-
oners were taken north of the
forest of Augustowo, where the
Russians were completely de-
feated, according to the German
statement. The cars forces in
this region have begun retreat
in the direction of Grodno, it is
claimed.
German attacks to the north
west of Przasnysz have made
progress, it is said, while 3,2oo
prisoners were taken yesterday.
German Counter Moves.
The British attack in Belgium has
brought on two vigorous counter move
ments by the Germans, but it is said in
London that the ground gained has
been held. In Champa gne further prog
ress for the French is claimed. although
the German war Office announced two
days ago that this battle had been con-
cluded.
The sweeping advance Of British and
Indian troops around Neuve Chapeile
in the direction of the strong German
some English newspapers today as the
commencement of active operations on
the left wing of the allied front in the
western theater of war. and as l1kely 10
be followed by another important Of
fensive thrust preliminary TO general
advance in the spring.
Timed to Aid Russians.
II is believed in London, moreover.
that the Germans will promptly seek
to retaliate. If they do this it will
compel them to keep their western
forces intact, if not to reinforce them
to meet the fresh forces which Great
Britain is putting into the field This
is lust what the allies profess TO de-
Russians, for if the allies had not kept
the Germans busy along the western
from it is believed the German com
manders would again have shifted
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg, whose
armies are now fighting hard to re-
gain the ascendancy between the Wis.,
tula and the Nieman rivers.
Claims Repulse of British.
Although admitting that British
troops have occupied Neuve Chapelle,
the German official statement of today
declares that several advances at
tempted to the east Of this town by
King Georges forces were quickly re-
pulsed. Several attacks on German po-
sitions to the north are also said to
have resulted disastrously for the al
lies. The battle continues, says Ber-
lin
The battle in northern Poland is not
thought in London to have reached it's
maximum intensity. but Field Marshal
Won Hindeuburg with heavy reinforce
ments is said to be attempting another
fianking movement against PrZasnysz
with the idea of resuming his original
plan of advancing along the Niemen
should the operations against Przas-
nysZ be successful. The battle line
W hich is the crux of these operations
extends roughly for distance of
eighty miles.
Ossowetz Bombarded.
| Bombardment of the Notifications at
| Ossowetz by German ayiators without
however causing damage. and other
operations by aircraft attached to
| both armies are recounted in a semi
official Russian communication issued
last night. The statement says:
| The weather for the past few days
has been excellent for aeroplane re-
connaissances on the northern fronts
Both sides have been very active in
| this respect and also have used dir
| igibles. The enemy's aviators dropped
twenty bombs on Ossowetz without
| damage to the fortifications.
| "On the right bank of the Vistula
we captured an aeroplane. On the
Pilica our aviators attacked and de-
| feated a German aeroplane. At GER
| diary bombs without causing damage,
|