Evening star., 1915-02-26
ENORMOUS CASUALTIES :
IN THE CARPATHIANS
Austrians and Russians in Fierce
Engagement Around Stan.
islau, Galicia.
BUK0w1NA SITUATION HAzY
Cars Men Driven From Bojan, Is
Claim-Complete Victory fer
Turks In Trans-Caucasia.
Says Dispatch.

LONDON, February 26.AGe,-
man casualties in East Prussia
and Poland during the last three
weeks are estimated at 100000.
More than 100000 men have
been fighting hand-to-hand in the
Carpathians since. February IS.
Casualties are enormous. Seventy
per cent of the wounded will be
invadids for life.
Russians have been driven from
Bojan, Bukowina, by the Aus
trians.
Fighting of the hercest cllarac-
ter is going on between the RUS
SLAMS and Austrians around Stan
islau, Galicia.
Germans now are starting
powerful advance in the north,
the objective being Warsaw.
Allies believe that Germany is
preparing for fresh attacks upon
the foe in the western arena OF
war.
Constantinople claims that the
fighting in the vicinity of Bort
schobp, in Trans-Caucasia has
ended in complete victory for the
Turks.
Progress of the war in Europe
is thus summarized from the dis
patches from many points today.
Fighting Hand to HAND.
The fighting in the Carpathian noun
tains between Russians and Germans
and Austrians is becoming rapidly mucn
like siege warfare, according to dis
patches from points near the line OF
battle. These messages declare that
since February Is over 2OU,vOO men
have been fighting hand-to-hand in the
Carpathian trenches without making
any material advance.
The wounded are pouring into Ungyar
and Eperies, in hungary. During the
night of Friday, February 1s, taking
advantage of a lull in hostllities the
Austrians picked up at Svianik S,ouv
wounded men and over 5000 dead. the
wounded had been lying on the ground,
some OF them, Tor eighteen hours with
out food or succor.
Injured for Life.
chief officer of the Austrian medical
department is authority for the esti-
mate that 20 per cent of them will be
invalids for life. A majority of the
wounded at Svidnik were injured in
the head by blows from rife butts,
and 20 per cent of them will be either
partially or totally blind.
''Telegrams from Budapest report
fierce ngnting around Stanisiau, Cali
cia," says reuters Venice correspond
ent.
The Russians are said to be hurting
reserves after reserves into the fight
ing line, and to be defending their
positions with the greatest stubborn
ness. The chief struggle is proceeding
on the heights around the town, where
the Russians have concentrated with
the object of stopping the advance of
the Austrian right. which threatens
their whole front.
I'm the Carpathians near Wysskow
tinuOus attacks with fresh reserves.
Reports Russians Driven Out.
After several days artillery fighting
and in spite of great numerical su-
periority the Russians were driven
from Bojan CBukowina). which they
had strongly fortified. according to
Bucharest dispatch. Their retreat did
ha
twenty kilometers twelve and one
half miles) north of the Pruth river.
With this reverse. the correspondent
says, the final Russian opposition in Bu-
kowina is shattered.
Almost directly contradictory to this
is the report from the Petrograd cor
of the Times. who describes
the position of the Austrians in East
Galicia as critical. He says:
The activity of the Austro-Ger-
mans in Bukowina seems to have
reached its utmost limits. Meanwhile
the Russians continue to move across
the Carpathians Immediately on the
flank of the invading columns. whose
position is hazardous. Their rear and
line communications rest on the Rou-
manian border. and supplies have to
be brought from southern Hungary"
Huge German Casualties.
The London Mails Copenhagen cor
says 1t is reported from
Berlin that the German casualties in
East Prussia and Poland during the
last three weeks are estimated at
100000.
Members Of the staff of the Russian
army commenting on the recent mili-
tary developments in northern Poland
agree that from Przasynsz and Nov
gorod the Germans hope to develop a
upon Warsaw. CPrzasynsz
Is the town north of Warsaw and
about fifteen miles south of the East
Prussian frontier. which has been the
scene Of heavy fighting recently. and
which Berlin declared yesterday had
been captured by German troops. with