New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-16
Grand Dukes Troops Me,
mace Enemy at Mlawa
and Before Warsaw.
KAISER'S MEN SENT
TO AID OF AUSTRIA
Many Assemble in South-Pet-
rograd staff Expects New At
tack on Polish Capital.

rr- CAS-. to Trs Tribune
rs.rovrsd. Js-. l5.--The vanguard Of
=, .rrre'y new Russian army. the
,,,,re.s cf which. vben.its full force
,r ire FIELD. II is believed. will
,oproximate million men, has sd-
,re,5 westward from Sierpec midway
,,,ase7 the Nistuls River and the
,or,b,rr frontier OF the northern angle
n Esst Prussia 20 the Skrwa River,
,Isre Il, has driven the German cavalry
,.,r tte forts occupied by the mobile
force in its retreat.
The advance column of the Russian
force occupies p position Of peculiar
strategic value.
risless than forty miles from the
rs,i Prussiar frontier fortress. which
3, s,nos. due west, with open ground
Intervening.
march or thirty miles to the north
rogl6 carry the Russians to the Ger
nan border a. q point the meridian Of
ssich marks p line eighty miles fur
her into the interior OF East Prussia
han the position Of Grand Duke
y,holss's forces. which are beginning
~ advance through the Nazurian Lake
rTon
Menace 10 Hindenburg.
Js,b .rr+rua~d In force. with 4
gusssf.i crossing Of the Vistu's,
sosld grsveIy menace Won Hindenhurg' g
lrs OF communications with his troops
s.ong the BrIra and Es"ka rivers and
would force h'm TO MAKE an cntlreIy
rev disposition o' hIs forces no" bonn
ssrding .ne Russian lines west or
Warsaw line running southwark
from the Russian positions on the
River Ssrvs would pass thirty miles
'shnd the Germans positions ON the
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s'anu o-'' .'.''eD''.' ''o''
templates the cooperation OF tne new
army and his troops I'm the northeast
o., ,o-,,. - t-... p,,,ssis . nave
"s' No'c' WOULD threaten inc yer
man forces around Nlawa.
O" 'S - me comm ca'ioI' ue'i-
amos e'..'e.s '''n me movements
lofih OF i7e NIe'u.a. from the General
Ssf Of the Russian commander In
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'-'' -N''
IN the c'e Of Inc trst dav OF the
Klssian New Year and on the following
5,v Us,,.-- a., - ,or,-
''''N'
faa''e calm prevailed on al the
'ionts. The Germans made some un-
i-nor,s,. ...-.t.-. 80. 49, ,4,..,,eod co1-
mus ih 'Ae region OF Loel1eh va
RUSSIA The. failed and retrestcd
toward their position after having suf-
iefed heavy Losses.
c..n ,... u..1
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On the right bank OF the Lower Nis-
i.ls River on January il we continued
pressing the German cavalry. which
vas supported nt some small bodies OF
Infantry. The German troops which
We had driven from Siorpee occupied
he forts Of the Ssrys river hut were
unable TO hold ,bcr, T-rdo, our nress-
gre they cortirued falIine hack north
ward
"On the lef. hank Of the Vistula the
Germans made fbcir cpstomsrv attack
sgsinst somr mart of our front. espe-
elslly against our line from Boriimow
70 Raw. rtc, rsiiod ho,yevc,
The Germars .r Central Poland show
an apparent nervousness concerning
he safety OF fbcir Ier, Aank which is
Protected bv .be brosd VistuI. River
ondged onl, ~ pIoct and VIotslavsk
bot thare are half - dozen spots where
crossing could be effected by an
enierprising force taking advantage OF
ne Islands. which narrow the fairway
'ery eonslderabl,
Old Fsi,,o PocaIIod
rb.c.
n ~, ~ HeIihahs nave made one attempt
rg, ,s 'he tialula IN TINS manner
IT., o'a,ly Ot.y Iaileo, Tor the Russians
seaS, e. lI'i the Drldge was nearly
ss,s .I ~ ,eIEe numbers oi Germans
sisr6' nan way across on the
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