New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-21
Battle Line Extends Tor
Sixty Miles from River
TO CieChanOW.
GERMANS REPULSED
ALONG THE BZURA
Suffer Heavy Losses in Night
Assault on Enemy's Position
in Western Galicia.

mile front, from Ciechsnow, to the
south Of Mlawa, to Dobrzyn, on the
Vistuls, twelve miles below Plock' the
Germans are on the defensive against
the Russian advance toward East Prus-
sia. During the last three days neaVy
artillery engagements have occurred at
various points along this line.
Meanwhile the struggle IS IN pr'S
ress for possession of the lett pan" OF
the Vistula. from its junction win tne
Bzura at Wyszogrod westward 20
Dobrzyn, distance OF approximately
forty-fve miles.
Possession bv the Russians Of Wys-
zograd and their footing on the leit
hank Of the Bzura in that vicinity ar
ford them base for their operations
against the Germans, who are IN force
10 the west Of that position, and ei-
fectually prevents movement upon
NoyO Georgiewsk, which mas been the
German objective in the advance tow
ard Warsaw from the north.
Southwark, IN the vicinity or Tar
now. Cslicia, the Austrians have en-
ployed for the first time the famous
German 42-centimctre guns IN An euort
Ia dislodge the Russians from their po-
sitions along the Duuajec River. Ac-
cording TO reports here. they have been
unsuccessful. having been forced 10 re-
treat TO the northwest. leaving the
Russian positions intact. Russian army
officers are of the opinion that the
heavy German guns are an impeachment
rather than an aid TO the Austrlans,
on account Of the bad roads and the
long distance il is necessary 10 trans
port the guns.
The communication issued tonight
from general headquarters OF the Rus
sian army says:
There is nothing OF importance 20
report Of the operations on January
10 along our entire front, except the
usual rife firing and cannonading.
"In the region north Of Rawa the
Germans made two attempts at par
tisl offensive. These were stopped by
our fire, and the enemy was compelled
TO fall back.
Searchlights Spoil Attack.
ON the evening Of January is the
Germans in the region Of the village
Of Nitkovitze ton the left bank Of the
Bzurs) made an attack against the
head of the bridge. under the glare OF
ScaTCnllRnlSs
had been set on fire at distance OF
300 PAGES. This attack was repused
bv the efficient fire of our artillery.
"The same evening in Western Ga
licia the Germans. after cannonadlng
heavily our positions south OF the
small town of Radloff and setting on
fire two villages behind our positions,
made an attack on them. Compact de-
tachments Of the enemy reached our
barbed wire entanglements, but our de-
structive fire prevented further pro-
gress. They suffered heavy losses and
we're compelled to fall back on their
position.
ain Bukowina our troops are ad-
vancing with success. They have oc-
cupied. after some fighting, the vii
lage Of Tohaneschti. about ten miles
north Of Watra Dorna, where they
captured and made prisoners both OF
ficers and men"
The following official communication
was issued By the Grand staff earlier
in the day:
During January II and Is, on the
right bank Of the lower Nistula. upon
the front running from the river to
the railroad from Warsaw to Mlaws,
portion of our troops, having come
in close contact with the enemy, had
series Of collisions Of secondary
Importance.
"Fighting of more grave character
though having the nature of separate
actions. took place in the village of
Konopki, where the heavy artillery
| With which the enemy bombarded us
was silencei by the fire of our bat
teries. and near Bodzanow and BeJou-
| pied we'll organized defensive positions
/ Heavy fighting also occurred near Dob
rzvn. where an offensive attempt OF
! the Germans was blocked. and the en-
envy was driven back, sustaining grave
| losses.
During this day Of January II the
on the west bank OF the Vistula our
lines near Wyszogrod. but our FIRE. d.
rected upon his front and Hank,
slenced the German artillery.
ION January Is the Germans vlo-
lently cannonaded the village of VT
kovitze and the intrenchments occu-
pied by US on the left bank Of the
Bzura.
There Is no material change on the
other fronts
Cracow Prepares for Siege.
Dispatches from Budapest state that
the Governor Of Crscow has ordered
the partial evacuation from the city
and its suburbs of women. children and
men unfit for military service. They
have been given forty-eight hours. TO
leave. The men over military age. but
who are still active, have been formed
into civic guard. The banks have
been transferred to Vienna. Provi-
sions of all kinds, it is stated, are
scarce in Cracow.
Berlin (yia London, Jan. ~. Inc
| Prussisn railways announce the open
/ ing OF through freight traffic to Skier
niewice, which lies only few miles
TO the rear Of the German positions
on the Rawka River, in Russian