Evening star., 1915-02-22

of Germans in East Prussia was re-
vealed t, us on February 4. but the
magnitude of the concentration was
not determined until several days later.
Lack of Railroads Felt.
Not being able through lack of rail-
road facilities to concentrate on our
East Prussian front with the necessary
forces indispensable to ward Off this
drive of the enemy. our chiefs decided
to withdraw the above mentioned army
from East Prussia toward the frontier
and further retirement toward the
Niemen and the Bobr has followed.
I'm these movements the right wing
of the tenth army. pressed by great
numbers of the enemy and threatened
with being surrounded on the right
flank, was compelled to make very
swift turning movement in the direc-
tion of Kovno.
This maneuver exposed the flank of
the corps following. which, owing to
this fact. found itself in an extremely
dangerous position. and only broken
and disorganized portions succeeded
in escaping from this district
Repulsed Attacking Enemy.
other corps of the tenth army. fight
ing continuously and stubbornly, slow
iy retreated in the direction marked
out FOR them by their commanders.
On taking up these positions the Rus
sian troops bravely repulsed the at
tackinS enemy. infiicting upon him Sc
we're losses, and overcoming incredible
difhcuities caused by the deep snow
which covered all the roads The
roads being impossible automobiles
We're not able to run and trains were
DELAYED. frequently not reaching their
destination
"Retreatine slowly step by step. one
iyf tha 1nft
10Th Army. held the enemy for nine
days on lines which ordinarily are
traversed in four days.
February 19 these corps fell back
throush AuguStowO. retired from the
battle at Sphoc, and assumed the forti-
fed positions indicated for them
AT the present moment actions on
the German front continue before Os-
sowetz. upon the roads from Lomza
TO Edvabn and north of Kadizidly, on
the road between Plotsk and PIonsk
In some places the fighting is very
stubborn.
On the right of the vistula on the
roads from Plotsk Austrian detach-
ments have been relieved by German
troops
Pursuit of the Russians.
BERLIN, by wireless. February 22.-
According to Information here, the pur-
suit of the Russian tenth army, which
being kept up vigorously and the Rus
slams are unable to offer serious resist
ance anywhere. There seems to be
ground for the belief that a vigorous
offensive is to be maintained for a
time in the east, even at the cost of
refraining from any active offensive
movements on the western front.
The AuStrians are vigorously push
ing their campaign in Galicia and
Bukowina. notwithstanding the un-
favorab BILE weather conditions
1t is reported from Constantinople
that the French troops which landed
at Antivari. Montenegro, to assist the
Montenegrin army, consisted of only a
single battalion. The Russian cruiser
Askold landed eight officers of the
French general staff at Antivari. They
proceeded Immediately to Cettinje.
Struggle in Carpathians.
VENICE, via London. February ga
The Hungarian newspapers contain vivid
accounts Of the struggle in the Carpa-
thians, where a gigantic battle has been
in progress for fifty days along the whole
line of mountains, some three hundred
miles in length.
No true picture can be painted of the
general situation. since it changes from
day to day and from night to night. In
the first of the engagements the troops
were moved with machinelike formation,
but now individual heroism finds freer
play.
Vicious attacks are made to gain
heights or sheltered positions. These
attacks are repelled with reckless
abandon. Sometimes a position will be
gained and lost again three times with
in twenty-four hours. There is one
height on the front which has been
stormed 100 times. and even now
neither side can claim to hold it. No
sooner is it won and the victors in
stalled on II than the vanQuished
gather new forces and storm it again.
Meantime the Rusinsa are gathering
immense additional forces in the center