Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-11

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Of a dramatic and desperately con-
tested fight II the Carpathian noun
tains in which the bayone, charges
arg described as most ferocious ana
without precedent n history, reached
Pe,rograd today. |
According 10 these reports, repeater
attacks on the part Of German troops
wer. finally repulsed by the Russians
and the German dead lay N great
numbers in front Of the Russian po-
s..!ons. The losses are described as
erormoug, and UnQUestionably the
fighting was waged with the utmost
-eroctty by Germans and Russians
alike.
Fighting at salisrod
The scene Of the fighting was a. Bal
tgrod. which IS % miles south q Sa-
nix in GaIcia- German troops were
present il very considerable numbers
Il is claimed semi-otHc!aliy b. the
Russian staff that the Hungarian
forces in the Carpathians have been
AUGMENTED b. 3lo.pDo Germans. and
that German officers are Tow definitely
directing the Carpathian movement
The German plan IN 50 far az II can
Re observed here, now seems 70 be 20
abandon gradually their aggressive On
the Bzu,a and n the Vistuia region
and 70 transfer their troops 10 points
where there iE greater opportunity OF
piercing TIE Russian defense. The
fighting in the CaTathiens would ap-
pear 70 be par, Of this procedure.
Concentrate Forces
Concentrating their forces the night
Of Feb +, The Germans, early the fol-
loving morning began what doubt
less rapidly developed into one Of
,he fe-cest attacqs IN the history Of
;ae Carpa,hian campaign. With their
first line almost totally annin!lated,
the Germans pushed forward thelr
second ike. under the support Of
heavy artillery. and were successful
IN gaining 2 strategic elevation. But
rom this position they were almost
Immediately driven back b. Rus
sac bayo1eI charge. Attack and
counter attack followed each other ii
RAPID succession and towards evening
TIE Germans. II great NUN bers, seem
Cd 70 be in permanent possession u
the heights. Then z general counter
attack by the Russians resulted in
two hours Of hard hand 70 hand fight
ing which left the snow clad hillsides
gtrewn with dead. After d most stub
born resistance the German regiments
finally were definitely driven out. A
Russian officer claims personally to
have counted upwards Of 1000 Ger
man dead before the Russian positions
On this hill. He described this engage
ment as typical Of the battles which
are occurring daily in the Carpath:an
mountains.
The Statement
The Germans who gradually had
teen concentrating IN East Prussia
with fresh troops, began series Of
energetic "Reminiscences and Feb.
2, opened offensive operations with
considerable forces in the district be-
tween Horzele and Joahunisburg. They
undertook at the same time active OPP
erations on both wings Of their front
in East Prussia. In the vicinity Of
Lasdehnen, to the east Of Tiis!t, We
drove back d German attack and sue
ceeded in almost completely ann!h!-
iating one of the German battalions
opposed 20 US. Following this encount-
er our cavalry moved forward IN the
direction Of SierpeO, travelling over
the road 70 Rypin.
"On the left bank Of the Eistula, dur
ing the day Of Feb. 8, the enemy showed
10 signs of activity.
Thousands Killed
Judging from the corpses abandoned
by the Germans in front of our positions
they would appear TO have lost in dead
and wounded several tens Of thousa ads
of men in the six days fighting in front
OF Bor5imow, Gounnne and VIOLA Szyd-
lowiecka.
In the Carpathlans the fighting cor
tinues in the vicinity OF Bartfeld ard
Svtdnik The enemy here undertook ac-
tive operations. but they did not thus
continue and they finally retired, leay-
ing prisoners in our hands. In the vicin-
ity of Mount Loupkow We continued our
pursuit of the enemy and in one day We
captured 50 officers. 500 men and IS ma
chine guns.