Evening star., 1915-02-25
BIG GERMAN VICTORIES
DENIED BY PETROGRAO
Claimed That Fighting in Eastern
Arena Is Only Now
Beginning.
HOT BATTLES IN CARpArHIANs
Successes for Both Austrians and
Cars Forces-Teutons Occupy
New Front in
Galicia

LONDON, February 25.s pm.
The town of Przasnysz, Rus
sian Poland, was yesterday taken
by storm by German forces. ac-
cording to the German official an
nouncement given out in Berlin
today. The Germans captured
10000 Russian prisoners, it is de-
clared.
Although the capture of
Przasnysz has not been reported
from Petrograd, recent dispatches
from that city stated that heavy
fighting was in progress in the
region in which the German VIC
tory is now claimed in Berlin.
Przasnysz is about fifteen miles
from the East Prussian frontier.
almost due north of Warsaw, and
has population of about 10000.
Following the expulsion of the
Russian army from East Prussia
the Germans inaugurated an as
sault on the fortified line in
i northern Poland, to which the
Russians fell back. OF these bat
ties the most violent has been in
progress in Przasnysz.
| Russian forces are making a stand
on their own soil and Petrograd claims
| that neither the Austrians or Germans
are making progress in the terrific
| fighting which is raging all along the
| line from the Baltic to the Carpathians
Claims Exaggeration.
! According to Russian official COM
! ment, the Germans have exaggerated
the magnitude of their victories along
the East Prussian front, and from the
Russian viewpoint the fighting in
northern Poland lis only now begin
ming" The German claim that they
have brought to brilliant finish their
| winter campaign is characterized as
premature.
A Russian officer expressed the View
that the German claims were made in
the hope of offSetting what he termed
the loss of sympathy of neutral pow
ers. particularly the United States, as
result of Germany's submarine CAM
paign in the war zone around the Brit
ish Isles.
Serious Fighting Goes On.
Serious fighting is reported at Shat
bin and Yastrzemb. points between
Brobno and Augustobo, but there is lit
tie information concerning the char
acter of these actions.
The German detachment which
crossed the river Nemen at three
points February % has been scattered
by Russian cavalry, and part of this
force has been captured, according to
Petrograd Some of the prisoners had
in their possession explosives and tools
which indicated they were intending to
blow up the railroad leading from Viii
ma to Warsaw.
Occupy New Front
In Gaiicia the Austro-German forces
have occupied new front extending
from the Garpathians to Stanislau The
characteristic feature of this front is
its thinness. The rear of The Austro-
German lines touches Roumania The
line of communication is maintained
not from the rear. but from the TANKS
being parallel with the Carpathians
1t is reported that the city of
WysZogrod, on the Vistula, has been
Report Russian Successes.
Continued successes for the Russians
in the battles which continue to rage
furiously in the Carpa pathians are, de.
scribed in dispatches to Swiss news
papers. The Austro-Germau forces
are said to have lost 5000 more men
at Dukla pass. while meltin.. snow al
Uzsok pass revealed the bodies of 1000
Austrians and Russians
The Austrians are reported to have
launched number of futile attacks
at Dubova, in which they lost heavily.
The Russians captured at Grownik
transport wagon with the regimental
safe containing 5000 crowns (s2O.0OO).
The Russians claim to have captured
an advanced post with 500 men al
Plasa, and are showing great activity
at Zakliczyn. These dispat tches say
that additional Russian columns have
gary, bordering on Galicia, Bukowina
and Pennsylvania. capturing convoys
Austrian Version of Fighting.
Dispatches from the Headquarters of
the Austrian forces in the Carpathians.
as published in Vienna newspapers and
to Venice, thence to Lon
don. state that furious fighting has
been renewed at several points in the
The Russians made pa rtic-
ularly violent attacks. on the Aus
TRANS in the neighborhood of the
Uzsok pass, with a considerable meas
ure of success.
To the east of the Uzsok pass the
Russians are conducting a most Wig
orous defense. The Austrian troops
here are facing a particularly difficult {.
ask. as the Russians last fall con.
,tructed an elaborat network of c.
nent and earthworks trenches.
Claim Tide Is Turning.
The Vienna dispatches say that not
the fact that the Rus
,ians have brought up reinforoements.