New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-30
New Force Enters Hun
gary West of Dukla-lm-
perilS AuStrO-GermanS.
OTHER MARCHING
ON KOENIGSBERG
Left of Kaiser'S Columns
in East Prussia Turned
by Invaders.
lBy Gable 10 The Tribune. J

moving INTO hostile territory AT Dotn
ends of the Eastern theatre of war
East Prussia on the north and Hungary
on the south without the Russians
having to withdraw any forces from
Central Poland.
The Russians are steadily closing in
on Insterberg East Prussia from the
north. cast and southeast. 1ilsit is
virtually surrounded, and the Russians
there are in position to threaten the
left wing of the Germans defending
the line Of Pillkallen-Lasdehnen.
The entire elaborate scheme for the
protection Of Hungary and the dis
turbance of the Russian campaign
against Pennsylvania seems fatally
overthrow by the disclosure that a
new Russian army from Galicia has
penetrated several days march into
Hungary westward of Dukla Pass.
This force. now in full lighting
strength, has turned upon the left flank
Of the parallel columns OF the huge
Austrian army northward toward the
Eastern Carpathians.
With astonishly short delay the
Russians have forced upon the Au.tro-
German tacticians the alternative Of a
fight for the destiny of the Austrian
Empire on the plains of Hungary. All
the efforts Of the Austrians since the
appearance of three German corps
Al ong them in the last fortnight have
been turned 10 avoiding this and to
establishing an initiative which would
permit a series of long, dragging fights
on the Galician side Of the Car
pathans. 1t is believed that the Aus
trans can still keep l. the field in
Hungary probably seventeen corps,
more or less complete, and this should
enable them TO offer opposition Tor
some time. The ultimate plight, how
ever. of these forces between the Rus
sian armies on the north and southeast
and those now below Dukla on the
west is held TO be beyond repair.
Attack in West Expected.
Colonel Shumsky, the military critic
of the "Bourse Gazette in study OF
the Carpathisn situation presented to-
day, declares that the Austrians will
deliver their main attack on their eX-
treme right wing, in West Bukowlns,
where they hope to achieve a victory
which will halt Rumania.
This view of the situation IS sup
ported By the concentration in South
eastern Hungary Of Archduke Joseph's
fourth army and the German force OF
four corps.
The Russian 10th Army is now MAX
ing as satisfactory progress in the eN-
treme north. They nave rapidly turned
the German left flank at Pogehon, above
Tusit. before the Germans could cover
themselves under their customary
screen of barbcd wire, concurrcntly
with the progress Of the Russian left
wing on the north bank of the Nlstula,
which stretches upward from Dobrzgn.
This concerted envcloping movement OF
the Russian northern army is now seen
As an important independent operation,
threatening the entire German deten-
siye in East Prussia down to Thorn.
Invasion Better Planned.
The advance of the tenth army fol-
lows virtually the lines of the first
march Of General Rennenkampt, ex-
cept that the point selected for the IN
vasion is further TO the northward::
This was done TO avoid repetition OF
the Russian defeat IN the Mazurian
Lake district. The present Russian IN
vasion is understood to be more fully
prepared and in greater force thsn
was the first one. and. as before, the
aim of the army is the Gefnah fortress
of Koenigsberg.
From information available 1t ap-
pears that the Germans, who Tor many
weeks past had maintained only small
force in this region, have rush d v.rtu-
aIly the entire garrison OF korigsberg
10 the front, as well as drawing upon
tho German forces on the warsaw
front. in the endeavor TO prevent the
Russians from fankirg the MazIrlan
positions.
Russian military experts argue that
this Russian offe.slye movement VIII
force the Germans 10 abandon the
BZura River line or compel them 70
draw forces from the western frontier
as was done at the time OF the hrst
invasion Of East Prussia, when II ma
terially affected the German advance
t.. the direction OF Paris.
Attacks in Centre Continue.
At present there is no noticeable
diminution Of the almost daily at
tacks from the fortified line along the
Bzura and Rawka rivers. and some
critics expect that Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg, in the presence OF sue
cessful Russian ofensives IN the north
and south. is secretly preparing for
last furious onslaught on the Russian
lines i'm Central Poland. Army officers
are confident shat the continuous ac-
ccssion Of strength 10 all the Russian
armies during the last month has as
suredly barred the eastward road
against him.
The Russian occupation of Pilkallen.
town between Stsllupoehnen and Ragnlt
on the East Prussian railroad, which
skirts the Russian border. was accom-
plished after an artillery bombsrdment
and battle lasting all the day of Jsnu-
airy -. Many buildings in Pilkallen
were destroyed by she'll fire.
Germans in Bxura DislOdged.
Following Is the communication
from the Russian General Staff given
out here tonight:
During the day of January % tto-
day) the situation in East Prussia and
along the fronts on both banks of the
Nistula was without material change.
/ in the forests TO the north OF Pill
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