Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-10

The Germans have been gradually
concentrating IN East Prussia. with
their fresh troops they have been
making reconnalssancee in force and
on Sunday they passed to the offensive
with. large forces in the sectors Of
Gorzele and Johannesburg. They un-
dertook active skirmishes In the
forests
On the left bank OF the vistuia the
enemy's forces were Inactive yester-
day They seemed to have lost in
killed and wounded during the six
day attack on our positions in Bor-
iimow, Goumine and Wolacsye-Lo-
wlczka tens Of thousands OF men.
In the Carpathians fighting con-
tlnues. In the region OF Bartfeld and
Szvidnlk the enemy attempted active
operations, but being unable to stand
the ierceness of the fight retreated,
leaving many prisoners. In the re-
gion Of bupkow Pass our offensive
continues. During the day we cap
tured SO officers, 500 soldiers and Is
machine guns.
The Germans, having crossed Tu-
cholka Pass, made on Sunday 20 vio-
lent attacks against the heights In the
region OF Kozlowa, which had been
in mass formation several ranks deep
under our violent cross-hre. The enemy
twice seized one OF the heights, but
was dlslodged by our infantry. The
losses suffered by the Germans here
were excessive and without any prece-
dent In history. The enemy's attack
In the region of wyszkow were also
repclled.
Later in order to attack the posi-
tions at Koziowa. the Germans began
to concentrate again. During the night
OF Sunday they opened an irresistible
offensive, and this continued during the
next morning. Their foremost ranks
suffered heavy losses, but they could
not be Immediately checked, as the at
tacks by the succeeding ranks were
supported by n force from heavy ar
tIllery.
After having succeeded in once cap
turing an important height In our po-
sition, they were driven out by bay
onet charge. but their attacks followed
without cessation.
Toward evening the Germans, at
Towards evening the Germans, at
tacking In great strength, captured
our highest position and were only
dislodged after a desperate fight,
when they had exhausted all their
strength. All the mountain slopes
were Uttered with German dead. In
front Of one of our battallons more
than thousand dead bodies were
counted.
Among the trophies captured near
kamion, at the mouth of the Bzura,
were three searchlights. On the Raw
ka, near Skierniewice, our infantry
threw eight bombs upon the German
trenches and caused great destruc-
tion. Our aviators dropped bombs
upon German trains near Rawa and
and also on the German
troops near Kamion.
AUSTRIAN
There has been no change in Poland
and West Galicia, where the artillery
have been in progress.
The Austro-German allies yesterday,
after a battle OF several days, took a
village north of Volovec. which the
Russians had stubbornly defended.
Numerous prisoners and much ammu-
1itton and war material were captured.
On the Carpathlan fronts severe bat
1es occurred, In the western section
he Russian attacks were unsuccess-
.ul' and $40 prisoners and 8 machine
guns fell into our hands.
FRENCH
The day of February 8 was marked
'nly by some artillery combats, which
we're OF very great intensity at GER
ain points on the front, particularly
m the Aisne and in Champagne.
Only one infantry action of slight
Importance was elsewhere reported
n Lorraine, to the northeast of Ma
ionviller, one of our detachments
oiled back the enemy's posts from
to Lelntrey
GERMAN
There is nothing to report as to
perations in the Western theatre, ex-
epting minor successes we obtained in
he Argonne, on the western slope of
he VosGes, in the Bandesapt region
nd In the forest OF Wuerzbach.
In the eastern theatre separate en-
agements on he east Prussian FROM
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