The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-02-02

lContinned fnom Fsge One.J
at the village1 Of Makow and Dyblin.
the enemy was thrown back to the line
Of the villages OF Welez and Nastg-
newo. The Germans in retreating apan-
January 81. th1 .enemy after hay-
ing concentrated d the reglon OF
Sochaczew. Bc1fuvo end south Of Boz
limvo, a large force Of artillery devel-
oped active 0peraf1oh1 against our po-
THE German offensive was distin-
|guished by great tenacity. advancing In
close ranks strongly supported from the
rear.
Russians Driven Back.
AFTER having concentrated violent
fire in the morning upon that region.
the fierceness Of the German offensive
compelled some 81 our units to retire
to the second iine Of trenches.
I'm the meantime Ct counter attack
from another detachment Of our
forces drove the enemy from all of
the trenches occupied by him infiict-
ing upon him enormous losses.
Borjimow the Germans delivered q
series of ferocfuds assaults against
our front between the villages OF
Goumine, Bourgade and Moghely.
These attacks were supported by
very heavy artillery fire. Up to mid
day of Januarys3f every ONE Of these
assaults were driven back by us. some
by our rifle fire and some with the
bayonet. But Between midday and 2
p. m. of Jan. 81. the Germans were
successful in occupying part of our
trenches. In this they were helped
largely by an energetic and sustained
artillery fire.
"A little after 9 o'clock we undertook
a general counter attack: This was
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enemy, the evening Of January 81, re-
tanned but a little portion of our first
line trenches, together with certain
chateau in the country.
Sustained Heavy Losses.
1T can be said the success of the
Germans January 81 in the vicinity OF
Borjimow, were relatively insignificant
compared to the losses we inflicted on
the enemy with our artillery fire. ouf
counter attack and our bayonet
charges. According to reports from our
military chiefs the Russian artillery in
flicted immense damage on the Ger
mans. Our guns dispersed dense gath
erings Of German infantry and reduced
their batteries to silence, this made II
possible for US to resist their fierce at
tack"
I'm spite of the reported participa-
ton Of fresh Austrian troops which
up to the present time have not ac-
successful in repelling every endeavor
of the enemy to assume the offensive
in the vicinity of Mount Beskid and
Mount Wyszkow and we are continu-
ing to advance with success along the
front from Nijnia Poloianka to Loud
Oviski. ii
Used Bayonet Freely.
1T should be raAated that during
the night Of January 30-31 at a point
near Molimow a Russian detachment
advanced up n the enemy and dis
lodged them from certain positions
which threatened the heads of oul
trenches. In this encounter our mer
used the bayonet freely and we cap
tured some machine guns. Local in
habitants relate that the enemy after
the Lipno Dobryzn fight. used 81
wagons to remove their wounded
Germans captured near Bormijow are
authority Tor the statement that be.
tween January "a and January 30 the
Germans on a front near Borjimow
one Id one half versts long "a little
less than a mile) lost over 5000 mer
in killed. The wounded were numer.
Gus.
'In the Carpathian. between Jan
26 and 20 on the front between Nijnis
Poliank and Loudoviski we captured
rs officers, 4.O65 soldier four piece.
of artillery and ten machine guns"