Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-02-24
Germans Attacked in Marsh
Where They Could Not
Use Heavy Guns.
PRUSSIANS FALL,
BACK TO FRONTIER
Two Austrian Regiments DESTROYED
in Terrific Battle at close Quarters.
on Mountain Slopes Near STAINS.
aw--Czar's Men to Hungary.

Petrograd, Feb. ga marked
| change for the better is now ap-
parent in the opel atoms against the
| German advance from East Prussia.
The tide turned on Sunday, when the
eastern-most German column was
forced back by a Russian force made
UP Of the divisions from Grodno.
The Germans were attacked among
the marsh streams between the
source of the Bober and the left
bank OF the Niemen. The Germans
tried 10 man-haul their light guns
on sleds across the frozen streams,
but they broke through the ice.
Their heavy guns remained we'll be-
hind and were scarcely used.
The Russian heavy guns on the
Grodno road shelled the German
main column over the heads Of the
infantry which was skirmishing
along the frozen marshes. In three
hours the Germans fell back and then
moved westward, leaving a large col
lection of pontoons besides several
submerged light guns and several
hundred dead. They struck across
the snow along the right bank of the
Bobr, skirting wide from the fortress
Of OssawiecZ. where the long range
guns were Smelling the next German
column, which was Fastening to re-
inforce their comrades.
Drive Germans to Frontier.
The army from johannesburg was
irving to secure the valuable enclavo
of the Bobar and the Narew. ending
at the Lomaz fortress, but the Rus
slams after stubborn and repeated
charges and hours Of bayonet FIGHT
ing. drove all the Germans from TINS
region back upon the East Prusslan
frontier, where there is again hur-
ried movement of the enemy's trains.
There are signs that the Germans
arc gaining greater forces at Pras-
nysh. where their position is still dlf-
ficu1t. but the Russians further to
tho west have greatly improved their
position. Some hundred German p'ls-
oners have been taken in the villages
III this region. The Germans nave
abandoned many of their DESPERATELY
contested trenches there and along
the Rawka.
The only counter movement in Cen
trail Poland to the pressure or the
Russians northward, took the form OF
an ATTACK on the north bank of the
Pilica. westward of the old line OF
contact The attack was readily re-
pulsed.
A large Austrian force in the
region of Stanislaw probably hoped
to reach Halicz. but the Russians, at
tackled them first. Their army. wnlch
crossed to the right bank OF the
Pruth ten days ago, was hanging a.,
the while on the Austrian rank: anu
when the Austrians attempted u
move from stanislaw, the Russians
on tho west, near the outlet Of Wvsn-
! low mass vigorously attacked their
| left wing.
Two Brigades Destroyed.
| The fighting, which followed
among the wooded slopes midway oe-
tween Stanislaw and Swyshkow' de-
welcomed into a hot battle. After an
entire day at close range rifle, tne
hayonet was used and the Russians
destroyed two Austrian orlgauee'
which were separated from the man
hody and had fallen back on STAINS
law. ill., Ace
TRAN campaign have become daily
more vigorous, especially in the east
Tho Russians continue to move SLOW.
" to the Hungarian plain south OF
Dukla mass. In the passes farther "
the east. the Germans are raploiy
annroach;ne a position when it will
he necessary to bring another army
into Hungary or allow Austria 10
ABANDON it's entire scheme of attempt
in" "a spring campaign in Southern
Galicia.