The Archive · 1915

Severe Fighting in Poland and Galicia

RUSSIAN SUCCESSES IN THE CARPATHIANS

Paris, Feb. 12.

A semi-official communique states that the failure of the German attacks in Poland appears to be complots, The losses sustained by the enemy are unprecedented and are reported as exceeding forty thousand dead.

Harbin, Feb. 13.

German military correspondents are pointing out the difficulties weather and the impossibility of the Germans benefiting by their suc cesses owing to the Russinns making successful night counter-attacks.

Petrograd, Feb, 13.

The official communique issued this evening states On the Niemen-Vistula front fighting continued west of Lurburg. Lyck and Madzidlo and east of Berpetz. We successfully repulsed all attacks; the enemy's losses were heavy at Lyck.

On the left bank of the Vistula our artillery successfully bombarded the enemy's columns.

In the Carpathians our troops ied the fortified heights in the region of Szvidnik and between the Lupkow Pass and the upper San, where we made a thousand prisoners. On the front between Ujok Pose and T'cholka Pass we slightly repulsed the Germans, who entrenched themselves forty pecos from our trenches, At Vyschkow obstinate attacks were made by the enemy and repu'se

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