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Show ANOTHER GERMAN PLAN OF ATTACK PROVES FAILURE PETROGRAD, Feb. 27, 12:01 p. m. (via London, 1:55 p. m.) The German infantry forces are being thrust back across "the Kiver Niemen in northern Poland and the Russian general etait believes that another German plan of aitaek upon "Warsaw has been countered coun-tered successfully. Relationship is divined between the stubborn effort of the Germans to cut railroad communication to the north of Warsaw- and the coincident resumption of pronounced activitv near Borjimowt on the central Poland front west ot Warsaw. To quote the opinion of staff officers as deduced from these operations opera-tions by the Germans at "widely separated sepa-rated centers evidently the Germans intend to Dush forward aaan in the center. For this purpose they need reinforcements re-inforcements of troops on the front. In the Kovno activity is diminishing. Hence it is evident that the Germans are again using their perfect railway system to throw over troops from Kovno toward Borjimow. ''In order that we shall not be able to do the same thing, namely, rush troops southward to the Bzura and Rawka river?, the Germacs are making desperate efforts, first with cavalry and then with infantry, to cut the railroad from Warsaw north to Vilna. Thanks to the watchfulness of our commanders and to the indomitable energy of our troops, the efforts of the enemy have bcn futile. " This officer added that even if the German plans had succeeded, this achievement would not have influenced greatly the Russian position at Borjimow Borji-mow eo lon as the other railroad lines from Warsaw to the front remained in commisiiou. He said further that the success which the Rusians are reported to have gained at Przasnvsz had uncovered uncov-ered the German ripht flank, operating at Ossowetz, where the artillpry engagement engage-ment still remained undecided. |