The Butler weekly times., 1915-05-06
GERMANS CLAIM
NOTABLE VICTORY
Russian Center Defeated in Ca
licia, According to the
Official Reports.
5000 PRISONERS were TAKEN
Berlin and Vienna Celebrate with Dis
play Of Fiags-Teutons Also Claim
Progress in Baltic Provinces
and France.

A London. May 4.-According to tn
/. official statements, both of Berlin an
a Vienna. the German and Austrian arm
have achieved notable victory ii
I West Galicia. smashing the entire Rus
sian center along front of man,
a miles. or, as Berlin roughly puts 1t
across the whole western tip of Gall
i. cia from near the Hungarian border
Z to the point where the River Dunajes
, joins the Vistula. which is right q,
the frontier of Poland.
. Though the 5000 prisoners whom
the Teutonic allies say they have tax.
en- does not compare with the number
which some of Field Marshal Won Hin.
denburg's rushes netted him in the
north. the achievement, if subsequent
reports bear it out, will mean at least
temporary check to the Russian
forces. which haye been hammering
their way westward since. the fall Of
Przemysl.
Russians Retieent.
grad official communication that q
desperate battle has been engaged in
since last Saturday night on the front
from the lower Nida river to the Car
pathlan mountains, no further news
has come through concerning the fight.
ing in which both Berlin and Vienna
claim a victory.
Reticence of the Russian official
communication. though it may indi.
cate that the battle is unfinished, is
considered in military circles here to
give considerable color to the Teutonic
| claims, at least to the claim OF Vienna,
which does not place its estimate of
gains SO high as does the German
communication.
General Retreat Probable.
III the Austro-G German claims are
correct, according to the military oh.
servers, the Russian right flank is in
danger of development, the Russian
left flank is threatened by strong Aus.
tro-German forces and on the Stry.
Munkacs line, the position is danger.
Gus as to be likely to involve a gen.
eral retreat
England and France make no claim
to any gains in the west, the British
contenting themselves with saying
that the Germans attack on the scar.
red Hill Sixty in Flanders have been
beaten back; the French confirm this.
In the fighting in the Baltic prov.
inces also Berlin finds cause to rejoice.
Rejecting the Russian contention that
it is only sporadic cavalry raid, Ber.
lin wireless comment received tonight
says it seriously threatens the Russian
right, and the fact that troops could be
moved so far northeast before they en-.
countered resistance is considered a
reflection on the Russian intelligence
system.
Sink Two German Boats.
London, May 3.-The British admir- {
atty stated last night two German tor
pedo boats had been sunk in the North !
Sea. The British torpedo boat destroy
er Recruit also was sunk.
The text of the admiralty statement I
-"A A series Of small affairs took place ts
in the neighborhood of the Galloper :
and North Hinder lightships Saturday :
In the forenoon H. M. destroyer !
Recruit was sunk by submarine, four
officers and twenty-one men being
saved by the trawler Daisy. q
"The trawler Colombia was attacked
by two German torpedo boats who ap- :
preached her from the westward and
an action without hoisting
heir colors. The Colombia was sunk y
oy a torpedo only one deckhand being a
saved by the other trawlers. g
Chased and Sank Germans.
"A division Of British destroyers, D
the Aforey, Leonidas. La :
ord and Lark. chased the two German =
ressels and after. brief running fight b
II about an hour. sank them both. d
The British destroyers sustained v
10 casualties.
Two German officers and forty-four
nen were rescued from the sea and
made prisoners OF war.
French eombard Metz Fort.
Paris. May 3.-The official report
'iven out today by the French war de-
'artment says It Il believed that the +
reat gun which twico has bombarded
)unkirh from range Of tWentythree
nd one-half miles has been put out Of 4
ction.
II also announces the bombardment
i the French Of one a the German
prts at Metz. the Lorraine cavltAl. I
y si- i
oualsss Ascerded IN l1pah.
London. Nay GA severe earth i
hook was recorded .Aax31 6AtQrday q
lOruinx q the obseFyatnf1ee At Car {,
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