New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-11
n,ive Austrians Back and
Take 5000 Prisoners
in Galicia.
GERMANS ADVANCE
TOWARD ROVNO
er,,uation of Kiev Begun
cars Forces Stand Firm
on the Flanks.

=. q. claimed by Pctrograd. After
Ito q. series OF enemy attacks on
~ seth River yesterday. the Cars
80. delivered counter attacks IN the
-uhovla sector. The Austrians were
,.,..5 70 beat hasty retreat and lost
.noo prisoners. the Russian War ofice
v@,nrb;le the Germans from the
-, q the Pripct marshes TO the re-
- ,op,bwest Of wilma are fighting
80 and with some success, for the
-.-.,,gie railway system Of the Brest-
tina area.
vos, Of this railway system is al
..,5y in the possession OF the invaders
,~.,b.y are now aiming particularly at
-. main trunk line, which, starting at
g;u runs through Dyinsk, Wilma Ida
.s,bs East Pripet marshes to Rovno
LANYARD to Lemberg, Galicia.
vM,sry critics express the opinion
10. onee this line is in the hands OF
-. aystro-German forces they Will go
:, winter quarters, for the more i'm
.,-,nt military purpose Of bringing
~ large part Of the Russian forces to
';..;siye battle under Instantaneous
,,5;,;ors now seems out Of the ques-
-, 9. the autumn rains already have
set in.
The three main Russian armies, un-
-, Generals Ruzsky. Evert and lvanof,
,,houeb reduced and outnumbered,
,.1l are full Of fight. as is shown by
A,ir offensive on the Sereth River. and
y. Aus,ro-G Germans must look to their
AZ, defence before achievements
,sseh their opponents.
Evacuation of kiev Begun.
The concentration Of heavy Austrian
',ress on the Rumanian frontier points
% serious operations in the near future
,ra;rs. Bessarabia and the region Of
ne middle Dniester, in the opinion Of
Russian War Office officials. 1t is re-
rar6e5 as improbable that the concen-
nation indicates that an offensive
against Rumania is in prospect
The officials declare, however. that 1t
F, premature 10 regard the Kiev-Dnie-
per line Is endangered. An advance
from Gsleia is regarded as unlikely at
present because Of the recent Teutonlc
defest 81 Tarnopol In any event, the
nysdsis would have 70 move slowly,
breaking down opposition at every river
and on every elevation.
The partial evacuation OF Kiev al
ready is under way, and several lnstl-
,ltons have been removed. The mill
tsry authorities consider this TO be ex-
pedion,, or the ground that 1t would
ghten the task Of the army in the
event that the city was threatened Sc
rously
From the Russian town Of Kovel, in
yolhynis, the Austrians advanced thir-
ty-fye miles in the direction Of Plnsk,
but their progress was checked. Be
tween the Pripet and the Niemen the
Germans continue 10 move forward
through the thick forest region.
GERMAN OFFICIAL.
The statement issued by German
Army Headquarters says:
Army group Of Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg: In lighting southeast OF
Fredrichstadt and near Nilkomir our
divisions made 100 prisoners.
The situation between the Baltic
and the Niemen is generally un-
changed
Near Skidel and in the Melwianka
sector fighting is proceeding. The
heights near Kiescki, on the Melwian-
Ia, were stormed. During the day
1000 prisoners were brought In and
seven machine guns were captured.
Army group Of Field Marshal Won
Nsekensen: Our pursuing columns
are approaching the railroad station
o, kossow, on the road from kobrir
10 Milowisy. On both sides Of the
railway 10 Pinsk We have reached
line running from Pulatycze and
0weieze.
Southeastern theatre Of war: Ger
nan troops have driven the Russians
n the direction of Tucnyow, on the
Sereth, south OF Tarnopol. South
stubborn enemy attacks were re-
pulsed.
AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL.
The followin Austrian official wal
statement was given out to-day:
The Russian forces fighting in thu
region west Of Rovno have been re-
pulsed across the Studel lowlands
Vur troops advancing from Zalosce
tepelled the enemy in the direction
o. SbarasZ.
Near Tarnopol Austro- German bat
ialons repulsed several Russian at
lacks. The Germans captured thu
village Of Bucniow, west Of The
middle Sereth Hostile reinforce
ments took part in the fighting, which
was violent there. East of the mouth
o. me Sereth and on the Bessarabiar
frontier calm prevails.
The Austro- Hungarian forces II
Aihuanis have crossed the broad
s~ampy region Of the Jasiolda anC
VI.a and have advanced in the regior
southeast OF Rozany.
RUSSIAN OFFICIAL.
ne Official communication issued BY
ne feuograd War Office to-day says
On the Sereth (Galicia) our troops
having yesterday repulsed a series Of
.hemy attacks delivered counter at
eess IN this sector above TrembowlS
Sha IN the district Of Tchortkof. Th'
Ns'iians were forced 10 bert {
Teeipiious retreat. According TO 1
PROVISIONAL estimate, We took FIVE
aoasand prisoners, among them six
'etn ofieers.
generally the situation of oui
'ale' Is one Of calm confidence il
avmselves. The initiative in these
Ated engagements is gradually
passing into our hands.
''Oono Fell Despite New
Forts Built by Russian:
Berlin, Sept. lO.-The "Lokal Anzei
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