New-York tribune., 1915-09-25
Gar Wins New Victories
in Galicia and
Volhynia.
GERMANS ENCOUNTER
STERNER RESISTANCE
Admit Check East of Wilma
Advance on Dvinsk
Moves Slowly.

won new victories IN bhDCla anu Noihy
MIA and are Offering stubborn resist
ance along the rest of the long eastern
front
General Ivanoff has been so success
full that Field Marshal Won Mackensen,
who IS fighting north Of the Pripet
marshes eastward Of Brest-Litovsk, has,
according to the German official report,
been compelled to withdraw his line
somewhat. as it was in danger Of being
encircled.
The Austrians have been driven back
across the Styr, and, according to one
account, have evacuated the fortress of
! Lutsk, in the Volhynian triangle Of for
tresses, which they captured during the
great drive.
"The battle north OF Lutsk was great
] success for the Russians. who took a.
| 900 prisoners and recaptured the town
Of Lutsk," says the Petrograd CORE
spondent Of Reuters Telegram Com
pany.
In the centre the Russians are still
falling back, while IN the north Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg continues TO
make progress with his offensive against
Dvinsk, although at q much slower rate
than formerly, as the Russians are stlh
ening their resistance. East OF YUMA
the Germans admit temporary check,
during which they lost guns to the
Russians.
GERMAN OFFICIAL.
The following statement was given
out by German Army Headquarters:
Army Group of Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg: Southwest Of Lenne..
walden. the villages of Rose and
Strigge, which has been temporarily
evacuated, were again reoccupied.
Before Dvinsk, northeast Of Smell
ina, further Russian positions were
captured by storm and about l,OOo
prisoners were taken.
Our forces on the flank Of the re-
treating Russians at Nilejka are en-
gagged in a stubborn battle Strong
Russian attacks were temporarily sue
cessful at one point. On this occa
sion several cannon teams which had
held on till the last moment were
lost.
The advance which IS closely press
ing on the heels Of the retreating
enemy has crossed the Solyolschany-
Trabyiwje- e-Novo-Grodek line.
Enemy's Line Broken.
Army Group Of Prince Leopold Of
Bavaria: The resistance of the enc
nv was broken on the entire front
during the pursuit in the Serwetch
district above Korelitschi and Szcza-
.o+ -, oct nf u ra h
in has been reached. Further south
in an engagement with enemy rear
guards 100 prisoners and some ma
chine guns fell into our hands.
Army Group of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen: Advanced divisions north
east and east of Logischin were with
drawn behind the Oginski Canal and
the Jasiola River before an encircling
Russian attack. They carried two
officers and 100 men with them as
prisoners.
RUSSIAN OFFICIAL.
The following statement was issued
at the Russian War Office:
A German aeropane shelled Shlok
west of Riga). When shelled by the
Russians the machine hurriedly de-
scended beyond the German trenches.
Fighting at Stounga, on the Ekau
River, resulted in the fight Of the
Germans, who abandoned number OF
hand grenades, cartridges and uten-
sils. Stubborn fighting commenced at
Atkala, in the Neugub region. the viii
lage continually changing hands.
In the region of Dvinsk there has
been no change. During a bayonet
fight west of Sweden Lake one Off
cer one hundred men and one ma
chine gun were captured. In the
Smielin region, in the course Of des-
perate hand-to-hend fighting, two ma
chine guns and over two hundred
we're captured. One height changed
hands repeatedly.
Win North Of Dubno.
In the region Of Smorgon, on the
front southeast Of Wilma, and also in
the region of Gawia, east Of Ida, en-
gagements occurred, some of which
were Of extreme violence. Between
the right bank of the Molohad and
the left affluent of the Niemen and
the fords Of its upper course, as well
as in the region of the Oginski Canal,
there were several serious bayonet
encounters, which increased In in
tensity. The Russians continue TO
show the highest qualities OF gallant
ry and resistance, thereby provoking
in even greater degree the enemy's
obstinacy.
Northwest of Dubno, in spite Of the
enemy's efforts to check the Russian
offensive by counter attacks, the Rus
slams occupied Woinitsy, on the left
bank of the lkwa, capturing twenty
eight officers, 400 men and three
machine guns.
In the region Of Dvorets, southwest
Of Kremenetz, during the occupation
Of one height, two officers and one
hundred men fell into our hands.
In the region north of Zale Szczyky
(Galcia) the enemy was repulsed
from Worwolintse and Ghinkowtce.
The cavalry pursued and defeated the
enemy, the Austrians being partly
killed and partly taken prisoners.
Continuing their gallant work, the
cavalry pushed on 10 Broussy, south
west Of Tluste, and in the course Of
subsequent fighting more prisoners
were taken, together with a quantity
Of weapons.
AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL.
The following official communication
was issued at Vienna to-day:
On the northern part of the Rus
sian front there was no change yes
terday, while in East Galicia calm
prevailed.
Violent fighting took place in the
district of Novo Alexiniec (Volhynia)
and on the Lower Ikwa River. In
the former sector the Russians en-
ployed strong artillery and eleven
files attacked our line. They were
repulsed everywhere with heavy
losses. Afterward our troops, in