New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-21
Make Desperate Counter
Attacks Around JarOSlav
and SieniaWa.
AUSTRIANS CLAIM
$500 MORE CAPTIVES
Teutonic Allies Gain Further
Ground Along Upper Dneis'
ter. Vienna Reports.

10
AWAITING roirforcomor.e are making
dosreroto oFor.s 10 hold their posi-
tiors olorc ,bo middle stretch Of the
p;ror Ca, a,a nro,or, .bo recsnture Of
,ho 60. - pr-on,.sl hv tho vic.
..s:..a ,.., corn rorcos The Of
go, I~.l nj, md vi
Ia. pus.
emma no'e phr'cuIaII! NC ''o''"'
sian counter ATTACKS ho''h % '"e
PrzemVsl stronghold. The Austrian
communiqut declares that 5000 more
p,,ssia, rri.orors v.crc capturcd in
-....,..o.. 90 .t;s sactor
p"'''eS 10 'H' So".'''
PetroErad. though reai%'nR 'he "i"'
itv Of the situation. is inclined TO a
r., ..;.. Tbo reodiross with
hopelU VI c.,.a;.
which the Russian armies III "a'''''
have taken up their new defensive
,o.;.;o,. - accented as satisfactory
~ ~ = .,.o,l NTH tho
evidence 'ha' al wen ..a,
main strategic plan OF campaign. AI'e'
a week of frantic Assaults in dense
.,., oooo,,,oriod nv annalline
-,
losses, the Austro-uer''"hs arc I'VE
ming TO shoV signs of fatigue, while
H., p,,e.;a,,s ornoar 70 have quite
r,,- IF .boir frs.
recovered from the enec'S OF 'he'' IA
furry. caused by the German onslaught
Tho disna+ch from me Russian capital
NJ. N,;oLolos g o,,o+ed
says NiA"u D""' Wv
10
Przemysl as one OF tremendous pres
sure"
Russia Admits loss.
a., ro,or. issueC
80, n.bia describing a sue.
r''. an 10 loft hank Of the Vistula
admits the advance Of the AuStro-Ger-
mans around Jaroslau and Sleniawa
cast of the San River. and IN the south
The communique says:
During the 18th the battle in the
rrpion Of the left bank Of the Nistula
soUtb of PNica. and on the whole Ga
Tcisn front continued with constantly
;rcreasiur intensity.
"On the left bank OF the Nlstula
west of lila. Opatow and koprllvnsca
,rd IN no REGION of the confluence OF
10 San win The Vistula as far as the
az
MESSED The enemy with success. The
number of prisoners taken here IN tht
course OF the DAY OF inc LOU"
1'ur lhousanu' Lo..;lo forces which
crossed the san after an ODSIihate ny
have succeeded IN spIeAuInt S 49, ,'
sector OF !,"u," p D. . M
III 1ne ics'Im nrossed tho enem,
Jaros!hu W" I'll 81 HhoDLs of the San
ToiheWh"t va D''' onnnov aeroplane.
pr1onvsl apains'
threW poiioH va 49, ot,omn,ed n,
"hlch VIZ '''''''
o'hei ao1'o" r,
Advanced iIe"' "''
"To the south of Przemysl the al
lacks Of the enemy were conducted witt
particular intensity IN the sector o.
f.upkow. the Iwagh River ant
c,rov.;ecz whore the enemy succeeded
At enormous sacrifices, in capturing
several of our advanced trenches.
"On the front Of Drohobycz. Stry anC
nolina we have continued 70 repuls'
t.nacio,,s attacks and inflicted immense
losses ON the enemy.
"To the west of Kolomea the fighting
or both hanks Of the Pruth during the
ni,bt Of the 18th continued TO our ad
vantage"
Russian Losses Great.
-. a:e1 ..o+omon+ issuoC
nv
"To the east Of Jaroslsu and near
Sieniawa north Of Przemysl. strong
p,.e;a, attacks were REFUSED with
soyoro losses TO the enemy.
"Tho allicd Gormanic troops arc gain
; ,,ro,rd in tho east and southeast
~ &C. We cantured an additional
zoo nrisoners in battles along the
Timer Dnicster. In one sector TO tht
nth of Sambor the Russians were
Jriven from their main defensive posi-
,;nne
an bricf counter attack to the
north Of Kolomea we captured 1,4OC
nrisoners."
The Russian counter attacks arounC
Przemysl were beaten off. according t'
the following official bulletin iron
Berlin:
"Our troops which penetrated across
tho San River north Of PrZemysl. agar
we're attacked Yesterday By the Rus
Sims in desperate assault. The enemy
everywhere was repulsed with yer!
considerable losses. This morning W,
onorcJ a counter attack on one Of his
,,trge and stormcd the cnemy's posi-
tnns He ia fleeing as quickly as pos
sibIe
Germans Take MANY Prisoners.
Ba pGr'i reg S,n1 and Northern Poland The
capture Of 900 prisoners IN al engage