Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-15
MIGHTY FORCES
| CONTEND FOR ONE
REMAINING RIDGE
Four Million Men Estimat-
ed to Be Taking Part in
Titanic Conflict.
BATTLE IN CARPATHIANS
WORST OF PRESENT WAR
On Both Sides Process of Con-
centrating Troops Is Still
Proceeding.
RESULTS MAY BE DECISIVE
Adoption Of Offensive by Allies on
West Of Material Benefit
to Russia
BATTLE IN CARPATHIANS
WORST OF PRESENT WAR
RESULTS MAY BE DECISIVE
Adoption OF Offensive by Allies on
West OF Material Benefit
to Russia.

Especial Cable to The Tim es-D -Dispatch.1
PETRoGRAD. April 14.-The battle
now proceeding In the Carpathians is
the most trcme ndous struggle that tho
war mas yet produced. 1t is computed
that the forces OF the two opponents
number something like 100000 men.
Evidently on both sides the process
or concentration on this portion OF the
frontier is still proceeding. 1t is i'm
possible to say when 1t will stop All
the other sections of the line have be-
come absolutely subordinate to the stu
pendous fight for the ridge separating
Galicia from Hungary.
Any show OF aggression made hy Tho
enemy elsewhere is probably with rho
sole object of the detention of Russian
troops that might be thrown into tho
scales In the Carpnthians It seems
certain that the issue OF this battle
VIII nave great influence on the future
course OF the campaign. The results
may be decisive.
the adoption OF the offensive by the
allies on the west front is lending Rus
sia material support, as 1t prevents the
Germans from drawing re-enforcements
from that quarter. Russia, by accent.
ing battle on SO largo a scale at tho
present moment, when general ouies
cence was anticipated on this front ia
Tightening the immediate task OF Great
Britain and France.
TENDS TO EXHAUST
STRENGTH OF RUSSIA
Ii is likely that Germany, by the
transfer OF troops to Hungary bas
tehaed TO exhaust the strength of Rus
slo' anu so leave themselves free to
turn their attention to Belgium and
France with redoubled energy.
IL Is believed that Germany has alb
sorped all her strategic reserves. and
can re-enforce one front only at tho
expense OF the other.
Very sanguine views have been ex-
pressed here regarding the outcome NJ
the Carpathian battle. Tho Russians
are still either advancing steadily or
repulsing all attacks with enormous
losses to their enemy. The daily tou
or prisoners has mounted to thousands.
Ihe battle now involves practically tho
entire ridge between the Sanol1-Ho-
lno''ha halfway on the right, and the
StryJ-Munkacs line on the left
rev miles west OF the former line,
the hnssians' who were pushing for
ward to the south OF Stropko. pene-
NNCiitS miles or Hum
sarian soil. Eastward from the point
where the railway crosses tho r,noa
TO the immediate vicinity of the sam
bor-uzgorod Railway, they hold the
southern slopes just beneath the ridge
Tho SUBMITS OF the Uzsols Pass. bv
winch this line Is carried through the
Carpathians, are apparently still in the
hands or the Austrians. but arc being
most stubbornly contested.
THREATENING RIGHT
OF AUSTRIAN PosITIoS
desperate attack by the Austr,sps
on the main ridge south OF Volosatje,
which was captured by the Russians n
day or two earlier Is evidently intend
ed to prevent the Cars troops from
reaching this line and so securing the
uHsok Pass from the rear. Six miles
east OF the pass, however, the Russi.ns
nave occupied the village Of Vaiso
konizi. and arc evidently threatening
the right of the Austrian local position
East OF Czsok the battle line lies
north OF the Hungary-Galician frontier
Here the Germans have resumed So
tar without material success frantic
assaults upon koziouvka. which bars
their progress on the most direct road
to Lemberg.
GERMAN REPORTS CLAIM
REPULSE OF RUSSIANS
Especial Gable to The Times Dispatch.
LONDON. April 14-Dispatches from
German sources claim that the Russian
attempt 10 invade Hungary has been
definitely checked. An official message
received in Amsterdam from Vienna
says:
Northwest OF Uzsok Pass the whole
OF the positions occupied by the Rus
slams have been attacked and captured
by Hungarian infantry
y semiotilcial wireless from Berlin
says:
The Russian attempt to use the
Przcmysl sieze forces for the invasion
Of Hungary has failed. The attempt
to invade Hungary by way OF Lupkow
Pass has also failed The Russian
forces attack more to the eastward
have been repulsed with heavy losses
near NoZiona. The Russians whose
attacking force is vislbly exhausted,
have been stopped along the ent!ro
front by the Germans and Austro- Hun
garianS"