Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-09
Official Reports From Vienna
Say approximately 100,
600 Prisoners Are Taken in
Six Days Vigorous Pursuit.
RUSSIANS CLEARED
FROM HUNGARY PLAINS
Fierce Battle in Galicia Still
RACES but Is Claimed TO Be
Developing FavorabIy to the
Teutonic Allies.

lHf MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LeAsHn Nlsei
Vienna, May = tvia London. May
.. ago a. MA communication is
sued by the field press headquarters
says chat probably 100000 prisoners
/ have been taken In the first phase Of
the western Galieian battle seventy
thousand prisoners already have been
brought In.
"chief activity" says the report,
has now been transferred to the Car
pathian district between the tizsok
and Lupkow passes. but rapIdity Of
the Austro-H Hungarian advance has
neeesaitated a pause for General Won
Maekensen's troops IN order to ass
semble the various commands aud to
bring up supplies
Pursuit for Six Days.
I The Austrian official press bureau
| tonight gave out the following adj
ditional statement from the army
! headquarters In western Galeia
'grhe six days pursuit Of the Rus
slams in western Gaiieia continues
with suceesn. despite All difficulties
/ The AuHtre-German allies yesterday
gained ground, especially north
wards of Lmanowa. imperiling those
few roads still remaining open for the
retreating russian Dukla army and
bringing the pursuers into dangerous
proximity Of The Lupkow pass rail-
road.
The Russians between the Lup-
kow and Uzsok pass are in full re-
treat over the Galiclan frontier, close
I ~ pursued by the Hungarian
troops Hungary has been entirely
free from Russians. Russian ftrag-
giers on the great northern slope of
~. ysnlf hA4fflts utarratHarinpt
In large and small bodies.
Official Austrian Report.
The following official eommunica-
ton was issued tonight:
THE results Of the battle Of Tar
now aud Gorliees have been repeti-
ton Of those on the carpathlan front.
East Of I4uplxow pass we have cap
tured the frontier ridge north of
Telepoteh. zelloe and Nagy4polani.
During the winter months the
Russians, with heavy LOSSES IN hat
Ties that lasted weeks gained Il foot
Ing north Of the frontier ridge of the
Carputhians aud llY stalking All their
available reserves pushed forward
southwards on the upper courses Of
the Ondawa, Iaborez and Ciroka riv-
ers
Despite their furious attacks,
IZSOk pusH tUHlu not ne taken from
us. 10 the north and on both sides Of
the pass our forces stood fast. The en-
tire territory won by the Russians
has now been lost in a few days. AZ
ter heavy losses the enemy evacuated
the strip Of Hungarian territory
which he so lahorinnsly conquered
Battle Rages in 6alieia.
''ln Galicia on the entire front the
battles continue in our favor fester-
day we captured crosno, The extent
of the confusion Of General Dadko
Dmltfeif's rapidly retreating army
is demonstrated In the local fighting
laround Brzoestek, where prisoners
were made belonging 10 six Russian
divisions. the Fifth, Twenty-ilrst.
Thirty-hrst. Fifty-second, sixty-third
and Eighty-first
"coutingents Of Russian troops
fleeing from the Beskid mountains
were surrounded at several points
and taken prisoners. The total num-
her of prisoners since May has now
reached 10000. The pursuit eontin-
ues
Elm southeast Galieia on the
heights on both sides OF the Lntnnitza
valley, strong Russian attacks have
been repulsed. We stormed Rus
sian point Of support AT Haleszozyki.