Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-05-07
FEARED SLAVIC ARMY WILL
BE UNABLE TO ACCOMP-
LISH RETREAT AS 1T IS
HARD PRESSED.
ITALY APPROACHES CRISIS
Has Statement Prepared Relative
to Its Action; Believed Move
Will Be Made Soon.
DENY DEFEAT.

washington, D. c., May 6.--The
Russian embassy received the fol-
lowing dispatch from the Russian
minister Of foreign affairs:
"The reports from Berlin and
Vienna Of victory by Germans and
Austrians in Western GaIcia alb.
solutely unfounded. The battles
proceeding in that region give no
foundation to talk even of the par
tial SUCCESS Of our enemies. You
are asked to contradict most EN-.
phatcaIIy the reports by Ger.
MANS" i.a.
London, May 6.~--Germans in
concert with Austrian allies are
putting forth an effort, the extent
OF which has never been approach
ed in the history of war. Through
out the whole length of the east.
ern front, they are engaged with
Russians, while in the west in ad-
dltion to their attacks, around
Ypres, they are en- the offensive
and at many points are being at
tackled by the French, British and
Belgians.
War in Baltic Provinces.
Far up in Russia, Baltic provin.
ces, heretofore untouched by war.
the Germans are advancing to.
ward Libau, Riga and on eastern
Prussian frontier arc engaged in
a series Of battles with big guns
bombarding at long range as
they did in Dunkirk, the Russian
fortress Grodnos; in Russian Pol
and. they are defending them
selves against the Russian attacks
in western Galicia and are at
tempting to smash the Russian
flank and compel an abandon
ment of the Carpathian passes,
gained at a heavy cost during the
winter.
Germans Claim Advance
I'm west Galicia the Germans
claim a still greater advance, and
ire crossing the WisIoka river
and well to the east Of Dunajec
river, until a few days ago formed
! part Of the Russian front and to
lave firmly gripped the Dukla
)aSS.
The Austrians report success in
IRWIN" Russians from Lllpkow
'ass. The Germans claim total
# forty thousand Russian prison
rs since the offensive begun Sat
lrday night. The Austrians say
vcr fifty thousand and express
he belief that the whole Russian
'hird army will be destroyed.
Great Successes.
Reports show the Austro-Ger-
1ans are meeting the greatest
llcceSs on the, northern slopes OF
he western Carpathians. Despite
'erman-Austro claims. the Rus
ans reiterate the victory is exag-
Grated. The Germans also claim
series Of success in the west and
progress south Of Yp-
IS. Reports that the Germans
re about to make another effort
, take Ypres, which is declared
} be the key to the French coast
orts. Other German claims re-
tie successes in the Woevre dis-i !
'ict where they took two thons-f 14
nd prisoners, and repulsed the
rench attacks on the southern u
'ction wedge near Flirey. An
thens dispatch says the Turks
ere again defeated, and Petro-s
rad reports further defeats upon
lie Turks on the Tlrko-Russian
ontier near Dilman, and near
lti on Caucasian border.
Vienna, May 6.-A strategic achieve .
ent of rolling up hostile. battle front
f1anking attack. Of which Chan
llorsville is one of the few success,
| examples in modern history, is
Nv in full progress in West Galicia
lvored by continued good weather
lie after mile of the Russian Car
THAN front has been rendered un-
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