New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-04
Berlin Claims Big
Success Over 90
Mile Front.
IVICTORS CROSS
DUNAJEC RIVER
Advancing Teutonic Allies
Menace Invading Army
Across Carpati'ians.

London, May s. According to the Of
fetal statements both of Berlin and
Vienna, the German and Austrian arms
have achieved 2 notable victory in
West Galicia, smashing the entire Rus
sian centre along a front Of sixty
miles, or, as Berlin roughly puts IT.,
across the whole western tip of Ga
licia, from near the Hungarian border
to the point where the River Dunajec
Joins the Vistula, which is right at the
frontier of Poland and something more
than forty miles east of Cracow.
Though the 5000 prisoners the leu
tonic allies say they have taken does
not compare with the number some OF
Field Marshal Won HindenburG's rushes
ncttcd him ia the north, the achieve
mcnt. if subsequent reports bear 1t out.
will mean at least a temporary checK
to the Russian forces which have been
hammering their way westward since
the fall OF Przcmysl.
An attack or the Russians north and
south line in Galicia has been expected
i Petrograd for some time, according
to the di.patches Of the last few weeks.
An Austro- German success on this
front is a distinct menace to the Rus
sian army which has fought its way
through the Dukla and Lupkow passes
to the south ern slopes OF the Car
pathians, as any considerable advance
would pu, the Austrians IN position
to threaten the Russians communlca-
tions and turn the right flank Of the
Carpathian army.
The line between the Nistula and the
Hungarian frontier east OF Cracow has
been defended stukbornly by the
Austro- G. Germans ever since the begin
ming Of the Carpathian fighting.
Berlin in Gala Dress.
Berlin is celebrating the victory to
night, as is the custom there, though
il Is admitted that the flags have been
flown before full details are to hand
The German official version of the
Galician battle received here to-day
says:
'In the presence OF the Austrian
commander in chief, Field Marshal
Archduke Frederick, and under the
leadership of General-Colonel Won
Mackensen, the allied troops yesterday
after bitter fighting pierced every
where aad crushed the entire Russian
front in West Galcia from the nelgh
borhood Of the Hungarian frontier to
the junction of the Dunajec River with
the NistLla.
"Such Of the enemy as succeeded in
escaping are in hasty retreat toward
the east, closely pursued by the allied
7 af ba OF
cannot yet even be approximately esti'
mated"
The Austrian War Offices statement
which is less emphatic in tone than
the German, says:
"Au stro- Hungarian and German
forces yesterday attacked the fortified
positions in West Galicia and repulsed
the Russians along the entire front OF
of these places.
"The Russians suffered severe losses.
We captured 5000 Russians and took
a great number of cannon and machine
guns. simultaneously we forced our
wav across the Dunajec River.
"On the Carpathian front the Beskld
situation has changed. In the wooded
Carpathians We gained ground to the
est cf KoziowA4. Ne repLlsed several
couutc- attacks with great slaughter,
capturing several hundred Russians
and taking three machine guns.
ITO the Eor:h Of Osma!oda the
enemy was thrown from several
heights with relFy losses. The eight
ing ia this region is progressing
Russians Mention No Defea,.
The Russian official report received
tonight from Petrograd msnes men
tion only of the violence Of the fight
ing in Galicia, but says nothing Of a
defeat. 1t reads:
"Since the evening of May |, from
the lower Nida to tho Carpathians, in
the region of Gladychef, an action OF
the greatest intensity developed. On
tho left bank Of the Vistula the night
Of the ID we repulscd strong enemy
attacks.
"Ir the rcgiou Of Tsrnow aad further
southwark the artillery ire attained
great violence and fierce isolated COM
bats took place.
"ln the direction OF Stry and south
east Of Golouetzko we captured Mount
Makuyka and took 500 prisoners, in
cluding ten officers.
ION the Dniester. on May /. neaI
Zale Szczyky. the enemy made two
frutless attacks"