Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-04-13
CAR s ARMY
HALTED; LINE
CUT, REPORT
Austrians Officially Claim
Russian Advance in Car
pafhians Stopped.
GERMANS RENEW ATTACK
ON OSSOWETZ FORTRESS
Kaiser and German Staff Di.
rect Defense by Five Ass
trian Armies.
GERMAN WEDGE HOLLIS
AGAINST FRENCH ATTACKS
Assaults of French E,efwesn
Meuse and MoseIle Con-
tinue Unremittingly. 4
GERMANS RENEW ATTACK
ON OSSOWETZ FORTRESS
GERMAN WEDGE HOLLIS
AGAINST FRENCH ATTACKS
Assaults of French E.etwesn
Meuse and MoseIIe Con-
tinue Unremittingiy. 4

The Russian offensive along tho
whole Carpathian front lhas hseu
brought to a standstili. act.ordine Il
an official report issued BY tia Aus.
trian war Office today. b.. counters
attacks, it is declared, the Iknssian
line has been effectively Droi.enI ii
several places.
Five Independent Austrian armies
are operating along the Cafpathian
front. Petrograd newspapers publish
semi-ofacial details concefning this
campaign to the effect that the va.
rious Austrian armies are under sll-
rection of the German general stan
1t is said also that Emperor Wllllanl
personally is supervising the work u
the staff.
The German attack or the Russiai;
forces in the north near the Prassiall s
frontier was resumed yesterday and
another battle Is in progress for POS.
session of the important Russian for-*
tress of Ossowetz. The abandonment
CT the former siege OF this fartr--r
was interpreted in Petrograd as IN
dicating that the Germans had given
up their attempt to break through
the Russian line of defenseg and ad-
vance on Warsaw from the north, but
| It is now said semi-officially at the
Russian capital that the invaders
have brought up howttzers and begun
! q new bombardmsnt. One Of the Ger
man siege batteries Is said to haTf
been damaged padly by the Russian
guns.
The effort Of the allies to drive back
ltl1e German wedge in the AquHs~
Mosel1e region continues unremittirHs
! IL. but the official unicat<rz1
| from both Paris and Berlin Indicate
that the German lines are holding
The Berlin announcement speaks o.
a number Of French infantry attacks
with strong forces, which are said to
| have been repeIled.- Small gains are
claimed for the Germans in the forest
| az I,ePretre. The French war office
refers only briefly to this lighting,
saying that at several points the at
tackers made their way to the Wlre
entanglements of the Germans.
Fighting in Bnkowina.
In Bukowina heavy fighting is II
| uroeress. according to a Bucharest
dispatch to Paris. OF two Austrian
armored trains. which advanced
against the Russians yesterday. one
| is said to have been blown up ard
the OIner IOrceu 70 WAliiuA W. tNAeFs- Z
| being damaged.
ssThe highest German authority 4.
Rome has denied reports that Ger
many is considering peace negotia
tions. From this source comes the
statement that the German general
| staff has made plans for resumption
of the offensive with fresh viSor-
The Italian military authorities
have ordered army officers 70 auzi'
the metal on their uniforms and
scabbards. This is described as o
measure usually adopted on the e7e
of war
BY the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, April 1s-An off,
eiaI war Office bulletin from VieRfie
received by the Austro- Hun garias1
embassy here today said the Russia
offensive in the Carpathians had beer
brought to a standstill, and thu
counter attacks had broken the Rus
sian line in several places.
The dispatch follows:
"Along the whole Carpathian 4rqs7
| there is marked calmness.
"Along the western section OF tx
| fighting line where the Russians re-
/ Gently tried to break through witss
strong forces in the Ondava and
\ Laborza valleys and completel<
| failed, with very heavy losses. thers
| has not been any fighting for seF
| eral days.
'sThe Russian offensive since stsss
fall of Przemysl, therefore, along tlit
whole Carpathian front has bee7
brought to standstill and Be
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