New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-19
Hold Is Miles of Car
pathians, Dominating the
Roads Into Hungary.
PREPARE FOR SWOOP
DOWN UPON PLAINS
Petrograd Official Analysis Says
Troops Performed Task AS
signed in IS Days.
fBy Gable to The Tribune ]


five miles between Reghetov and Volo-
sate), in positions which control the
outlets to the plains Of Hungary, ac-
cording TO a report issued by General
Headquarters tonight. This was the
task set for the Grand Dukes armies
to accomplish by the time the SHOWS
began TO melt and the mountain roads
became clogged with mud, the COM
munique states.
Between March 10 and April II the
Russians captured 10000 men, includ-
ing 900 officers, together with 80 big
guns anG 200 machine guns, from the
opposing forces lined up between Uz-
sok and Lupkow passes.
The resistance OF the Teutonic al
lies is described as most desperate,
and along the line from Bartfeld to
Uzsok Pass the Austro- German forces
were estimated at 100000 men.
Southwark March Planned.
The subsequent fighting is declared
to have been in the nature OF detailed
actions for the purpose Of eonsolidat-
ing the Russian positions, statement
which would indicate preparations for
a further general movement as soon
as the troops have rested and rein
forcements, of which the Russians are
credited with having an abundance,
have come up.
The text of to-night's communication
follows:
"At the beginning Of March in the
principal chain Of the Carpathians we
held only the region Of the Dukla
Passes. where our lines formed an ex-
terror angle. All other passes, Of
Lupkow and further east, were III the
hands of the enemy.
an view of this situation our armies
were assigned the further task Of de-
veloping, before the season Of bad
roads due to melting SHOWS began, our
position in the Carpathians which DOM
mated the outlets into the Hungarian
plains.
about the period indicated the great
Austrian forces which had been con-
centrated for the purpose of relieving
Przemysl were in a position between
J Lupkow and Uzsok Passes. II was for
this sector that our grand attack was
planned. Our troops had to carry out
a frontal attack under very difficult
conditions of terrain. To facilitate
their attack, therefore, an auxiliary at
tack was decided upon on front in the
direction of Bartfeld as far as Lupkow.
Secondary Attack Made.
"This secondary attack was opened
March l9 and was completely deyel-
oped. On March % and % our troops
had already begun their principal at
tack in the direction Of Balligrod, en-
: veloping the enemy positions from west
Of Lupkow Pass, and on the east, near
the source of the San.
THE enemy opposed a most desper-
ate resistance to our offensive. They
had brought up every available man on
the front from the direction Of Bart
field as far as Uzsok Pass, including
even German troops ard numbers or
cavalrymen fighting on foot The ene-
my's effectives on this front exceeded
zoe battalions. An Austrian or Ger
man battalion numbers 1000 men.
Moreover, our troops had to overcome
ItfE.n1tiaa ~
Nevertheless. by April 5-that is,
eighteen days after the opening Of our
offensive-tne bravery of our troops
enabled us to complete the task as
signed, and we had seized the princi-
pal chain Of the Csrpathians on a
front between Reghetoy and Volosate,
Of 10 vers:s (about seyenty-fve
miles).
"The fighting subsequently has been
( in the nature OF actions in detail, in
tended 10 consolidate the successes We
won.
10000 Prisoners Taken.
To sum up; On the whole Carpathian
front. between March 10 and April
! -, the enemy have suffered enormous
losses, and have left in our hands in
prisoners alone at least 10000 men. in
ClUuIEk about yUU officers. Further, We
have captured 80 guns and 200 machine
& ms.
"On April Is the actions in the Car
pathians were concentrated in the
direction of Rostoki. The enemy, de-
spite the enormous losses suffered, de-
livered in the course of that day no
less than sixteen attacks in great
strength. These attacks, all of which
were absolutely barren Of result were
made against the heights we have oc-
cupied further to the east Of Tele-
potch.
"Our troops during the night of
April 1917, after a desperate fight,
storm,d and captured a height TO the
southeast Of the village of Poden,
where we took many prisoners. Three
counter attacks delivered by the enemy
against this height were repulsed"
Vienna (via London), April 1s.ZTho
following official communication was
issued to-day:
in the Carpathians. in the wooded
mountains near Enagypolaly, Zeloe and
Telepotch, Russian attacks were
viciously repulsed. Seven officers and
l,425 men were captured "A
ION the other fronts th9e were only
artillery engagements" y