New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-23
Capture Positions North
Of Tarnopol and Take
$500 Prisoners.
RARANOVICHE SCENE
OF FIERCE BATTLE
Cars Troops Attack on Three
Sides. Without Advantage,
Berlin Claims.
fBv Cab, 70 Tie Trihunel

Tarnopol. in Eastern Galicia. where the
fighting is close enough TO Rumanla 70
influence the Balkan situation. BY sur
prise attacks. the Cars forces carried
Tcuton positions in two sectors ana
captured 1900 troops. Vienna tonight
admits that the Russians have forced
Tie Austrians back on three-mlle
front.
In the region around Bsranovichi the
Russians continue TO assault the en-
cmy's lines fercely. Berlin records at
tacks northeast. east and southeast Of
the town. all Of which the Germans
claim to have ropulsed. Petrograd
staff experts say that the German
forces here will be forced eventually
to evacuate the whole section. It's i'm
portance to them lies in the fact that
il links I'D the southern and the north
ern fronts.
Teutons Gain on Styr.
Further south the Teutons are striv-
ing to hold the left bank of the Styr
AT all costs. Berlin reports that Won
linsingen's forces nave been success
ful in a counter attack west OF Gar
torysk. In this fighting the Germans
claim to have taken 5000 Russian prs
oners and assert that they are In pur-
suit of the foe. ,,-r,-
The Petrograd correspondent Of The
Daily News" says that the Riga region
where the Germans have based thelr
latest hores of success, is proving Ii
new source Of disappointment Inc
sudden intensity OF their operations on
this northern end Of the line has no.
taken Russians unawares. On German
prisoners have been found COPIES Of
orders urging them onward and say
ing:
Iii YOU wish TO pass the winter com
fortablv, not in trenches nlled Win
snow. but in warm nuts. u IS necessary
for YOU 20 hold the banks OF the DVina
Behind this cover. impregnabi" to me
Russians. we should be absolutely
safe
Smoke Attack Fails.
Despite the use OF smoke screen,
under cover OF which the Germans con
Quoted four attacks on the village OF
Plakanen. east OF OLAF and eight miles
g. from Dvina, hay were unable 20 silence
the Russian batteries. which snOwercd
shells on the enemy's sssaulting col
umns. compelling them each time TO
retreat.
a Reuter- dispatch from Petrograd
says:
habitants of Mitau, COurland, that u
they are unsuccessful IN their attack
on Riga and are compelled to retire
they will rae ali villages IN the line OF
retreat.
German reinforcements which have
been sent to the Riga district include
landsturm called out in September who
have received litle training
GERMAN OFFICIAL.
To-day's announcement by German
Army Headquarters says:
Army Group Of Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg. Strong Russian at
tacks against our positions at Sa-
dewe, west Of Kosziany, were re-
pulsed.
Army Group of Prince Leopold of
Bavaria. Russians attacked
northeast, east and southeast OF ba-
ranovchi They were repulsed dur
ing a successful counter attack. East
OF Bardn OWEN tlBIi Oii4Ntio anu -
l4O men were taken prisoner.
Army Group of General Won Lin
sjngen.-Our counter attack, begun
on an extensive scale west Of Gar
torvsk. was successful, the Russians
being repulsed. We have begun pur-
suit Of them. During the battles OF
the last few days nineteen Russian
officers, $500 men, one cannon and
eight machine guns were captured
The loss of some of our cannon
which we reported yesterday, was
due 10 an attack by Russian divisions
10 the rear Of our artillery lines
Six cannon have been lost
RUSSIAN OFFICIAL.
The announcement given out at
Petrograd says:
By an energetic surprise attack IN
tho region of Novo OleXinetZ, thirty
versts twenty miles, north OF Tar
nopol. Eastern Galicia, we captured
portions of the enemy's positions yes
terday.
Similarly we seized part Of the
enemy's positions in the region east
OF Lopouschno, which IS north OF
Novo OleXnetz.
In the course of the day we made
prisoners in these combats Of rs OF
ficers and about 1900 soldiers. We
captured two howitZers and numer-
Gus machine guns.
later statement said:
On the western front, IN the region
of the village of Zalay and west OF
OLAF on the Mitau road. We yester-
dav repulsed fresh violent attack
by the enemy. In the regions OF
Friedrichstadt and Jacobstadt, and on
the front in the region of DylnsA
there is no change.
On the front south Of Lake Bo-
ginskoie our troops progressed at
some points toward the west. Ger
man counter attacks were launched
several times, but in many cases they
were repulsed with heavy losses, SIM
plv by the we'll sustained fire on our
troops.
violent combat near the village
of Douki, west of the village OF POS
tavy. ended in the taking Of this vii
lage by our troops.
Southeast of Baranovichi our
troops, fighting, crossed 10 the west
bank of the upper Sara and occupied
the heights opposite the village OF
Mazourki taking IN the course OF
the fighting twenty officers and l,56s
men and three machine guns.
On the left bank OF the Siyr the
fighting continues.
According 10 later information the
number Of prisoners made IN the dlf-
ferent districts in this region has IN
creased 10 sixty-seven officers and
2,025 men.