Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-28
.STORMING OF PEAK
BRILLIANT EXPLOIT
Austrians Capture 0stry Mountain
in Face Of Russians Des-
perate Fire.
PLACES OF FALLEN ARE FILLED

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BERLIN, April 2s.-(via Lon
don. THE storming by Austrian
troops OF ostry mountain, to the
north OF Beskid Pass. which was re-
ported in the Austrian official bull
letin, issued yesterday. is described
BY the Tageblatt correspondent in
the Carpathians as one OF the most
brilliant feats OF mountain fighting
during the war.
ostry mountain. with it's sister
height. swinnin mountain, which
was stormed April ., dominates the
road and the railroad from Munkais
TO Lemberg. II Is approximately
$500 feet high and has precipitous
sides. The Russians. working in
cessantly for months. had converted
the mountain into a natural fortress
with rows Of trenches and machine
gun positions rising one above the
other and It apparently was impres-
nable.
ARust FnII az AaY Cost.
rts possession, however. the CORE
aponaant says. was deemed Indispensable
IN order 10 open the way for an invasion
OF cnllcaa ana relieve pressure on Ussok
pass. and on the positions further 20 the
west Orders ware. given TO take II at
any cost.
SAP altar sap was driven against the
Run1ian poaitions al tho base Of the
hnosfntain. mine fields were laid and ex-
lpIo6sd and all the resources Of modern
lsnsne warfare were employed 70 drive
sne Russians from their advanced posi-
lions. ana 70 prepare q way for . storm
agnenza the summit
Tho Arstrfans. commanded By General
.1Eoffman. according TO the correspondent,
dsslnsd from their positions ana dashed
up the hsigtt Position after position
ives taken By storm- Gaps In the Aus
Isrlsn lines torn by machine gun firo
CLOSED automatically as successive waves
OF troops swept upward TO success. which
the writer says. like the federal charge
az Lockout Mountain. probably was be-
yond TIE oxpecfationa OF the command
srs,- ana the summit was occupied.
Russ rattle BrnveIy.
Tho Russians resisted bravely and 100
Fnsn were left dead or wounded IN the
occupied trenches
The German troops, under General
Hoffman's command. meanwhile had
cleared the heights 20 the west Of the
mountain top.
: The kuccenS, the ragebiatt correspond
ent telegraphs gives the Austrians and
0eruaans compiete control OF tho Orava
valley ard advnnces the Aastro- Hungar-
Ian lines east Of UaBsk pas twenty idio-
mstess (about eleven mlies) into Galiciap
Territory. fk ~. fIs -
The weather IN the carpsshians Il now
full aprlng and u - having the most In
splrinx effect upon the troops. Russian
lcorpsoa. uncovered BY the melting SHOWS.
poison tho atmosphere and cause the only
drawback
Rsins ana floods utiii continue in south
hast 0aiiciA and Dukowina. greatly ham.
pering operations THE Russian and Aus,
trian lines AZ sorne places are separated
BY three kilcmetets as miIes) OF IN
undated country
VIENNA (via London). April e6--'rhe
following official statsment was issued
~ the war office today;
'In the caFpathians. in the sector east
Of Ussok pass. the fighting continues
we captured yesterday q new vantage
point 20 the southeast OF KoSiowa. selsins
ssysrai officers and more than 1000 msr
prisoners.
In order 20 regain the height which
they had lost the Russians made severa
counter attacks and also attacked tn
neishboring districts. especially the heigh
lof ostry and a position TO the east o.
ostry. All the attacks were repuised with
heavy Russian losaaA Two Russian bat
halionn were almost completely ami
tiiatsd and 100 prisoners were taken.
"our troops. pursuing the enemy. occu
pied twanty-siK Russian trenches, whiol
contaaned much war material. Tho Rus
SLAMS before Ussok pass. after their at
sacks failed. rstreated in full flight. w
easnad ground 70 the southeast o
XoziowAr'
start New Movement.
LONDON. Aprn sa,-In the msAntim
fhs Austrian Germans have started
new movement In the carpathians. Ap
BpArently they have withdrawn the fore
which attempted 10 outfiank the Rus
SLAMS IN the direction Of stry ana arc al
taeking them in the nolshborhood Q
Unsok pass and 70 the east OF that point
Austria claims 70 have gained a eonsid
erAhis success IN the capture OF ada