New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-02
Lutsk. IN Triangle Which
Guards Galician Front,
Is Captured.
RUSSIANS FORCED
TO RETREAT AGAIN
Southern Flank Threatened
Enemy Reaches Outer
Circle of GrodnO.

and Kovno forms a fortified triangle
on Russian territory just north OF the
Galician frontier, was captured by inc
Austrians to-day according 10 the ON
cial report from Vienna.
The Austro- German offensive mas
been the most aggressive IN TINS a.
rection the last few days, having as il'
object the separation of the Russian
army retreating through the fripe'
marshes from that operating IN Gall
cia. which inflicted severe deteat o"
the invaders yesterday.
The capture of Lutsk. the tenth for
tress taken by the Germans within
month, is likely to compel the Kus-
slams, despite their victory, to evacu-
ate that part of Galicia they still holc.
Otherwise their flank would be serl-
ously threatened.
Along the rest of the front, except IN
the centre, where the Austro-Germahs
continue to make a slow advance. the
Russians appear to be holding. lhey
) have prevented the Germans rom
crossing the Dvina at Friedrichstadt'
where a battle has been in p 'ogress
/ for several DAYS. They have arrested
/ the German offensive between that
point and the Gulf of Riga, and are
/ maintaining their stand between hovno
and Wilma and before Grodno. ne
/ Germans, however. have approached
/ the outer position of Grodno fortress
Military writer's here believe that the
Russians now stand a good chance OF
winning the race for time. Wlthln
/ few weeks the autumn rains VIII pc
gin. Unless they can succeed in gain
ing a decisive result soon, the Austro-
I Germans can hardly hope to smash the
! Russian armies before they are re-
] formed and re-equipped under cover OF
! the long winter
The Austro- Germans are strainlng
every nerve to win this decision, out
they have been greatly delayed by the
intensity Of the Russian counter at
tacks and the stubbornness with when
the Russian troops hold the positions
protecting their retreating comrades.
GERMAN OFFICIAL.
The official statement from German
Army Headquarters follows:
Army group of Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg: Battles east of the
Niemen River are taking their
course.
On the western front of Grodno
our troops are IN front OF the outer
line of forts.
Between Odelsk. east of Shkolka.
and the forest OF Bieloviezh the en-
envy is being further pursued.
Army group of Prince Leopold OF
Ravaria: The upper Narew has
been crossed. North of Grozana the
enemy has been forced back across
the marsh district.
Army group of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen: Our pursuit continues.
Wherever the enemy has made a
stand he has been defeated.
Southeastern theatre of war: The
! troops of General Count Won Be-
! thoere, IN the face of stubborn re-
sistance by the enemy. stormed
heights Oh the banks of the Strpa,
north Of Zborow. overcoming a tenn
porary delay after a repulse of the
enemy's resistance.
AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL.
The Austrian War Office gave out
this statement to-day:
The fortress of Lutsk is in our
hands. The Doth Regiment of infan-
t1y at the point Of the bayonet
elected the Russians from the rail-
way station and entered the town at
the same time with the enemy. The
town Yesterday evening was cleared
of the enemy.
Near Bialy-Kamien. in North Ga
licia, the army of General Won
Boehm-E rmolli broke through the
enemy line on front OF twenty kilo-
metres twelve and one-half miles,.
The double defeat forced the Rus
slams fighting west of the Styr to
retreat behind the river.
The army of General Won Bothmer
yesterday captured Zborow. Fight
/ ing on the Stripa is proceeding.
/ North of Buczacz counter attack
was repulsed.
RUSSIAN OFFICIAL.
The official communication made
public by the Petrograd War Office to-
night says:
On the Riga-Dvinsk front the
enemy during the course of August
30-3l only showed activity in the
region of Friedrichstadt, where
there is no important change in the
situation.
On the right bank of the Viliva
we have continued TO advance sue
cessfully, and during August 30
captured four guns and machine
guns from the Germans. Between
the Viliva and the Niemen the
enemy, developing his offensive, oc-
cupied Orany.
On the right bank OF the Meret-
chanka River the fighting is still Of
! the same desperate character One
of our regiments, which had been
surrounded by the enemy, broke
through and annihilated a German
/ battalion. taking seventy prisoners,
including one officer.
In the district west Of Grodno, on
the 31st, we repulsed series of
vigorous attacks by the Germans.
On the remainder of the front
there is no important change in the
disposition of our forces as far as
the Pripet River.
In the direction OF Lutsk and in
Galica we are holding the enemy
while withdrawing TO less extend
ed front, but at the same time in
hicting heavy losses on the enemy's
troops.
The total Austro- Germans MADE
prisoner exceeds 100 officers and
1000 men, OF whom one-third are
Germans, including some dozens Of
subalterns.
The enemy made most stubborn
attacks during August 3O-31 in the
districts OF Radziechow, Zolvtcheff,
Zborow and Bourkanof, on the Str-
pa and at Boutchatch. The enemy
was repulsed everywhere, suffering
/ enormous losses. In the region OF
Zborow, the enemy made a series Of
repeated attacks, which were fol-
lowed by counter offensives on our
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