Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-19
Strong Effort of Campaign to
Dominate Passes Into Plains
of Hungary Necessary Be-
fore the Rains,
LUPK0W AND UZS0k
FIRST DETECTIVES
Frontal Assaults Necessary,
Under Most Difficult Condi-
tionS, Are Carried Out Sue
CeSSfuIIy.
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pefrnurad ApriI lS (via Ionlor

Petrograd. April Is (via London,
April 10, 1885 a. m.)-The follow
ing official communication concern
| ing the progress of the campaign was
issued from general headquarters to-
might:
"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
angle. All other passes. of Lup-
kow and further east, were in the
hands of the enemy.
"In view of this situation our arm
les were assigned the further task of
developing, before the season OF
bad roads due to melting SHOWS be-
gan, our position in the Carpathians
(which dominated the outlets into the
Hungarian plains.
Auxiliary Attack Necessary.
About the period indicated, the
Igreat Austrian forces which had been
concentrated for the purpose of re-
Ilieving Przemysl were in position
between Lupkow and JIzsok passes.
1t was for this sector that our grand
lattack was planned Our troops had
Ito carry out frontal attack under
very difficult conditions of terrain
To facilitate their attack therefore
Ian auxiliary attack was decided up
on on a front In the direction OF
Bartfeld as far as Lupkow.
This secondary attack was open
led March 10, and was completely
developed. on March % and 2S our
Troops had already begun their prin-
Icipal attack in the direction of Bali
lgrod enveloping the enemy positions
| from west of Lupkow pass, and on
1.-THE east. near the source Of the San.
Every Available Man.
"The enemy opposed most des-
iperate resistance to our offensive.
IThey had brought up every available
man on the front from the direction
of Bartfeld as far as Uzsok pass, in
lcludng even German troops and
numbers of cavalrymen fighting on
foot. The enemy's effectives on this
front exceeded 800 batallions.
"An Austrian or German battalion
numbers 200 men. Moreover, our
troops had to overcome great natural
difficulties at every step"
Seize Mountain Chains.
Nevertheless by April 5--that Is,
eighteen days after the opening OF
our offensive - the bravery or our
troops enabled us to complete the task
dSSlS lltu anu We Itid oNiNeu tHN - 'tN'
pal chain of the Carpathians on a
front between Reghetov and Nolosate,
of 110 versts (about seventy-five
miles,.
"The fighting subsequently has been
i'm the nature of actions in detail in
tended to consolidate the successes
we Won
"To sum up; On the whole Car
nathan front. between March 19 and
April IL, the enemy have suffered
enormous losses and have left in our
hands in prisoners alone, at least 70,-
600 men, including about 900 officers
Further, we have captured thirty guns
and 200 machine guns
Desperate Battle Continues.
"On April IS, the actions in the
Carpathians were concentrated in the
direction of Rostoki The enemy, de-
spite the enormous losses suffered, de-
liyered 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 farther to the east OF Tele-
potch.
"Our troops, during the night OF
April 1911, after a desperate fight,
stormed and captured height to the
southeast of the village of Podeni
where we took many prisoners. Three
counter-attacks delivered by the en-
emy against this height were repulsed.
"In the other sectors along the
front there has been no change"