New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-12
CARS FORCES
ST[FFEN LINES;
HIT ON FLANKS
Resist Stubbornly on the
Centre - Skidel Falls
After Hot Fight.
AUSTRIANS ADMIT
DEFEAT IN GALlClA
Withdraw from Sereth to Stripa
Russians Halt Foe on
Dyina.

London. Sept. 1.-THE Russians are
rutting forth strong ofensives on the
wings Of the long battle line on the
oo.torr front and are making STUD
horn defensive in the CENTRE wnere
The Austro- C Germans, although gaining
ground daily and coming closer 10 inc
s,,,,..povro railway, are meeting with
increasing opposition. ;.
Each village, stream ana roao
nrovinr tho scene Of sanguinary sn
oagcment. skidel, town immsa'a',S
east Of Grodno, captured at last py 'n'
C.rmsns WAS the centre Of battle
lasting several days with Alternating
success. Tho Germans attacked 'n'
town again and sgain, massins nea''
artillery, and did not succeed IN over
earning the Russians until last night
Throughou. the great marsh district
from this point southeastward 70 Ho'-
no. similar contests are taxing place.
The Austro- Germans are trying ny
every means to force their way through
% IN. yilna-Rovno railway before tho
ba.vv rain. set in and put an end 10
the fighting. =,
In the narrow strip of Galieis be-
,wssp the Sereth River and the Bess-
arabian frontier the Russians haVe
been strongly reinforced and are ap,
uarently we'll supplied with guns ana
ammunition. They report their thru
victory here over the Authoritarian
forcss. bringing their total Of prisoners
during the week to $4,000, without men
.,oning the loss Of men and guns.
Austrians Admit Setback.
The Austrians admit that they have
suffered a setback In this region In the
statement that they withdrew their
front on the Sereth TO the heights east
of the stripa River "before superior
enemy forces"
On the northern end Of the line
southeast of Riga the Russians are
also on the aggressive, with the result
that the Germans have made no FUR
Their progress against the Dvina River
Some Of the British military writers
believe that the Austro-Germans have
reached the limit Of their penetration
of Russia so far as this year Is con-
cerned and that they must now look
to the defence of their present lines.
Il is reported that they are already
reconstructing the fortifcstions OF
Kovno. which are threatened by the
Russian offensive northeast Of wilma.
The Russians estimate that the Aus
tro- Germans have 100000 men in
their front. with twen:y-eight corps In
the Baltic and the Lithuanian region.
Included in this army are eleven Aus
trian and nine German cavalry diyi-
sions.
The statement issued by German
Amy headquarters says:
Army group Of Field Marshal Won
ndenburg-During battles south.
east of Friedrichstadt and east Of
Vilkomir an additional 1850 pris-
oners were taken. Four machine
guns were captured.
On the front between Jeziory and
Zepwa, on the Melwianka, the Rus
slams are still offering fierce resist
ance. Our troops were able finally
to take Skidel and the village Of
Niekrasze, to the northwest OF Skidel,
during the night only after battle,
the tide of which alternately swayed
back and forth.
Lawna, on the Skidel-Lonno high
road. also has been stormed. Our
attack against enemy positions on
the Melwianka is progressing. We
took 2,700 prisoners and two machine
guns. Railway functions between
Wilejka, east Of wilma, and Ida
were literally bombarded by our air.
ships.
Teutons Capture Alba.
Army group Of Prince Leopold Of
Bavaria-Battles between Volkovisk
and along the -Milowsky high
roads continue with their previous
ferceness. Crossings over the Mel
wianka have been won at a few
points.
Austro- Hungarian troops have
captured the village of Alba, west Of
Kosowo. Fighting for possession of
the railway station at Kosowo still
continues.
Army group Of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen-The situation with this
army group is generally unchanged.
Southeastern theatre Of war-Aus-
tro-Hungarian and German troops in
the army Of General Count Won Both
mer repulsed fierce counter attacks
by the enemy, inficting heavy losses
on him. Our troops took more than
800 prisoners.
AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL.
The Austrian War Office gave out
this statement:
Devagno, on the Goryn, is In our
hands.
Near Tarnopol strong Russian.
forces attacked and attempted to en-
ter the allies positions, but were
repulsed with heavy losses.
Further south we withdrew our
front on the Sereth to the heights
east of the Stripa before superior
enemy forces.
Northeast Of Buczacz the day
passed quietly.
On the heights west of the lower
Sereth heavy fighting is proceeding.
East OF the mouth Of the Sereth and
the Bessarabian frontier the situa-
ton is unchanged.
In the Lithuanian war theatre our
troops stormed the strongly defend
ed village Of Alba, west Of Kossow.