Evening star., 1915-04-02
CLAIM THAT 7,18O MEN
HAVE BEEN CAPTURED
Hungary, in Terror, Relieved by
Vienna's Counter.Claims That
Menacing Foe Is Checked.
HARD FIGHTING IN WEST
Both Paris and Berlin Cite Gains for
Their Forces in the Forest
of La Pretre.

of La Pretre.
LONDON. April 2-Soldiers
of the car, battling waist deep
Ill SHOWS, climbing precipices and
making attack after attack at the
point OF the bayonet, are oontin-
uing their violent offensive cam
paign against the Austrian armies
and their allies in the Carpathian
regions, with great degree of Sue
cess, according to Petrograd.
Hungary is i'll high state of fear
lest the Austro-Hungarian forces
fail to check the advancing foe,
but is slightly relieved by the lat
est Austrian official reports that
this has actually been done.
Fighting in the western arena
consists largely of vicious artillery
engagements, although at several
points infantry attacks and coun-
ter-attacks have been carried out
III the past tHenty-four hours.
Fighting in LIE Pretre Forest.
The hercest engagement seems to be
| raging in the forest of LIE Pretre. Ac-
| cording to Paris, the French forces
| have occupied the village OF Feyen-
Haye and have maintained their po-
| sitions despite several desperate coun-
ter attacks by German forces. Accord
| ing to today's official statement from
Berlin the infantry fighting at this
| point continued during the whole
night. French attacks are said to have
broken down under the heavy German
fire. In counter attacks the Germans
| declare that they inflicted heavy losses
upon the foe and drove him back to his
old position.
Gain Fortified Positions.
Greatest gains have been made BY tho
Russians in their Carpathian offensive
campaign in the region of VOLTA, Mie-
| hova and Lutoviska, where Russian
soldiers wading deep snow and fight
ing their way through forests fortified
with wire entanglements disloaged the
Austrians from their trenches. step by
step, and captured a series OF fortified
positions in the principal chain of the
BeSkid mountains. AuStrians also
have been driven from their fortified
positions to the west of Nasiezne, while
Tuesday eighty officers, $500 men and
fourteen machine guns are said to have
been captured.
Severai austrian hattaiious in the d.
rection of Chotin were surrounded and
partly exterminated. according to Pc
trograd, while about l,500 OF the men
were made prisoners
Northern Poland Situation.
The fighting in northern Poland has
been of a desultory character. both
sides apparently having given UP any
idea of advancing for the present. In
central Poland, however. the russians
are showing 4 certain livel.ness.
The German Official reports for the
last two days have noted attempts Of
the Russian troops to resume the Of
fensive on the Rawka river, while VI
emma reports a severe attack by the
Russians in the vicinity OF the piiica
river. which they claim to have re-
pulsed.
Purpose Of Movements.
These movements doubtless have
been undertaken to prevent the Aus
trians and Germans from sending REIN
forcements from this front TO the
armies WHICH are uSiu6 " aOlu
the Carpathian passes against the on
slaught Of the Russians who daily re-
port the capture of a large number OF
prisoners. The Russians also are
slowly pushing the Turks back in the
Caucasus.
Austrian View of Contest.
Berlin. April 2.-Dispatches from
Austria describe the fighting in the
Ca1pathians as unusually bitter. es-
pecially between the Lupkow and
Uzsok passes. Although the Russians
have received heavy retnforcements, it
is asserted that they have been unable
to score any advantage. They are said
to be having difhcultles IN provision
ing their army.
The Austrians, the dispatches say.
have gained an advantage in Molnar-
yagas. where the fighting was dogged
in snow knee-deep. The artillery fight
ing in the Dukla pass has slackened.
All the Russian attempts to break tho
Austrian lines have failed, the Rus
SLAMS suffering terrific losses.
Numerous Prisoners Taken.
The dispatches assert that 1t is inn
possible as yet to foretell the ultimate
result, as the Russians continue to send
forward reinforcements. Numerous
prisoners are being sent to the rear
daily many OF them with frozen limbs
North Of Czernowitz. the dispatches
saw. the Austrians are gaining ground
steadily They are now fighting on
Russian territory. The number of
prisoners taken there increases daily,
1t is asserted
Work in East Prussia.
The German federal council has voted
to adopt measures to insure the culti-
walton Of the parts OF East Prussia
which were devastated by the Rus
slams. Each land owner will be re-
auired to report To, 70 tne LOCAL authori
and cultivate his land. II unable to do
30 the authorities will undertake the
task for the public account. paying for
the use OF the land or not, a. they de-
si1a