Evening star., 1915-04-04
Russia Gets 5s5, 900 More Men.

Russia Gets 5s5, 900 More Men.
Russia's chances of earlier victory are
increased. it is declared. by the Easter
ukase, which summons for service con-
scripts born in 1895. who. under normal
condition, would join the army in 1916.
This adds 5s5.0O0 men to the field
army. Moreover, those who Joined six
months ago and were assigned to
naval service have been transferred to
the land forces.
The battle in the Carpathians con-
tinues by night and day The Rus
slams. who are being continually rein
forced, are making desperate efforts to
force Uzsok and Lupkow passes. and
upon the success of these operations
their army, which is on the Hungarian
side of Dukla, is waiting before con-
tinuIng its advance. ..-
Seemingly, the russians have had
considerable success. tor the official re-
ports announce the rerulse of Aus
trian attacks near Mezoia borcz, which
is due south of Lupkow pass and west
of UZsok pass. and continued progress
in the region of the latter pass, despite
the stubborn resistance of the Aus
trianS.
Austrians Fight Desperately.
According to the Russian official
statement the Russian advance in the
sector of Y Ola -Micheai, in the direc-
tion of Uzsok pass, was appreciable.
The Austrians are declared to have
made desperate resistance, but were
forced to fall back little by little.
Vienna, directly contradicting this as
sertion, says that the Russians were
repulsed after a sanguinary engage
fC a
two engagements referred to In official
statements were at different sections OF
the battle line but in close proximity.
Austrians admit. however. that the
Russian forces forced their exposed
troops to retreat on both sides OF the
Cisna and Berechny Gorne. Austria
declares that it has been Established
that the Russian forces which partici-
pated in the siege and fall OK Przemysl
are now engaged in the nghting on the
Carpathian front.
nustrians Have Misgivings.
Austrian correspondents view the
latest onslaught with misgiving, and
in their dispatches give it precedence
over the battle in Bukowina. where the
Austrians few days ago took the Of
fensive and penetrated into Bessara-
bia. but have since, according to Rus
sian reports. been defeated.
A correspondent of the Neue Freis
Presse of Vienna, who is at the front,
telegraphs that constantly increasing
forces of Russians are making almost
superhuman efforts against the center
of the Austrian line in the Carpathtans
along front about forty miles long.
Object of Russian Attack.
"A violent combat has now been rag
ing for several days. without produce
ing any change in the general situa-
ton" he writes. The heights on tho
north declivlties of the Carpathians
now constitute the chief object of the
Russian attack, as they open path to
the highest ridges commanding the
mountain wall.
The Russian forces show no signs of
in this constantly alternat-
ing fight. They seem to possess end
less reserves"
Dispatches to other Vienna papers,
although carefully worded and strictly
convey the impression that
the situation in the Carpathians is a
desperate one They all dwell on the
enormous reserves and strength of tho
Russians
The Germans are now sending great
of reserves to Hungary. Or
dinary train service on the main lines