New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-01
Troops Attempting Flank
Movement in Niemen Dis
trict Annihilated.
CARS ARMY MAKES
WAY INTO HUNGARY
Column Which Has Forced Dukla
Pass Nears Plains as Battle
RACES in Other Gaps.

Petrograd. March 3l.-Thc long
silence in Petrograd concerning the
operations on the German front was
broken to-day by an authentic report OF
a daring German manGuvre in the Me
men River district. which, according
to this information, began abortively
and ended with the humiliation of en-
tire divisions Of the Germans.
The gradual withdrawal of the CEN
trail part of :heir 10th Army, move
calculated to draw all the Russian
forces into the advance between Su-
walk and Kalvarla, was TO be fol
lowed. according to the Russian inter
pretations Of the German plan, by
quick encircing movement of their left
flank from the vicinity of Lake Dusa
and Lake Nimno to the rear. This, 1t
was planned, would cut off the retreat
Of the advancing Russians, and at the
same time they would be outhanked.
Germans Overzealous.
Overzealousness IN achieving this
aim led the German generals to throw
q large part of their Dist Army Corps,
with three reserve regiments, amount
ing in all 10 an entire corps, across the
melting ice of Lake Dusa, before the
middle group of the Russian forces
had advanced sufficiently to assure the
success Of the proposed enclrcling
manmuyre.
Having surmounted the hazards of
the transportation of these troops over
weak ice, the Germans discovered, ac-
cordng to the reports coming TO
PetrOgrad, that their movement was
premature, and in a desperate effort
to retrace their steps they we're met
by fierce Russian onslaught Accord
ing TO their account of this fighting.
the Russians then slaughtered and
captured the trapped enemy by thou
sands.
OssOwetz Besiegers Leaving.
The Germans in other sections of
the north are covering the period until
the fresh corps arrive from the West by
restless, futile raids, as the Russians
continue steadily to crush the invaders
Niemen campaign. General Buelow's
a I
TO the northwest of Ossowetz for sew
eral days. Once twenty batteries were
Smelling the outer sector Of the fort
ress. Now only four remain, and even
they are quiescent. All the heavy NOR
tars have been withdrawn slowly along
the Lyck road.
The Russians are putting forth all
their strength to force their way
through Uzsok and Lupkow passes,
with the result that some of the heavi-
est and most continuous fighting OF
the war is in progress in the Carpa-
thians.
The Russians. who have already
forced Dukla Pass, are slowly making
their way down the southern slopes Of
the Carpathians into Hungary, and. ac-
cOrdng to military critics, must soon
compel the Austrians and Germans de.
Tending the two other passes to fall
back or have their communications in
terfered with.
March Into Hungary.
A Russian column moving into Hun.
gary alone the Ondava River captured
two full regiments and a field battery.
The Austrians are now bringing large
achievements from the south, and
the first stages of a battle engaging
great numbers are now developing.
A strong Russian force is now ap-
preaching, if II already has not come in
contact with, the comparatively small
force of Austrian cavalry which
crossed from Czernowitz into Bessara-
b'a, the Russian province which for
merry belonged to Rumania, in the di-
rection Of Chotin. The Austrians
moved from the point where Austria,
Russia and Rumania meet, region
where the Russians did not consider it
cxpcdient to place any force. Apart
from the obvious political purpose OF
increasing Rumania, it is possible the
Austrians thought the incursion might
influence the movement of Russian