Evening star., 1915-04-07
SUCCESSES AND LOSSES
ABOUT EQUALLY DIVIDED
Claims Made by Petrograd Are OF.
set by Official Statement Is
sued in Vienna.
CONFLICT IS MORE INTENSE
Improvement in Weather Condition
Adds to Ferceness Of Fighting
on the Far Eastern
Line.

LONDON. April ?, 1I:55 am.
Attention is concentrated today
on the Carpathian passes. where
the Russians are bringing up
heavy reinforcements to push
their attack, the success of which
is expected only through weight
Of numbers. On the other hand
the Austrian and German COM
manders also are making siren
uous efforts to strengthen their
forces.
Petrograd reports that the Sec
ton near the Uszok pass, where
Vienna admits a retirement. ex-
tends for distance Of seventeen
miles. .....
Make Counter Attack.
To Offset this. Vienna claims, a counter
offensive movement near Lupkow pass.
where the Austrians report the taking
| of several Russian positions with the
capture of 1000 prisoners.
A conservative Interpretation of Both
the Russian and the Austrian reports
leads to the belief that the Russian
| offensive at Lupkow has been checked,
while they have forced their way
| through the Rostok pass. capturing
| two villages on the southern side Of
| the range.
Austrian claims of successes are de-
MED in a semi official Russian COM
| munication. according to a Petrograd
dispatch to Reuters Telegram Com
| pany Assertions of victories for the
Austrian arms, the Russians contend.
are designed to pacify public opinion
and revive "drooping courage"
Repulsed With Bayonet.
The Russian statement describes how
a small Russian force of one brigade.
in furious attack at daybreak April 4.
captured a strong Austrian position In
front of the village of Okna, north of
Czernowitz, occupied by the 18th Hon
we'd Regiment. After sanguinary
reported to have been repulsed. with
the annihilation of Honved bat
talions. II officers and more than 1000
men taken prisoners and machine
guns captured.
The statement asserts that during
the period from March 20 to April 5
the Russians took prisoners in the Car
pathians. on the front from Balligrod
to Uzsok. 378 officers. IL doctors, 33.1os
men, besides capturing Ii cannon and
100 machine guns About half of these
captures are said to have been made
on front of $50 versts Goo miles).
Austrians Attempt Coup.
PETROGRAD. via London. April -
Dispatches from Chotin received here
tell of the development and failure of
extensive Austrian operations In Buko-
wilma, near the Russian frontier. by
which the Austrians hoped to achieve
a coup similar to the German feat OF
cutting off the Russian army corps
during the last advance into East
Prussia.
The Austrians, 1t is said. attempted
a lightning advance in two directions
from Czernowitz. which was used as
base The first of these, striking north
ward to Zale Szczyky. to the west OF
the Russian frontier. attempting an en-
circling maneuver, while the other
the Russia border. Thus, exerting pres
sure from the north and west. the
Austrians hoped to catch the Russian
left flank along the River Dniester In
wise. cutting them off from their
main forces. Three and one-half Aus
trian columns were employed in these
maneuvers.
The preliminary northward move
ment of the first Austrian group was
successful in repulsing the Russians
accupying Sadegura, village six
miles north of Ozernowitz. and then
moved on two parallel roads toward
the Russian frontier. In the meantime
the second group reached a point on
the right bank of the Dniester, seven
miles from the Russian border.
Thence an Austrian brigade Of cavalry
led an attack upon Chotin. where. accord
ing to. reports. two columns of Russian
cavalry in smaller numbers than the Aus
trians engaged them in fierce battle,
driving the Austrians from the frontier
Despite the failure of the direct attack
upon Chotin, the Austrians continued to
develop the encircling movement, attack
ing the Russian fortifications covering the
the Austrian offensive in this
region is still continuing, 1t Is regarded
here in view Of the retreat Of the other
group from Chotin chat the success Of the
venture Is not likely.
Fighting Is More Violent.
VIENNA. April Z. via Amsterdam
and London.-The official correspond
ence bureau has circulated the follow.
ing:
.'The increased violence to be observed
in the fighting in the Carpathians is
coincident with the advent of fine
weather From both slopes of the On
dawa valley to a point near the Ussok
PASS tremendous fighting is going on,
Against the local successes achieved
by us must be reckoned the local sue
cesses of the enemy. and the former
must be as little overestimated as tho
latter.
"The Austro-German successes on the
heights to the east Of the LaboroxA
valley have not weighed 90 heavily in
the scale as to Justify any expectation
Of a general decision. Final results in
modern fighting mature very ,slowly."