New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-13
RUSSIANS DRIVE
BACK AUSTRIANS
ON 4O-MILE LINE
Begin New Offensive in
Eastern GaliCia and
Cross Dniester.
TEUTONS OCCUPY
TOWNS TO WEST

London. May 70 The Russians. TAX
ing the offensive in Eastern Galicia,
Bukowina and along the Dniester, have
driven the Austrians back along a
front of more than forty miles. This
information. contained in .o-night's Of
fetal statement, from Petrograd, finds
partial support in the Austrian admis-
sion that the Russians have crossed 70
the loft bank Of the Dn.estor and oc-
cupcd the town Of HalesZeszvk. The
struggle on this front is apparently as
violent as those in Western Galicia
and in the Carpathians.
In their victorious rush eastward
through Western Galicia the Austro-
Germans. Vienna officially claims to-
day. have crossed the Wisloka River
near its confluence with the Nistula,
and have captured, one by one. the
towns of Sanok, Brzozow. Dynow
and LiskO. The Russians fleeing from
Sacok and Lisko, are being attacked
from the south by forces which have
made their way through Balllgrod, the
Austria War Office says. while the Rus
sian army in the Carpathians east Of
Uzsok Pass is beginning to break be
fore the concentrated attacks OF the
Teutonic allies. The retirement Of the
Russians in the direction of Przemysl
and Jaroslav is characterized by vienna
as a disorderly retreat.
While the Austrian story of success
finds backing in the Berlin official re-
port. the official communique issued al
Petrograd tonight confines its ref
erence 20 retreat TO the statement
that the northern wing OF the Russian
army in the direction Of Lutocoiska
has continued falling back 20 posi-
tons previously chosen" The Rus
slams insist that they have repulsed all
attacks around Uzsok Pass with great
loss 10 their enemy. In the Jovornlk
REGIONS they claim 5000 dead have
been left On the field by the Austro-
Germans within the last few days.
While admitting that the Austro-
German movement from Cracow has
met with degree Of success, Russian
military authorities asserted to-day
that there was no possibility of fur
Their advance, with its consequent
menace to the security Of the Russian
positions in the Carpathans.
In semi official comment from Petro-
grad to-day upon this situation IL was
said the success of the Austro- German
forces was due to their overpowering
numbers. They advanced along line
of about thirty miles, stretching north
ward from Nowy Sandec, and pushed
on to points as far east as Stryzszow
and Brzozow, the latter being within
less than thirty miles Of Prsemysl. II
is said here that the Russian forces
have now been regrouped in such way
as efrectually to oppose this movement
In meeting the Austro German on
slaught the Russian generals were able
to bring up only about one fifth OF
their forces ranged along the 900-mile
front. The Germans and Austrians
however, are reported here to have
concentrated thirteen divisions along q
sixteen-mile front in the district OF
Krosno, just northeast OF Dukla, and
they have continually rushed in fresh
reserves.
Russian officers estimate the losses
of the Germans and Austrians during
the battles of the last nine days q up
ward of one hundred thousand, and an
unofficial dispatch from Cracow to