Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-05
CARPATHIAN BATTLES
ARE RAGING WITH FURY
Cars Forces Also Declared to Have
Been Severely Punished in
Engagements.
ADVANCING IN BUKow1NA
Soldiers of Dual Kingdom Reported
in Danger-Teutons Slowly
Forced Back to Own
Frontier, Is Claim.

LONDON. March s. sos p.m.-Tke
Bucharest correspondent OF the Even-
ing News teIeRrnphed today that the
Russian offensive movement In S.sIicf.
had forced the Austrians to evacuate
CzernOwltx. the capital Of Bukowinn.
The dispatch adds that the main Aus
trfan forces In this region have retired
in the direction or FrnnxenthaI. to the
south Of the Carpathinns.
LONDON, March 5.-Reports
received here from various
sources tell of the terrible losses
suffered by Austria in the recent
lighting. A Petrograd dispatch
to Reuters Telegram Company
says Gen. BrouSsiloff's forces con-
, tinue to repulse desperate Aus
TRAN advances in the Carpathians
and that officers who have been
taken prisoners declare their
troops never before suffered SO
severely. Some divisions are re-
ported to have been completely
annihilated.
The abundant snowfall has not
| diminished the violence Of the
battles i'll the Carpatllians. While
on the western wing. where the
Russians have suffered their
heaviest losses, the intensity of
the Russian attack has decreased,
the battle in the center between
Lupkow and Uzsok passes is rag
ing more fiercely than ever.
Austrians Threatened.
The Russian counter offensive in Ca
licia continues with success and is be-
ginning to endanger the Austrian
forces in Bukowina,' says a Bucharest
dispatch The Russians, advancing
| toward kelomea, now threaten the
| right flank of the Austrians. The Rus
SLAMS are assembling north of Buko-
wilma, to cut off the Austrian retreat
| toward the Carpathians'
Even if no decisive battle develops
from the present Russian Offensive on
the eastern front, the allies today are
advancing the claim that the Austfo-
German plans for their spring cam
paign in the east have been measure
ably interfered with.
Tables Are Turned.
a few weeks ago Field Marshal Won
Hindenburs was sweeping victoriously,
through northern Poland. while in the
south the Austrians were pressing for
ward both in Galicia and in the crown
land of Bukowiua Today these rol, ;
appear to be reversed Russian troops
are attacking along the German line
from the Nemen to the Nistuia, ard.
although the Germans are clinying
tenaciously TO their positions before
Ossowetz and at other points north of
the Fistula, their thrust toward War
saw has been brought to a standstil.
and they are being slowly forced back
to their own frontier.
The German contingent in the CaI
pathians has been reduced to three
army corps. according TO report in
London, which leaves the Austro-Hun-
garians to bear the brunt of the fight.
ing.
Situation at Przasnysz.
The Russians on re-entering Przas-
nysz, after its occupation for three
days by the Germans. are reported to
have found nearly every house filled
with wounded or sick German soldiers
in addition there were Russians who
had been prisoners for four days Ex-
cept for the small services rendered
them by the habitants. these men
virtually had been without care
Hundreds of men had died from lack
of medical attention and their bodies
lay unburied The streets were ban
ricaded with agricultural implements
and household furniture. land there was
a great scarcity of provisions. Scores
of houses had been riddled by Shells
and the municipal building was party
destroyed
Many prisoners are being brought
back to Przasnysz. having been cap
tured from the German rear guard hy
the Russian cavalry. Along the ROADS
there are evidences of a histy retreat.
According to the German official
statement issued today the situation "A
northern Poland is unchanged, all Eu'i-
sian attacks being repulsed. The loss
to the cars forces is said to be heaN:.
Russian attacks northeast and east q:
,oma are reported to have allied also
with heavy losses. Numerous pi ison-
ers are said to have been taken. The
situation at other points in the eastern
arena Is declared unchanged
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