The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-15
RUSSIANS ADVANCE
CLOSE TO UZOk PASS
Also Drive T-utons From Height
IN East B~skIda.
SPECIAL cabi, Le,pa,ch 70 TAG srv.

Special Cabi, Lespaich 10 TAG srS
L,oNpoa. April l4-HeAvy reinforce
ments directed by officer. OF tho Ger
Kaiser himself, have not been able TO
stay tho apparently irresistible advance
Of the Russians through the Carpathlans
into Hungary.
From Bartfeld IN Hungary 10 Stryj In
GalicIa, a distance OF ll5 miles the Rus
SLAMS nov hold the main double ridge OF
the mountains with tho exception OF
uzok Pass. and they are now within
three miles of that ofty mountain dehle.
In tho systematic drive being made
the Russians attacked yesterday the last
stand ~ the Germans and Austriaus in
tho East BrskId range near MezO-La-
borCz and after twelve hours of nghting
captured the height and drove the man
body Of the Teutons toward Rostok The
Austro-Gernans. confronted by the Rus
SLAMS IN an Improbable position. were
forced south and west IL Is asserted
that the Russians ar. now twelve miles
over the Hungarian line IN this section
Of the battle line.
At the same time the Aust Rams and
Germans who are At Czok Pass deliv-
cred violent attack on the Russians
near NerecZke, which was rcpulSed. I'm
med.ately thereafter the Russians In a
counter attack Won position on "A
height three miles from the pass. The
most recent actions give Russia 4 great
advantage, according 10 military obser-
vers.
Campaigning on tho eastern front
hereafter for the remainder Of this
month will be most difficult The Rus
sldn official statement -pedks Of the
roads a. very had" That means the
thaws have set In and the melting snow
nils the rivers and smaller watercourses
as we'll as transforming the roads into
quagmlres.
As matters stand now tho Russians
will gain an advantage from this .ltua-
ton. BACK OF them IN Galic!a are the
railroads which can be used in bringing
up supplies, The Austrians. In new po-
sitiors on lower ground, viii md them
selves IN a more announcement situation
and th. Germans for the first time will
have 80 fight at u distance from thor
own railroad system.
Nothing occurring In tho north to-day
or in IN" Rukow!na gives the military
critics here great concern. Small &C
iions dignihed as battles are occurring
daily IN the Mariampol district, where
. lIl' iNl~N4 rs are N'FllllS III" 'EllldllN
too busy to permit OF their shifting
forces elsewhere The homhardment OF
OssUwi.c. resumed on Monday, has no
decisive action back OF II. and the forts
have no trouble in replying to Il. There
is artillery lighting near Jedwahnp and
along the Ndrew, which may be the fore
runner Of a thrust Al Warsaw,
Dispatches from Berlin and Vienna
to-day profess 10 see a most favorable"
situation In the mountains Tho official
statement from Vienna declares that the
Russian attempt to invade Hungary mas
been definitely checked. and Berlin, a"-
cepting this statement, sends thTuUrl the
Overseas News Agency an announcement
that the Russians nave lost something
Ike 100000 men IN IA" fight which has
b now lasted a week short Of three months.
The Germans say there have been more
than 1900 casualtics among tho Rus
sian officers alone. The Aust riHns they
/ explain. were content at hrst to allow
4 tho Russians to take the unimportant
/ heights, but they have retained the rzok
Pass, which is the key to Hungary.