New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-19
Austrians Admit Retreat
from Southern Triangle
of FOrtreSSeS.
HINDENBURG GAINS
IN COURLAND DRIVE
Russians Take New Positions on
Sereth to Straighten
Galician Line.


be making considerable Roadway and
the fall OF wilma, which Is invested on
three sides, seems imminent, Russian
successes in the south have forced the
Austrians to fall back from the Volhy-
nian triangle of fortresses - Rovno,
Dubno and Lutsk. Vienna tells OF
retirement in Volhynia to prepared po-
sitions further west.
Both Won Hindenburg and Won Mack
ensen, operating further south, claim
the capture of more Russian prisoners,
with machine guns, but no big weapons
are falling into the German net.
Wilma is nearly surrounded, and won
der is expressed that the Germans have
( not already taken the city, which, like
/ tn other towns evacuated by the Rus
/ slams, has been reduced to an empty
shell.
The Germans have cut the railway
| line between Wilma and Molodechno, and
the only outlet by rail from wilma still
remaining in Russian hands Is the line
running southwark TO Ida. The Pet
rograd War Office maintains, however,
that there are sufficient wagon roads
/ for use in emergency. IL Is stated that
decision concerning the retention
| longer of Wilma will be reached soon.
Dvinsk, Too, VIII Fall.
The Ida railway line has been under
sharp attack to the westward of Ida.
| In an effort to check the German cav
airy the Russians are developing strong
cavalry forces in the Wilma district.
| Dvinsk, too, apparently will go when
wilma falls, although the offensive de-
veloped by the Russians along the
shores Of the Gulf of Riga Immediately
east o. the town of Riga may compel
| the Germans TO turn their attention in
| that direction.
In the southeast the Germans claim
/ TO have brought the Russian offensive
/ to an end, but 1t il not likely that any
movement of great Importance can be
taken in that district, which the Ger
man correspondents describe as a quag-
mire, through which it Is next to i'm
possible to move transport wagons. let
alone heavy guns.
Russians Retreat to Sereth.
What seemingly has happened Is that
| the Russians, finding that their advance
into Galicia was bringing their line out
| Of alignment with the rest Of the front,
/ have withdrawn to the Sereth River,
which was at their back when they be-
gan the attacks that drove the Austro-
Germans to the Stripa River, just north
Of the Galician frontier.
In the fight for Dvinsk the Germans
claim to have captured outlying posi-
tons during attacks on the Russian
bridgehead. Field Marshal Won Mack
ensen, after capturing Pinsk and clear
/ ing the marshes near by Of the Rus
SLAMS, is driving further on.
GERMAN OFFICIAL.
Berlin gave out this statement,
Enemy attacks near Szhick have
been repealed.
Our attack on the Dvinsk bridge
head continues. A portion of the
enemy advanced positions have been
taken.
Near Wilma our troops continue to
advance. Between wilma and tho
Niemen River the Russian front has
been broken through at severa.
points. Since early this morning the
enemy has been in retreat. The cap
lures made were twenty-six officers,
$500 men and sixteen machine guns.
The right wing Of this army and
the army group of Prince Leopold
Of Bavaria have sent strong forces
across the Szczara. The enemy Is
weakening.
Army group of Field Marshal Won
Mackensen-In the region of Tele-
chany-L ogischin, south of Pinsk, the
enemy has been further driven back
In the pursuit from Pinsk the num-
Der Of prisoners has been increased
to twenty-one officers and $500 men,
while nine machine guns have been
taken.
Southeastern Theatre of War,
The Russians are in retreat before
the German troops.
AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL.
Vienna gave out this statement:
The Russian offensive In East
Galicia has broken down on the
Stripa River. Yesterday the enemy
evacuated the battlefields of the last
few days and are retreating on the
Sereth River The losses which tho
enemy suffered before our positions
proved to be great.
On the Ikwa River the situation
Is unchanged.
In the Volhynian triangle of for
tresses the fighting is progressing
against superior Russian forces. We
have repulsed numerous attacks.
We are Withdrawing our front in
this sector to prepared positions
further west
In Lthuania the Austro- German
forces have forced a crossing Of the
SZcZara.
RUSSIAN OFFICIAL.
An official statement issued to-day at
the Russian War Office said:
The enemy reached the River
Stchara attacked US near the village
Of the same name and crossed TO the
right bank
During the enemy offensive along
the railway from Kobrin TO Minsk
engagements occurred near Noloko-
yitchni station, west Of Pnsk. In
the course Of fight for possession
Of Lerazno we again had great sue
cess. Our troops precipitated them
selves on the town and drove the
enemy headlong toward the village
Of Roudakrasnoyie, having taken the
latter place By assault. We took two
thousand prisoners and four machine
guns.
In engagements in the region east
Of the village of BaboulinZe, on the
Stripa, and toward the north Of
Boutchany we took prisoner fourteen
officers and eight hundred men. We
occupied the villages of Yanovka and
Pzlawa, northeast of Boutchany.
The enemy, having abandoned them,
retreated in disorder.
By bold actions on the whole front
toward the south Of the region OF
kovno our troops continue success
fully 20 check the development Of
local counter attacks, which in sew
eral sectors are made by formidable