The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-05-06
People Jubilant Over Recap
ture of Hill Sixty from the
British and Further Ypres
Gains.
GALICIAN PERFORMANCE
A MILITARY MIRACLE
Russian Position Had Been
Regarded as Impregnable
and Austrian Forces Over
came Huge Distances.

Iby Evening Herald Leased Wirel
Berlin, May (via London. 2:s9 y.
M The military developments of
the last week have had visible cf-
feet on popular feeling In Berlin,
which h decidedly more optimistic.
Operations In the Russian province
OF Courlahd on the Baltic. In Galicia
and In belgium Indicate that German
forces are tnking the offensive on a
large soeic. and ttrn greater events
arc 90 bee expected.
u Is understood In well Informed
quarters that the German troops In
Courland are now nearing the port
of Libau, which probably will be at
tacked by land and sea. Field Mar
shal Won Hindenburg himself is in
command there. His design appears
Co be to take Libau and probably
Rign as we'll and use these ports as
bases for harasstng Russian com-
muniCations with Petrograd
The Russians already have sent
! from Kuyuo reinfurcements FOR re-
sistiug these operations the results
of which must soon be apparent. The
Russians also are attempting 10 re-
sist the Austra- German movement
eastward In Galicia. having brought
/ up renfo"c2ments from the Carpath-
/ ians fot that purpose Information
received here however, indicates that
the Russians are being swept along
| before the Tcutonlc allies, or else
I captured.
J Austrian reports state that there Is
In progress general Russian retreat
extending from the positions Ia the
south of Dukla pass, In Hungary.
whore weeks ago the attacks upon
an impregnabie Austrian 'front.'. en-
tliling frlghtiul losses, had exhaust
ed the nitintivo OF the invaders.
/ Further developments IN Galicia
are awaited here with broathless in
tercst. as Il Is believed that the
events on this section of the front
may give a decisive turn to the cn-
tire eastern campaign. The view
held here is that the whole Russian
position in the Carputhians has now
become prccnrious.
II is understood that strong pres
sure upon the retrcating Russians
has been Brought 20 bear by the
forces Of General Won Mackensen and
| Field Marshal Baron Won HOetzen-
dorf which are advancing from the
west.
The operation of tho Austro- Ger
mun force which IL now throatcning
the Russian line between the Duna.
jec and Biala rivers Is regarded al
a first class performance from q Ger
man military standpoint. particularly
as % is the result Of n frontal attack
against strongly fortified positions
The Austrians crossed the DunaicC
near It's confluence with the Vistula
although the Russians were strongly
protected behind dixie on the east
crn bank. The Austtians, behind d
dixie on the west shore. advanced
pontoons by night, cutting through
the dixie and depositing the pontoon'
by night among high reeds along tn,
shore. They renlled and resodded th'
cut each night In this way suffi
cient number OF pouto0ns was con
lcealed IN three nights FOR effecting d
crossing OF the river when thes'
preparations had been completed q
terrific homburdmcnt enabled the
Austrlans to bridge the stream viii
comparatively little loss.
The Auslro-Gcuau attack neal
Gurlice Il described as an unparal
lelod performance The Russians be
llcyod their position 60 he abspiutel
imprcgnable Tho artillery OF the al
lies from a. cenumeters down. 81
completely ovcrw hclmed tho Rus
SLAMS. however. thnt the AustrO-Gcr
man infantry Wus able To- take TIM
opposlng positions at Tho 'nrst rush.
These operations we're veiled by
lhe1vy bombardmcui of the Russiai
positions along the Nida river lac
week the Germans and Austrian