New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-30
CAPTURE of Loubnia Cuts
Off Defenders Means OF
Quick Transport.
GERMANS ATTACK
BEFORE WARSAW
Renew Offensive South of So
chaczew and Throughout
Northern Poland.
fB, Cable TO The Trihune. J

London, April 29.-While the Rus
sians now holding a commanding posi-
ton through their capture OF the VII
laee of Loubnia, northwest OF Uzsok
Pass. are still battling desperately 70
drive the Austro-German forces from
this entrance into Hungary, the Ger
mans, after a long period OF inactivity
on the Warsaw front. have adopted an
offensive south of SochacZew.
Al the same time the Germans IN
northern Poland have apparently IN
creased the vigor of their attacks.
which now spread over so long front
that they might be regarded as re,
newal of the recent drive by ield
Marshal Won Hindenburg. The retro
grad report, issued tonight, deals at
length with these operations: IL says
40 the north of the Niemen the
enemy's advance guard, having passed
Rossiany, approached the line OF the
River Dubissa yesterday morning. On
the whole front Of our contact with
the enemy the artillery fire during the
past few DAYS has become more intense
and collisions between reccnnoitrlng
detachments more frequent.
Russians Announce Check.
"West of the Niemen and north of
the Narew the Germans on the 9th and
2Sth delivered isolated attacks at many
places. but none Of very decisive
character.
I'm the regions of Kalwarya and to
the north Of Suwalkl we checked an
enemy offensive without any particular
effort.
Between the PISA and Skwa river.
during an attack in the sector OF
Krucha- Serefne, enemy forces advanc-
ing in the marshy land came under the
crossfire of our machine guns, and were
driven back in disorder with heavy
losses. In the region OF the village OF
Tartak the enemy unsuccessfully at
tempted TO carry our trenches by a
sudden attack. His attempts to make
progress north of Przasnysz and east
Of Racionz and Drobine were equally
futile. Near Starouvzeba the Germans,
who opened an offensive, were immedl-
ately engaged in desperate battle.
an the Carpathians, near the Uzsok
Pass, the enemy during the night OF
April q and % unsuccessfully attacked
a hill northeast Of Lubnia. In the di-
rection of Stry the enemy delivered re-
peated desperate attacks in the region
of Golouetzko, but all were successfully
repulsed with the bayonet."
The Berlin official report issued to-
day is silent on the progress OF the
campaign in the Carpathians, but says
of the fighting in Poland: ITO the
south of Kalwarya we took possession
of the village Of Kovale and the hills
south of it. Neat Dachovo, south Of
Sochaczew, we captured Russian point
of support"
Raid on Bessarabia Reported.
Budapest sends the report that the
Austrians yesterday occupied Novose-
litsv, on the border of Bessarabia, and
are now advancing VIGOROUSLY into
Russian territory, near the Rumanlan
border. However, there is no confrma-
ton OF this in the Vienna official re-
port received tonight, which merely
sreaks of vigorous artillery engage
ments and the repulse of Russian
attack against Austrian positions on
the heights of Oper Valley. The Aus
trians are still threatening the Russian
positions in the direction of Stry.
The Russian occupation of Loubnia
village was a decided achievement in
the Carpathian campaign, as it seri-
ously endangers the important rail-
road line between the town of Uzsok
and Berezna, line which made posi-
Bile the extended Austrian operations in
this region and at the same time sue
cessfully retarded the Russian advance
in the direction of the Uzsok Pass.
This railroad. running just to the
rear of the Austrian centre and paral-
leling the line OF the most important