The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-24
GERMAN LINE
IS PENETRATED
At JACOBSTADT
Russians victOrs In North
Admit Loss Of Some
Trenches Elsewhere.
DEFEAT ArSTRIANS
IN FIGHT IN GALICIA
.p,c,d' oabk Despatch 10 rRy st..

,p>c,d' cable Despatch 10 THy Sts.
i.osro>. March :3--The Russians. &C.
fc-dinr 90 an official statement issued
.. fctrogvad late tonight. have pene-
,f.'cd III" German line at Jacobstadt.
where Field Marshal Won Hindcnburgs y
fon, forms = salient.
II Il adr'tcd. on the other hand.
trenches lost to the Russians yesterday
soi,h ~ Lake Drisviaty and around
Lake Sckh. south of Dwinsk.
S,ill further south. on the Lake Ma
fctch front where the Dwinsk w lima
"a way sector t. the Russian objective.
lie l;l>s.ins mad" new gains under
hevv dr"." the statement says,
Thc cItrs forces also made an im-
ro,t.nt advance in Galicia. capturing
the towns OF liotach and khme!cvka, on
o.. r,us- -ter. The Austrians launched
roirtcr attacks southeast Of Kuslovo.
3. !, announced. This indicates that the
',htlns has extended from the Buko-
va, border. where the initial blows
vs-c Striti. Tar 10 the north, kusiovo
nuy situated slightly southwest OF Tar
aopoi. The russian statement follows !:
Russians Report Victory.
A, lacobs,ad, We penetrated the
enemy position. Al Lake Drisviaty
he eAomy retook part OF the trenches
lc,, % MS yesterday. Southwest of
Lt<. Nsrotch we again advanced un-
de- heavy fire.
H. Galicia. southeast OF Kuslovo.
~ rspulsed the enemy with great
loss. To the sou,h We advanced, for
tf!ing the ground gained. We oc-
cipjed Eotach and khmelevka, on the
Ducster.
In the Caucasus our pursuit Of the
Geny continues.
The furious Russian onslaushts
ssans, Field Marshal Won Hindenburg' S
lrts between Riga and Dwinsk and in
e Dvinsk-Wilna sector show no signs
o. weakening.
Gains n the Bukowtna.
Fighting Of the most savage character
marks these thrusts at vital points Of
:he eastern battle line. Meanwhile, q
rNeva. of the attacks against the Aus
trans on the BukOwina border Is mo.
men,ar.ly expected. The Russian sue
cess IN this latter region three days ago,
shen the Cars forces took the Csciezko
trdgehesd, thus battering down one q
tie strong approaches 70 Czcrnowitx,
capital Of the Bukow.na, already seems
10 ave made It's political effect felt.
Rome dispatches tell OF reliable informa-
ton 20 the effect that Rumania is now
ready 70 join the Allies.
priedr.chstadt and Jacobstadt, the
scenes O. the present vigorous Russian
fensAe IN the north, are the most
vulnerable points on the Teuton front.
In th!s sector the German line forms
twc silents, both exposed TO Russian
etirr'irs lire. II Is in this region. there.
fore that the Russians are expected 20
,!sA their now attacks with the utmost
.-'vrmnation, f,r IL they succeed in
,.rcire Won Uindenburg's front here
ja'v vii force the Field Marshal to
urler' Ike . general withdrawal south
westward. Tho menace 10 Riga and
tr.rsk would thus be definitely removed
A. IN. same time .he Russians are
'o''lruNc their blows against the
r7rst-Wilua sector. attacking from the
'orh ard south The fighting Is par
4 liar. Violent IA the region Of Lake
Ntro'ch. where the attackers already
ts,e forced u withdrawal Of the German
INES several hundred meters westward.
Germans Deny Losing GrOund.
Hrln in AN official statement issued
".Auy NESTS that the Russian attacks
have broken down thus far against the
"1shekah" German defence" The Ger
VA War Office asserts the Cars troops
suffered enormous losses. On the Pos
'aNv front. where the drive against
wilma IN the north centres. the Germans
calm the capture of fourteen officers and
hs men. The statement follows:
Tie Rus slams showed their main ag-
C'ssiFe tc'ivi'y in the evening and
rcn' time. They advanced several
tines with strong forces against the
German positions and bitdgehead of
Jdcohstadt, on both sides of the rail-
way between Mitau and Jacobstadt,
And four times against the German
bnss north of Widzy.
on tie front northwest Of Postavy
W. number of prisoners taken by us
has reached fourteen officers and $50
m'n The Russians in this district
Undertook no more important attacks,
snnar"ntly on account of the over
Nhehn'ng losses they had suffered.
Ih"y advanced several times with re-
H."f force, however between MarOcz
ana IN" Wisnief lakes.
s''h' Nh'Illl'eS VI men anu hT-
muh'.on brought 20 the Russians IN
u"sr attacks, ~ we'll az In several
"caI enterprises az other places. not
even the smallest advantage against
we u"sndken German defence.
me part Of the eastern front where
W. russians In their new offensive are
"!'hg 10 pierce Field Marshal Won Hind
.lou'sH lines runs from point a few
W." ea', Of Smorgon Con the wilma.
.s'nsH railway almost straight north
.,'ugA he eastern part OF Lake Ma
'o"h' VIA Postavy fon an importan,
nrppy I'm" running west from the
".ha-p",nsk railway and Lake Begin
5as, east OF Widsy. II then turns
,snuy to the northwest through. the
o.nVlaty Lake. passes through Iiiuxt
,sn' miles west Of Dwinsk, where I,
y ..nus IN the shape OF AN arc further
rrppthwest until II reaches Jacobstadt
men the line runs due west to Fried.
.sns'adt adt and thence north to Uxkull
,,uu'h-as' Of Riga, finally running by q
p south and west Of Riga to the