New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-28
Seize Dominating Height
on the Border of
Hungary.
RUZSKY BATTERS
AT DVINA FRONT
Muscovite Troops Are Re-
pulsed in Attempts Near
FriedriChStadt.

London, Aug. 27.-Gradually the Rus
SLAMS are clearing the Hungarian from
tier line from Jablonitza Pass south
ward. Their advance was checked las
week by the desperate resistance of thu
Austrians near liable, but again they
are on the move.
Swinging forward from Koverls
Mountain, which they have chung to
for a week in the face of terrific as
saults by the enemy, Letchitsky's
troops have driven the Austrians from
Hill 1929 and occupied the position
This height is three miles northeast
of Koverla and seven miles south OF
Korosmezo. and is an important link
in the chain OF peaks that form an al.
most insurmountable barrier to sue
cessful operations between the Pruth
River and the border of Hungary.
It's great height gives the Russians
the same advantage that was afforded
them by the seizure of Koverla. II
makes more certain the ultimate fall
of the railroad line running south
from Korosmezo, now under the dom
ination of the Russian guns along q
stretch of twelve miles.
Russians Attack on Dvina.
For the first time since he relieved
General Kuropatkin of the command OF
the northern Russian armies, General
u dafa
to pierce the Dvina front. The Ger
mans were confronted with strong and
persistent attacks near Friedrichstad'
and Lennewaden yesterday and to-day
They held the Dvina line without a
break, however, and inflicted heavy
losses on the Russians.
In Volhynia the Teutons are continu-
ing their bombardments of the Stokhod
River crossings near Tobol, and are
preparing for attempts to regain the
territory lost to the Russians.
Russian Statement.
The Russian statement says:
Enemy airships flew over our posi-
tions on the Dreswiaty Lake and
dropped bombs, killing a chaplain,
Father Joakim Sedletski, while he was
fulfilling his pastoral duties.
ION the River Stokhod, in the region
of the village of Tobol, the enemy
opened fierce artillery fire on our cross
ings. Here the gallant regimental
commander Colonel Mykov was killed.
"In the Carpathians, in the region of
Koverla Mountain ON the frontier, ten
miles southeast of Korosmezo), our
troops drove the enemy out of his posi-
tons on Hill 1929, three miles north
east of Koverla Mountain, and occupied
this height. In this operation we capt
ured three officers, ITS men and four
machine guns. Our advance continues.
"On the Black Sea, at daybreak Of
the 25th, our seaplanes raided Varna
con the coast of Bulgaria.. Bombs
were dropped on the port buildings,
harbor and anti-aircraft batteries. 1t
was observed that a ship lying in the
harhor and port works were struck and
caught fire."
German Statement.
To-day's German report reads:
Front of Field Marshal Won linden
burg.-0n the Dvina front repeated at
tempts by the Russians to cross the
river in boats east of Friedrchstadt
and near Lennewsden were frustrated.
Southeast of Kiselin Gin Volhynia,
twenty-five miles southeast of KoveD
small German detachments penetrated
as far as the enemy's third line and,
after destroying trenches, returned to
their own positions, in accordance with
their plans, bringing with them 128
prisoners and three machine guns.
Front of Archduke Charles Francis
Apart from patrol engagements north
of the Dniester, in which we were sue
cessful, there were no events of i'm
portance."