Evening star., 1916-09-29
RUSS SEVER ENEMY
LINE IN THE EAST
Austro-German Communica-
tions Disturbed Some Miles
Above KirIibaba.
SLAVS TAKE MOUNTAIN
AFTER FIERCE STRUGGLE
Brussilof Pushes Ahead on the Up
per Sereth-Has Taken 42O,-
0Q0 Prisoners.

AsAoStdh SoiiIhdiucEp EcI.
has pushed forward his extreme left
during recent days to the highway rum
ming between Kimpolung and Maramaros
Szfget, cutting that important Austro-
German line of communication some
miles above Kirlibaba. After a series
Of desperate battles the Russians sue
ceeded in capturing a mountain over
looking the highway, which gave them
an important strategic advantage. At
mountains overlooking Kirlibaba.
According to the correspondent of the
Novoe Vremya, that town for the first
time in the campaign is under the fire
of the Russian cannon. Immediately to
the north of this district the Russians
forged ahead to the upper reaches of
the Charny-C y-Cheremosh, where the
stream bends southwark to Kuty (Buk-
owina).
Advance Against Odds.
The extremely difficult mountainous
country is offering every advantage to
the defenders and the advance has been
made against tremendous odds.
A noteworthy success has been
achieved by Gen. Brussiloff's center in
the neighborhood of Manouva and
Kharbuzoff. villages on the upper
Sereth. where the Russians have made
an advance in the face of strong Ger
man reinforcements. capturing 1900
Austro-German prisoners.
A recapitulation of the prisoners and
booty taken by Gen. Brussiloff's army,
as sent out by the staff. shows a total.
since the offensive began, OF 100000 Off
GERS and men taken prisoner, and the
capture Of $500 machine guns and mine
throwers and 500 cannon.
Successful Air Raid.
An official statement issued today by
the Russian war department says:
western front-In the region of
Boruny and Krevo. southwest of Smor-
gon, our aviators made raid on points
in the rear of the enemy's lines. Bombs
were successfully dropped at various
places, causing explosions and fires
We're dropped on wagons. ON narrow
Eauge railway stations and on motor
car transports.
During the raid an aerial fight took
place as the result of which four Ger
man aeroplanes were brought down.
One of our machines, after a fight with
two aeroplanes of the A1batross type
fell in the enemy's line. In addition
20 lOSI d lIldCulne Oh the moran paraSOl
type
Enemy Offensive Checked.
In the neighborhood of GukaIov the
enemy, after an intense artillery bonn
bardment of our trenches, assumed the
offensive. Being met by our rifle and
machine gun fire he retired hurriedly to
his trenches.
"On the River Bystritza in the region
of Bogorodchan, our scouts surprised
three field sentries and defeated the
enemy advance posts. capturing in this
operation several scores of prisoners,
twenty rifles and 300 cartridges.
Vienna Reports Successes.
VIENNA. via London. September 2s.-
Front of Archduke Charles Francis:
Southeast of the three-country angle
north of Kirliababa. in the Ludowa dis
trict and north of Arata pass, the en-
emy delivered fruitless attacks. South
of Lipnicadolna the German troops ad-
vanced successfully. Russian prisoners
to the number of 100, together with
machine guns. were captured.
Army group of Gen. Won Terztans-
zky: The forces under Gen. Won Mar
witz recaptured, after bitter fighting,
the last portion remaining in the hands
of the enemy of positions we lost
week ago. The enemy suffered ex-
traordinarily heavy losses. They also
lost forty-one officers and $500 men
prisoners, one cannon and seventeen
machine guns.