New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-18
Gain Reported in Re-
newed Attempt Against
Lemberg.
ATTACK ON 12-MILE
FRONT NEAR LUTSk
Cars Troops Extend
Their Lines in the
Carpathians.

London, Sept. l7.-Hard sighting,
with the Russians the aggressors' has
been resumed in the Pripet marsh re-
gion, in Galicia and in the Carpathian
Mountains. Berlin and Vienna claim
the repulse, with heavy casualties, OF
Russian attacks on a front % about
twelve and one-half miles in the re-
gion west of Lutsk, in Galicia north
of Zborow, near Stanislau and IN the
Carpathians at severa, points.
Near the Mara owka River. how
ever, Berlin admits that the front Of
Archduke Charles Francis was pushed
back by the Russians a snort dis
lance. Petrograd records an advance
Cor the Russians south Of BrZezany,
southeast ot Lemberg, and the capt
ure of more than 1900 Germans in
fighting along the Anratuyka River
and the Pdovyscke- Halicz Railway.
The Russian Official report follows:
"ln the region south of Brzezany
on the right bank of the Zlota-Lipa,
stubborn hghting is taking place. Our
troops. having dislodged the enemy,
captured part of his positions, and
took prisoner fourteen officers and
537 Turkish men.
an the region of the river An
raiuvka and the railway line from
Podvyscke to Halicz fighting continues.
The enemy here has already suffered
great losses in killed and wounded
and left in our hands about 3,l14
prisoners The prisoners are eTclu-
sively Germans and include thirty
four officers. We also captured twen-
~ machine guns and two trench guns.
"Our gallant Crimean cavalry
squadrons attacked two enemy bat
teries, and having sabred the attend
ant gunners. threw three guns into
the ditch and captured four limbers.
The latter. however. they did not sue
coed in carrying away. as IN approach
ing a German battalion opened herce
machine gun and rife fire on our cav
airy"
German Statement.
The German statement says:
Front OF Prince Leopold Of Bavaria:
Along the whole front south of Pnsk
an increase in Russian firing activity is
apparent.
West of Lutsk the enemy made at
tacks during the morning, afternoon
and evening along a twenty-kilometrc
line from Zaturze, on the Turia. TO
Pastomyty on troops under the chief
command of General Tersctanzky and
under General Won der Marwitz with
strong forces, which came forward in
numerous waves. Both guard corps
we're among these forces. The thrust
completely failed. with the most severe
losses. Reports state that at certain
places the losses were fearful.
ION the front of General Won Boehm-
Ermolli, between the Sereth and the
Stripa. north of Zborow, most vigorous
attacks on the German lines under Cen
cral Won Eben broke down.
Front of Archduke Charles Francis:
Both on and east of the Marajowka the
enemy brought up strong force 70 the
attack and made several vain attempts
upon our lines. Finally he pressed
back the front a short distance.
North of Stanislau a Russian partial
attack was repulsed after brief hand
to-hand night.
an the Carpathians the enemy yainly
threw storming columns against our
positions on both sides of Ludova.
Here. and on the frontier heights west
Of Sch.poth and southwest OF Dorna
Watra, he was most sanguinarily re-
pulsed
Austrian Report.
The Austrian report reads:
Front Of Archduke Charles Francis,
Attacks were made, for the most part
By superior forces in the triangular
portion Of territory southwest OF
Dornavatra, between kapul and Ger
nahora. northwest Of the Jablonlca
north of Stanislau, on Narajowska
and southeast of Brzezany. These at,
tacks were everywhere repulsed and
resulted in complete failure Tor the
Russians, with the exception of small
unimportant success near Lipnicadolna
which was lacal
THE same thing took place with re
gard TO enemy attacks on the allleo
forces between Zborow and the upper
Sereth. under General Won hben and
General Won Boehm Ermoll. Thanks
10 the successful cooperation OF IN
fantry and artillery the enemy was
everywhere repulsed.
"The Russians thought TO carry ou'
a master stroke on Lutsk against me
army under General TerstanSzky. Win
this object in view they threw INTO the
fight with other troops the newly re-
inforced guard divisions, which came
on in numerous waves against the sec
tor commanded b. General Won del
Narwitz. between Pustomyty and
Zaturze. In the majority OF cases the
enemy columns broke down at the en-
Engagements, but IN some places they
succeeded in penetrating our positions
They were repulsed in counter attacks
THE field was strewn with Russian
killed and severely wounded. The
small number Of prisoners taken testi-
hes TO tho stubborn nature OF the
fighting. Our losses were relatively
small"