Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-03
SLAVS AIM DRIVE
THROUGH GALTCIA
TO RAID HUNGARY
Thrust Into Bukowina Di-
verts Foes in Balkan
Offensive
TAKE CzERNowITz HILL
Austro-Germans Abandon Bes-
sarabian Campaign to
Meet Assault
LONDON. Jan. 3.

Galicia Is again the scene Of intensive
military operations in the eastern theatre
OF war with the Russians struggling to
break through into Hungary by way of
Bukowina.
Massed legions of the car are de-
livering sledge-hammer blows against the
Austrian and Germans all the way from
the Pripet Marshes down along the
Strypa River to the frontiers of Bes.
saraba.
The Russians claim successes at a num-
Der OF points on the front. The War Of
flee declares that some attacks have
been repulsed and that at other points
violent fighting Is still in progress.
That Russia is delivering her master
stroke for the relief of Serbia and that an
Invasion of Bulgaria is part OF the
Russian military program. Is indicated by
all the recent developments.
The following telegram was received
by the Star from Rome:
Grand Duke Boris, the uncle Of the
Russian Gar has arrived Unexpectedly
In Bucharest, Rumana. It is reported
that he is entrusted with a secret mission
In connection with Russia's plans for the
Invasion of Bulgaria"
Military experts here believe that Rus
ala has secretly made great preparations
Tor the invasion OF Bulgaria and that the
efforts to cut into Hungary are part of
this general scheme of action 4
Whichever side began the offensive and
whatever has been the gap In the news
the raising Of the curtain on the Vol
hynian and Galician fighting shows that
the Initiative over front of 1870 miles is
now firmly on the side of the Russians.
The great battle in Galicia. which has
been ioreshaGowed for some days by the
concentration of heavy Russian and Teu-
ton forces, and which forced abandon
ment of Teuton activities down on the |
Greek border and in Bessarabia has be- |
gun in earnest. and. according to an Off |
cial statement issued i'm Pctrograd last |
nj hit. the Russians thus far have the |
upper hand. Czernowit2 capital of /
Bukowina, has become the centre of the |
hghting The Russians report that they !
stormed heights before the city and took /
800 prisoners, including Is officers. The .
city's population is held ready for o-ac-
uation.
Czernowit2 was taken by the Russians
In the first Galician drive and was re-
taken by the Austrans exactly a year
later. Since then IL has been firmly held /
by the Tcutons
The Austro-German forces in Gaiic,a
are estimated at 100000 men, and the
Gas Is believed to have an army of al
most equal numerical strength, including
the strong forces recently withdrawn
from Bessarabia.
The communication issued in Petrograd
last night says that the Austrians have
Deen forced to fall back on their positions
on Stripa front and that the Russians
have captured several heights to the
northeast of Czernowitz.
GENEVA, an German newspapers
admit fierce battle raging about Ger
nowitz for the last three days. The
population of the town is held in readi-
ness for evacuation.
tCzcrnowita is the capital of the
Austrian crown land of Bukowna.
and Is II miles from the western
border of Bessaraba, the Russian
province whence the Cars troops a
week ago began an offensive move
ment designed to relieve the situation
in The Balkans.