New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-02
Flank Movement Turns
Battle on Strypa.
Says Berlin.
100000 TROOPS
MASSED ON FRONT
Petrograd Confident of Out
come-Dvina Attack
Fails.

London. Jan. l. The great battle
which for several days has been raging
in Eastern Gslicis. where the Russians
have launched a new offensive. has now
turned in favor OF the Germans. &C
cording to an official announcement
from Berlin tonight. The Russian at
tacks near Burkanow, the statement
says. have been repulsed. as the result
Of aanking movement.
Pctroerad. however. denies any
check TO the offensive. and says that
tho Austro- Germans have rushed rein
forcements TO the threatened line. NO
less than I.50O.o0O troops, it is as
serted, arc now massed between the
Pripet River and the Rumanian border
Both the Berlin and Petrogrsd OFF,
cisl statements emphasize the severity
OF the fighting that is taking place,
but give few details OF the situation.
Il is admitted. however, that break
by either side will be attended by the
crsyost consequences.
"A great battle, or series OF linked
battles, is proceeding on the south
western front" says Reuter- dispatch
from PetroQrad. The Austro-German
armies, under Field Marshal Won Mack
cnsen and General Phanger, which are
engaged from the Pripet River TO the
Run anlan frontler, are esllihbIeo ~
100000 men.
"Onlv fragmentary news of the fight
ing has been received. but IL is stated
authoritatively that the Austro-German
forces have made progress nowhere
that the Russians have retired no
where and that such changes as have
occurred on this front have been to
the advantage Of the Russians,
A significant fact is that the RUSSIAN
army mas again been able to take the
offensive. Recent kilograms from the
,sr theatre where this battle is raging
say that the Austrians show better
lighting qualities now than IN the ear
c. stages Of the war.
The result Of the battle is expected
70 have an important influence on the
balkan situation, particularly on tne
Eumanian policy. Apparently, RUSSIA
mas been preparing for these operations
or some time past Cable communlca-
ton from the Bessarabian region has
practically been suspended for more
han a month, thousands Of messages
be;ng held up until Wednesday last,
when the censorship was llgntened ana
they began coming through
Fighting in East Gallcia continues
with undiminished violence, says the
official statement issued to-nighI IN
Vienna. Yesterday the brunt OF the
lighting was on our front IN the middie
and lower Stripa region. In the region
northeast Of Buczacz shortly after noon
The Russian artillery became active,
their fire continuing until evening, "heh
the enemy began an attack: -.
at some places they advanced four
and Eve times as far as our entagle-
nents. but their assaults everywhere
collapsed. owing to the severity OF our
fire. At night the enemy retired 10 ms
original positions, 600 TO 1000 PAGES IN
the rear. abandoning hundreds OF dead
and wounded. p.
made near Jasolwlec, south OF Duc1aeL,
and near UsciecZko, on the Dniester
River. met the same fate as those OF
the middle Stripa region"
A Russian attack across the frozen
Dvina. near Friedrichstadt, was also
repulsed BY the Germans, says the OF
fciaI statement. The statement is as
follows:
"A Russian attack, delivered across
the frozen Dvina nea- FrledricnstadV'
broke down under our fire.
"At several points or the front sd,
vancinp Russian detachments and
patrols were repulsed.
ITO the north Of Czsrtorysk strong
accommodating detachments OF Ger
mans. Austrians and Hungarians MADE
an advance. They captured about hity
Russians and returned during the
night 10 their original positions.
"The Austro- Hungarian batteries OF
General Bothmer did effective work IN
the repulsing Of Russian attacks south
of Burkanow, Eastern Galicia, which
was accomplished by fanking move
ment."
The Russian War Office tonight
gave out the following statement con-
corning the progress o. hostilities;
ION the western (Russian) front,
southeast Of Zulay, during the night,
we threw hand grenades into the en-
envy trenches. The attacking troops
returned safely without loss. On the
front in the Dvinsk region there were
skirmishes in the sector Of the Pone'
viesh Railway. In the Pripet region
the situation Is unchanged. South OF
Pripet there have been desperate en-
fragments in some places"