New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-29
Berlin Says Attack in Pos
tavy Region Resulted in
Heavy Casualties.
Won HINDENBURG
FACES 60 DIVISIONS
Fighting Severe on Front Seven.
ty.five Miles Long-German
Lines mot Shaken.

London. March o. the Postavy
region Of the Russian front Berlin re-
ports that the onslaughts Of the Rus
slams against the German lines nave
been held and that the attacking forces
have suffered heavy casualties. An
official statement issued in Berlin says
the Russians have attacked IN their
new offensive with sixty divisions over
a front of l20 kilometres 30 miles,
and that their losses have not been less
than $4,000 men.
"The Russians drove fresh masses o.
troops against our lines near Postayy,
SAWS the Berlin statement. The ne
roic resistance of the troops or the
Saarbrueck corps enabled US TO win
stand all the enemy attacks IN TINS,
neighborhood These troops, supported
on their TANKS by BrandenDurg, Han
overisn and Halle corps, checked the
repeated onsiaughts made by two Rus
sian divisions. The most severe losses
were inflicted upon the enemy.
Repeated enemy attacks under cover
Of darkness near Mokzyce met SIM
liar fate. These attacks were made IN
an attempt 10 recover lost ground.
THE fruitless attacks Of the Rus
SLAMS" SAYS a later statement, IN
which sixty Of their divisions have
participated, against Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg's front are still con-
tinuing. The Russian casualties so far
are estimated 10 have been not less
than $4,000 on front OF 12O kilo-
metres rs miles,.
ION March 10 seven Russian reg =
ments attacked a German cavalry brl-
gsde. In this sighting the Russians
lost about 5000 men, while the Ger
mans lost two killed and six wound
ed. Later on one cavalry detachment
counter attacked and captured 100 Rus
SLAMS.
Germans Confident.
"The German positions are so eX-
cellently fortified and provided with
such a number Of machine guns and
cannon that il is considered the Rus
sian attacks are doomed 10 failure. he
German lines have not been shaken
In Galicia only outpost skirmishes
have occurred in the last few days,
according to Vienna. The victories re-
ported by the Russians on the Dnies-
ter were merely vanguard skir-
mishes.' says to-dsy's Vienna official
communicate. "Austro- Hungarian re-
conno:tring detachments Withdrew 70
the main positions when strong Rus
sian forces advanced. During the last
week the Russians have attempted no
attack against the main army OF Gem
eral PAanger."
The Russian Official report 20 hand
tonight states that "in the region
northwest OF Postayy the enemy -
offering desperate resistance. making
furious attacks at some points"
A German gain in the region west OF
Lake Marco Is admitted by Pctrograd.
"The enemy the statement continues.
occupied a wood south OF the village
of Mokrzyce, but by counter attacks
we dislodged him from the northern
part Of the wood. capturing two ma
chine guns and a number OF prisoners
belonging 10 four different regiments
German Trenches Taken.
A notable success for Russian arms
in Galicia is reported an the region
north Of Bojana." says the COM
munique, 1--WE exploded simultaneously
thirteen mines. and our infantry i'm
medately afterward rushed across two
lines Of enemy trenches, killing the
surviving defenders of the works with
hand grenades and in hand-to-hand
fighting. We took 125 prisoners, two
machine guns. a trench mortar, mine
thrower, a searchlight and quantity
OF small arms.
give enemy guns which were taken
during the action were made complete
" useless. as We were unable TO re-
move them.
an the region or the Rskitno march
and the sectors Of this front north and
south the engagements continue.
Despite the bad weather conditions,
which are continually growing worse
along the whole front. as we'll as the
very difficult Typographical condition,
our troops, imbued with the spirit Of
sacrifice, continue courageously 10 ex-
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