The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-22
TROOPS
LAUNCH THREE
NEW ATTACKS
Gain Important Successes
on the BukOwina and
wilma Fronts.
ACSTRI\NS HEW WAY
THROUGH FOES LINE

eDfcinl 'rbis Btspdfch IN Tbt SvN.
LoNpoN. March oi.--On three vital
points Of the long battle line in the east
th" Russians have during the las; 'or'y-
eight hours launched violent otfsnsivcs
against IN" ,;ermnns and Austrians. &C.
coriin- to official admissions from licr-
lin and Vienna the nep efforts II the
Cars troops. whose chief aim is 20 d.
vert Tcuton forccments from the
western front and force a dscoltinu-
ancc of the attacks OIL Ncrdun. have
been crowned 10y two important suc-
cesses.
The regions in which ttc Russians
have struck the initial blows OF iheir
new offensive are the Riga-Dw!nsk sec.
wilma. and the Austrian positions guard
ing Czernowitz. the Bukowina capital.
from the north. ON the two last named
fronts Russian successes are recorded.
Berlin admits the Germans were forced
to abandon a salient due south of
Narocz Lake, withdrawing their lines
"a few hundred meters
The gain on the Bukuwina border Was
Won by the kussians after Il violent bat
Il" II netted them the Dnicster bridge
head of tscleczko. point OF stra-
tel;ical value. High tribute to the heroic
resistance Of the Austrians IL paid In
the Vienna official statement describing
the battle. The Russians made
breach 300 yards wide in the Austrian
lines. The defending garrison held oW
stubbornly for seven hours then at
tempted to retreat BY boats, but were
forced 10y the murderous Russian FIRE TO
abandon these and choose the only re-
naming avenue of escape, that through
the Russian lines. Led by their com.
mandinG officer. col. Ffianckh. they sue
ce"ded in cutting their way through the
town occupied by the Russians and
reached the Austrian advanced posts.
Important Gain for Russians.
The bridge for;i,ications which thus
f.ll into Russian hands have been suc-
cessfu'ly defended by the Austrians
for six months. They were held against
all tn" furious assaults OF the last Rus.
sian "Hensi>" IN the southwest Their
ttil. therefore. repres"rts the most I'M.
p"rthu' Russian gain since the establish.
men' ~ th" new front in the east.
In 'h" "Ntr"in" north. according n the
t;'rmsu War bnis'. all Russian attacks
southeast Of Riga broke down under the
hr" "t Field Marshal Won IIiudcnburg's 5
troOp~
\ Rerlin despatch tells Of the con-
c'ntratiun of large Russian forces in
>ou,' Poland, foreshadowir.y new at
tarks against the T"uton line IN Vol
Nynia. with kowVsl and ,zartorysk the
main goals. Al Indications are that the
Russians win push their new Offensive
with might aud main Fighting in the
east j. unN considerably facilitated by
constantly inpruNing weather cond tons
Tn" Austrian official statement follows ::
After six months os brave defence
tho hr!dg" fnr'iiicutions northwest of
i>'I"rzk" collapsed on sunday eve
ming and were evacuated Although
! tho Russians succeeded IN the morn
ing in causing hy means OF explosions
hrr;t,l 3"o meters wide. the garri-
d son. which WaS attacked by forces
. 'ightfold sip"r!"r. held out seven hours
longer. uutw ithstaudinG AL losses. in
" the face "f the most violent artillery
and infantry 'ir.. II WAS not until :
p o','locl in tho afternoon that the com
. inauding officer. Col. I'Nanckh. deter
/ mined to "Na"uato the destroyed
/ furtiiicatiuuS
! smaller i.ta.'lucn,s and the wounded
men reached the south bank of III.
I,niester IN boats. Soon. however. II
was n. c.ssHrN to abandon the trans
ports under tho roNrentrir fir" of tho
enemy. There remained for our brave
tr,,,ps. composed Of Empcror's dra-
goons aud sapJ,err. only on. Way to
,,csi,. capture. They were under IN"
tin" necessity Of ,utting u way through
i'..i.,zko. which was strongly oc"u-
,,cd 10y the enemy, to our troops on
scon,rd on tho heights north Of Ha'e
Szrzyk!.
Tho march directly through III"
,ueuy's vusltion succeeded. Under
cover Of the might Col. i'hanckh led
his heroic troops to our advanced
.o.,. northwest of Zalc Szczyky. where
il. arrived carly Monday morning.
Tho battles for the bridg" for'ihca.
tinus at I'sci"czko will remain for all
tim. u glorious page in the anha's OF
our army.
The Berlin statement regarding opera
, tions on the eastern front ro''o"s'
Til. Russians are extending their at
/ taclS ou the uttcrmoS' h"r'htrh w'he'
south of Riga. and on the I'wina 'front.'
and west ~ .Iarohstadt. They we're
r.p.l,.d with Sauguinary losses. strong
,uen,, recounoitring detachments, ad-
vsuciug against the German front
uorthw-s, Of Postavy, and between
Lakes Narocz aud WisZiew. delivered
rsnecially strong and friitless attacks
throug hout the day and night The
losses Of the enemy were proportionhte
TO the number of troops employed.
4 Tar protriding. narrow salient OF
our front due south Of Lake Narocz
has beer withdrawn few hundred
meters toward the heights of Bills
nicki to avoid the cnemy's enclrcling
fire.
The Russian War Office issued the fol-
lowing statement Tonight:
ON the western front south OF
Dwinsk there we're artillery combats.
Fast OF Tveretch We repuised counter
attacks against our positions at Viele-
kosiele. Fast OF Godutsitchki we cap
tured advanced trenches near Butch
iiitchki
In capturing the brldgehead near
Mikhaltche we took two guns. killing
most OF the defenders In hand 10 hand
lighting.
On the Caucasus front, after more
fighting, we advanced few miles to
the west.