Show CZAR'S TROOPS MAKE PROGRESS IN MOUNTAINS Advance of Russians in the Carpathians Continues in Spite of Vigorous Opposition PETROGRAD REPORTS FURTHER VICTORIES Austrian Prisoners Taken at Przemysl Are All Sent to the Interior of Russia PETEOGRAD Apr 1 6 via London Apr 17 1 30 a m The follow ng of fic al commun cat on was ssued th s even ng In the reg on of the west N en en yesterday there were solated fights in the environs of Mariampol Lud nowo and Kalwarja In the Carpath ans on April 4 our ad ance cont nued with success on the whole front from the northern reg on in the d rect on of Bartfeld to as far as that of Uzsok In th s forward movement we made great headway m the reg on of the Eostok pass in the vie n ty of which we captured an important sec tor of the prlnc pal chain and our ad vance guard crossed to the southern slope of the chain and occupied the v 1 lages of Smolnik and Oroszrusska Austrian Losses Heavj Attempts by the ustr ans to arrest our offensive in certain sectors of the Carpathians by counter attacks failed all these movements being repulsed with heavy Austrian losses In the course of the day we took as prisoners n the Carpathians twenty officers and o er loOO men The retreat ng Austnana are burning br dges and provis on de pots On the other sectors throughout our front there have been intermittent caD nonades fusillades and operations in the nature of reconna stances i Captives Are Removed All the Austrian prisoners from Przemysl h&e now been sent to the interior of Eussia Altogether the comprised nine generals 230 officers and 113 S90 sold ers In add tion there were 6S00 s ck or wounded persons whose cond tion prevented the r trans port and who are still retained in the hospitals at the front Austrian doctors and nurses to the number of 229 have been temporar ly reta ned to look after them The nventorv of the enormous quantity of war mater al captured at Przemysl has not been complete 1 but the capture ncl les over 900 guns of which a large number are n perfect order Da ly we d soover new depots of mun tions of war Many guns and rifles with the r accessor es were thrown into the r ver by the Austr ans We are taking stet s to reco er these |