Show RUSSIANS WITAL AUSTRIANS IN precipitate FLIGHT THROUGH PASSES OF THE CARPATHIA NS control of several important railway lines falls into russian hands liau d fire attack on dead mans hill petrograd the anticipated cap ture of czernowicz Czer capital of 0 buko wina by the advancing russian army under general lelchitsky Is an bounced by the war office the city withstood the fierce bus rus attack until sunday despite un official reports during the past week of its evacuation by the austrians the forces which held it are in flight through the passes of the car pat hians pursued by the swiftly amov tag ing russians the capture is most notable involve ing as it does the passing of control of several everal important railway lines into the hands of the czar czars s forces reports reaching here are to the ef feet that both sides suffered heavily in tie final battle on other sectors of the long battle front especially on the the rus sian advance is beginning to ter the most stubborn resistance at north of lutsk the war office reports a violent battle in the course of which more than 2000 2 pris boners have been taken the interesting point Is brought out that among the germans fighting with the austrians at this point are men from the front in france this Is taken as an indication that cies of the results of the russian pres sure have already been realized austria is also trying to break up the russian offensive north of bur baraz on the road to lemberg here the austrians have attempted coun ter attacks but are reported to have been driven back i the king and crown prince of ser bla have sent messages of cong ratu lation to the czar on the russian vie tories german attacks made with liquid fire on the french positions on dead man mans s hill occupied during the past week were repulsed sunday night with serious losses to the assailing forces arces the french war office reports the berlin official statement re ferring to the same action speaks of it as patrol fighting |