he Russian advance. Between Telepovce and Zuella, two
villages south of the Lupkow, the Russians noiselessly approached the
Austrian barbed-wire entanglements, broke through, and after a brief
bayonet encounter gained possession of two heights and captured the
village of Nagy Polena, a little farther to the east. During the night
of April 16-17, 1915, the Russians took prisoners 24 officers, 1,116
men, and 3 machine guns.

On April 18, 1915, the Austrians directed several fierce attacks
against the heights south of Telepovce, but were compelled to evacuate
the approaches to their positions. Here, also, an Austrian battalion
was cut off and forced to surrender. Meanwhile the fighting was
gradually decreasing in intensity; the great Carpathian campaign had
reached the end of another chapter. The Austro-German offensive had
failed in its purpose. From Uzsok eastward there had been but little
fighting after the Russian recapture of Stanislawow.

CHAPTER XL

CAMPAIGN IN GALICIA AND BUKOWINA--BATTLE OF THE DUNAJEC

While the struggle for the passes was raging in the central
Carpathians an interesting campaign was being conducted in Eastern
Galicia and the Bukowina between Von Pflanzer-Baltin and Lechitsky.
There we left the Russians in possession of Stanislawow, which they
had reoccupied on March 4, 1915. Two days before, an Austrian
detachment of infantry and two divisions of cavalry attempted a raid
into Russian territory near the Bessarabian frontier. Within
forty-eight hours they were hurled back. Beyond local skirmishes and
maneuvering for positions, nothing of importance happened from March 4
till the 15th, when the Russians attacked the main Austrian forces
southeast of Czernowitz. Crossing the River Pruth opposite
Ludihorecza, which lies about 600 feet high, and where the Czernowitz
waterworks are situated, the Russians occupied the place and
threatened the Austrian position in the town, around which pressed
laborers were digging trenches night and day for the defenders. Along
the line between Sadagora and Old Zuczka the Russians had been settled
for over six months. The Austrians attacked this position on March 21,
1915, with the aid of reenforcements and compelled the Russians to
evacuate Sadagora. While falling back in the south the Russians
endeavored to advance in the north, from the direction of Czerniavka,
and outflank the Austrians. Violent fighting raged for several days,
especially northeast fro