The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-06-05
Troops, Supplies and Guns
Were Removed from
Przemysl
BEFORE THE CARS
TROOPS LOST FORTRESS
Gen. Mackensen Now Aim
ing at Lemberg-Pois
Gus Gas Is Used

Petrograd, June 5.---The Russians sue
ceeded in withdrawing nearly all thei
troops, guns and supplies from Przemys
before the fortress tell into the hand
of the Germans, the war Office yesterda,
announced The official statement said
"We carried away from Przemysl thu
materials taken from the Austrians
| This finished, we removed on Tuesday
the last of our batteries. The following
night our troops, pursuant to orders
evacuated the fronts to the north and
west of the positions surrounding the
city and formed more concentrated
force to the east.
Attacks delivered by the enemy Mon
day between Przemysl and the Dniester
were repulsed.
In the regions beyond the Dniester,
the enemy, concentrating important
forces in the town OF Stryj, succeeded in
advancing on the Lsmentza -Stryj front.
They sustained great losses, however,
leaving thousand prisoners in the
course of orr counter attacks.
ION the Switza -Lomnitza front Mon
day. we pressed the enemy on the Bys,
troa and successfully repulsed his at
tacks.
West OF Rudnik, we almost com
pletely annihilated the Second, Third and
Fourth Tyrol regiments.
"On the Bzura Tuesday, the enemy
sent out great cloud of gas, which at
first reached the river but later, owing
to change of wind, was carried back
into the enemy's trenches, compelling
large number OF Germans to, leave the
trenches along awide front Our fire
decimated them as they fed
Berlin iyia The Hague), June 3.-Ihe
Austro-G German march on Lemberg has
begun. Upon a l00-mile front, the com
bined forces of Msckenseu and Linsnqen
are rolling the Russians back upon their
last stronghold in Galicia. The Slays
are making desperate efforts to reform
their lines for final stand.
From his new headquarters in Pre-
mysl, Gen. Mackensen telegraphed a
of congratulation TO the king |
of Bavaria yesterday.
"The conduct Of our brave Bavarian |
troops has aided us in great victory" |
wired the German commander. They |
have won name for themselves IA the |
history OF a great war;
Nearly three entire Austro. German |
army corps pressed on through Przemysl /
Thursday eastward along the Lemberg |
-ailway and occupied Medyks. eight
niles east of the captured fortress city,
without resistance.
From the south Won Linsingen is
lurlng the full weight of his armies
gainst the Russian left wing A gigsn.
ic battle is raging along the entire
ront from the region of Sambor 10
lorth of Stryi Repeated terrific Rus
ian counter-attacks have failed to halt
he Austro-German advance north of
,tryj, and the Russian left is slowly
etiring
In the retreat through the great
ialicia petroleum district, the Russians
re setting fire to every oil well in their
ath. Vienna dispatches yesterday esti-
mated that 10000 tons of oil have been
IT in flames
All the public schools were closed here !
in celebration of the victory |
{ Przemysl The Berlin newspapers q
reelected that Nackensen's drive will =
weep every soldier of the car out of !.
alician territory.
North Of Przcmysl, in the region east :
Jaroslav, the retreating Russians have u
bandoned many guns. A large part Of +
ie garrison that defended Przemysl =
1ainst the last rushes Of the Bayarians
II into the hands Of the victorious =
-mies. but the number Of prisoners has
4 vet been estimated. q