Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-06-22

DeBun.
BY the Associated Press.
AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN HEAD
QUARTERS. June q, via London.
June % (4:49 a. m.)-Overwhelmif}x
superiority of artillery again was
chiefly responsible for Saturdays
quick and decisive defeat of the Rus
sian army in the new lines protecting
Lemberg. An immense amount OF
heavy and middle calibre artillery
was massed against the heights OF
Magierow, northwest of Lemberg,
which is admirably adapted by na-
ture for defense, and, fortified with
triple series of entrenchments, con-
stituted the strongest part OF the
Russian battle front
At given signal the artillery
opened fire against the Russian posi-
tions. The effect of the bombardmenf
was crushing. A shower Of high ex-
plosive shells, such as broke the Rus
sian defense along the Dunajeo In
May and in the battles on the San
at the beginning of June, fell into
the Russian trenches.
Three Russian Lines Give Way.
The Russian troops were shaken by
the artillery attack and when the
Austro- German infantry was ordered
to charge they were able to sweep
through all three lines of defense.
not pausing until they reached the
other side of the ridges overlooking
the valley through which runs this
railroad and the highway from Lem
berg TO Zollkiew and Rawa Rusl<a.
Rawa Ruska now is captured, the
railroad and highway are in Austro-
German hands and a wedge of the
allied troops seems to be cut straight
through the Russian right wing, parts
of which are retreating northward.
while the rest are being driven in on
the main Russian force around Lem
perg.
The battle now is raging for tive
possession of the Galician metropolis.
and it's fall is expected within day
or two at the latest. General Won
Mackensen's army, barely twelye
miles away is knocking at the gates
from the north, while General Won
Boehm- Ermolli is north of the Gro
dek lakes. A further advance from
the south would have been delayed
by the rolling wooded country be-
tween the Dneister and Lemberg
and this blow would not have men-
aced the Russian lines of retreat so
seriously.
Artillery Effective.
Field Marshal Won Hoetzendoff.
chief of staff, decided for that reasoii
to attack from the north. placing
the utmost confidence in the effect
of the artillery preparation upon
the strong Russian fortifications. His
calculations did not go astray. Tire
allies victory caused the retirement
of the Russians along the entire linA
through Grodek TO the Dneister
marshes, and thence eastward along
the Dneister.
While decisive blows were being
delivered along this battle front tbs
army In Bukowina under Generals
Pfianzer and Baltin were forced to
withstand a series of extremely VIC
lent attacks from fresh RasSiar
forces. These assaults were designer
to relieve pressure on Lemberg AZ
breaking through the Austro-H -Hunsa-
rian right flank.
1t is believed here the Russians
will not attempt to hold Lemberx.
but merely to fight rearguard ass
tions in an attempt to get away SAFE
ly the remnants of their armies, Tss.esssSsl he
have available for retreat only tlfe
dbuble-track railroad running east
from Lemberg through Krasne to tla
Russian frontier, and a single-track
line from Lemberg southeastss@;s;si
throuh Brzezany, toward Bessarabis,
The allied troops on Saturday were
only two days march from Krasnk,
an important railroad junction, the
capture of which would spell disaster
for the Russians.