El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-22
BIC GUNS AGAIN
WIN FOR AUSTRIA
Teutons Force Way Through
Russian Lines in Region
of Grodek, Lemberg.

Austrian Field headquarters, June y
The Austrians have hammered their
way through he Russian cener in lie
Grodek region and are besiegingt Lem
berg. capital of Galicia- An immense
amount of heavy and medium callbered
artillery was massed against the aus-
, sian positions at the heights OF maggie
row, northwest Of Lemberg- This po-
sition was admirably suited by nature
fC defence, and was fortified with
triple lines Of entrenchmenJs.
At a given signal the artillery opeend
fire against the Russian positions The
effect Of the bombardment was crush
ing A shower OF high explosive smells
such as broke the Russian defence IN
the battles on the san at the beginning
of June fell into the Russian trenches
AusfrO-Germans Swept Through
The Russian troops were shaken Dy
the artillery attack and when the
Austro- German infantry was ordered TO
charge they were able to sweep
through and over all three lines of de-
fence not pausing until they reached
the other side of the ridges overlooking
the valley through which runs the rail-
road and the highway from Lemberg
and Zalkiew and Rawa Ruska-
Rawa Ruska now is captured. the
railroad and roadway are now IN
Austro-German hands and a wedge OF
the allied troops seems to cut straight
through the Russian right wing, parts
Of which are retreating northward
the main Russian force around en-
berg
Fight for LemberS.
The battle now is raging for the
possession Of the Galician metropolis
and its fall is expected within a day
or two at the latest Cen Won Macken-
sens army, barely u miles away. IS
knocking at the gates from the north.
while Gen. Won Boehm-ErmolH is north
of the Grodek lakes. A further ad-
vance from the south would have been
delayed by the rolling, wooded country
between the Dneister and Lemberg and
Russian lines Of retreat so seriously
Field marshal Conrad Won HoetZen-
dorf. chief Of staff. decided for that
reason TO attack from the north, plac-
ing the utmost confidence in the aTtil-
lery preparations upon the strong Rus
sian fertilization His calculation did
not 90 astray- The allies victory
caused the retirement Of the russians
along the entire line through GrOdek to
the Dneister marshes and thence along
the Dneister-
Russians Counter Attack.
While decisive blows were being de-
cided on this battle front the army IN
Bukowina, the armies under Gems
Pflanzer and Baltin were forced TO
withstand a series Of extreme violent
attacks from fresh Russian forces
These assaults were designed to re-
lieve pressure on Lemberg by breaking
through the AustrO-Hungarian right
flank.
It is believed here that the Russians
will not attempt to hold Lemberg, but
merely TO fight rear guard actions in
an attempt to get away safely the rem
nants Of their armies. They have
available for retreat only the double
track railroad running south from
Lemberg through Kraznie TO the Rus
sian frontier, and a single track line
from Lemberg sOutheastward through
Brzezany, toward Bessarabia
The allied troops on Saturday were
only two days march from Kraznie, an
important railroad junction. the cap
ture of which would spell disaster for
the Russians