The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-06-23
TEUTONS FAIL
TO CHECK ALLIES
Continued Gains Reported All
Along the Line.
AUsTRIANs PUSHED BACK
Italian Invaders Sweep Enemy From
Strong Positions and Force Them
to FIee-Petrograd Reports Arrest
ing German Offensive.


Strong Positions and Force Them
to Flee-Petrograd Reports Arrest
ing German Offensive.
London, June 21.-Reports from
the east indicate that the Austro-Ger-
man armies are gradually extending
their grip on Galicia and drawing the
lines closer about Lemberg. The
forces northwest of the city apparent
ly are continuing their advance while
General Won Linsengen is gaining
ground in his march from Komarno,
twenty miles south of the capital.
The British war Office has given out
the following statement:
North of Hooge, we occupied Ger
man trenches on a front of two hun
dred and fifty yards, which the enemy
had been forced to abandon, owing to
our local successes there.
AS result of the fighting in this
neighborhood during the week we cap
tured 213 prisoners, including two Of
f1cers, and took three machine guns
and a full gas cylinder.
Northeast of Armentieres we cx-
ploded several mines and destroyed
portion of the enemy's trenches. Our
artillery and rifle fire inflicted casual.
ties on the enemy while trying to es-
cape after the explosion.
The electric power station at La
Bassee was successfully bombarded by
our airmen.
Another important gain by the
French in the region to the north of
Arras is announced.
After the capture of LIE Fond-de-
Buval, which was reported, the French
delivered new attack and succeeded
in gaining an advance of one kilo-
metre. The Germans made a desper-
ate attempt to check the progress of
the French troops, and after being
forced to withdraw, they continued to
rain shells on their enemy's lines. The
artillery duel in this region is still
going on.
Two lines of German trenches were
captured on the heights of the Meuse,
and further progress in Lorraine is
also announced.
Details of the capture by the Italians
of PLAYA, on the Isonzo and the sur,
rounding heights, made public by the
war office, show that in this battle, the
first general engagement of the cam
paign, the Italians fought with extraor-
binary bravery in the face of almost
insuperable obstacles. Barbed wire
entanglements, hidden batteries, nat
ural defences, were powerleEs to hold
back the invaders, who swept the Aus
trians out of position after position.
and finally forced them to precipitate
flight
Reports from a reliable source in
Vienna are to the effect that Emperor
Francis Joseph is indignant at the de-
feats of his army on the Italian from
tier. In spite of heavy reinforcements
sent to the Austrians from Herzego-
vina and Bosnia, strategical and
strongly fortified positions, which had
been considered impregnable have
been lost. The Austrians have shown
themselves apparently unable to guard
against surprise attacks, and the Ital-
ian advance has gone on unchecked,
while the Austrian losses have been
tremendous.
1t is reported that the emperor has
relieved General Dankl and General
Rohr of their commands on the Tyro-
lean front and has threatened the COM
mander in chief, Archduke Eugene,
with the same fate if he allows Goritz
to fall into the hands of the enemy
The statement issued by the general
staff at Petrograd says:
"There is no change in the Shawl
region. West of the Niemeh river the
German attacks in the direction of
Suwalki and Kalwarya delivered with
small forces. were repulsed.
"In the region at the mouth of the
Rawka river the enemy began an at
tack in the evening, but everywhere
were repulsed.
"In Galicia, on the Tanew front,
there were engagements with the ad-
vance guard. In the direction of
Rawka-Ruska there were actions In
the region of Nowina and Ulicko. From
details of the battle in the region OF
Lubaczow, 1t appears, our cavalry
made an exceptionally dashing charge.
against the German infantry during
which the Ninety-first German regi-
ment was entirely sabred or dispersed.
This attack caused panic in the Ger
man ranks and arrested their often
sive"