Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-13

LONDON. May l2.-Another big bat
tie has been added to those taking
place in Flanders and Western Galicia,
the Russians having taken the often
sive in Eastern Galicia, Bukowina and
along the Dniester River.
According to the Russian report. the
Muscovites have driven the Austrians
back along a forty-rnile front, captur-
ing many prisoners and making a great
haul OF booty. The Russians also are
saa. 10 have taken energetic action
against the Germans who raided their
Baltic provinces. and TO have recap
tured the town Of Shawl, while in Cen
trail Poland they are on the offensive
along tho Bzura River.
Heavy hghting also is reported from
the GallipoN Peninsula and the Darda-
nellcs, where the Anglo French troops
last Friday had advanced to the
vicinity of Krithia. some five miles
from the point where they landed and
from the entrance TO the strait Since
then the fleet has recommended n
heavy homhardncnt of the forts in the
natrows, an indication, IL is believed
here. that the troops have got in such
good positions that they no longer
require the support of the ships fire.
INTEREST LARGELY CESTERs
IN TWO GREAT BATTLES
The greatest interest, however CEN
ters in the great battles raging from
the Belgian coast 10 Arras. in North
ern France. and the battle in Western
Galicia, whore the Russians still are
falling back before the Germanlc allies
in the battle in Flanders The Ger
mans continue their attacks against
the British lines east OF Yprcs, where
on Saturday and Sunday and almost
daily since then they have launched
tremendous attacks. These attacks,
according TO the narrative of the Of
fetal British eyewitness" tonight, had
some initial success, hut since have
been repulsed with unvarying resu-
larity. until the ground is literally
heaped with dead" The narrative
says the action resolved itself. on our
part. into pure killing"
The eyewitness" adds that the de-
tenders also suffered heavy losses, as
they had to counterattack in an at
tempt to regain ground won at the
start by the Germans, which they still
held.
Farther south, toward Arras, and
south and east Of that town, the French
offensive continues 10 meet with con-
siderable success. although the French
have lost some trenches which they
had won in front of the town Of Loos.
The German attacks on the British
were made in anticipation of an Anglo
French offensive, which some critics
believe TO be the "bg push" although
others are Of the opinion that Cen
eral Joffre is only "nibbling" at tho
German lines. in an effort to induce
them to counterattack. in which he ex-
poets them to lose heavily, even when
they are successful.
AUSTRIANS AND GERMANS
MAKE GREAT CLAIMS
The Russians admit that they are
still retreating in Western Galicia,
while the Austrians and Germans make
greater claims, and say that, besides
crossing the San River. they have cap
tured many towns on the northern
slopes of the Carpathians and right
across to the Polish border. and are
forcing the Russians to givo up many
of their hard-won positions in those
mountains.
Their advance eastward has brought
the Austro Germans nearly within
striking distance of Przemysl. and milf
tary observers believe that. unless the
Russians can make stapd on the
River San, the fortress Of Przemysl, the
fall of which caused such n great i'm
pression not many weeks ago, will
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