The Washington herald., 1915-06-03
ALLIES AIRSHIP
BROUGHT down
Germans Admit Losing Sec
ton of Melville St. Vast
Trench to French.
TAKE 100000 RUSSIANS
Berlin Claims Successes Against Cars
Troops Northeast of Libau and
South of Shawl.
TAKE 100000 RUSSIANS
By FREDERICK WERNER.

Berlin, June News Of the destruction
of a British aeroplane at Bixschoote. Bel
I Sium: is contained in an official state
| ment issued by the German war Office
this afternoon. The occupants were made
! prisoners.
The Germans admit the loss of small
! trench at Neuville st. Vast. but claim
! to have recaptured the sugar factory at
} kSouchez around which hard lighting has
ragged since Monday.
/ The battle in Priestwald lie Pretre
foreSD continues.
During the month of May the Germans
captured 300 600 Russian privates and ,00G
officers as well as Isl cannon and sac
machine guns in the southeastern theater
! of war (Galcia).
In the region OF Shawl (SzwaleI the
Germans defeated the Russians on the
, Neuhausen-Shidiki front. taking 500
more prisoners.
Near I.ibau the Germans stormed the
Russian intrenchments on the Dunko-
wiczki front.
The text of the official statement fol-
lows:
Western Theater of war-we shot
down an English flying machine north
east of Steenstraate. near BiXschoote.
The occupants. a Belgian and British
officer. were made prisoners The sugar
factory east of Souchez. to which the
French penetrated yesterday afternoon.
has been recaptured by US.
French Gain Trenches.
position south of Neuville st. Vast dur
ing the evening was repulsed. A small
section of a trench on the high road
between Neuville St Vaast and Ecurie
was taken by the French. Fighting at
close quarters in Priestwald lie Pretre
foreso continues for the possession Of
parts of trenches.
Eastern Theater OF War-Successful
engagements occurred against minor Rus
sian lines. at Neuhausen. about five kiio-
meters northeast of Libau. and at Shidiki.
about sixty-five kilometers southeast Of
Libau. We were also successful in sec
ondary encounters south of Shawl
(Szwalel, along the Dubissa River. south
east Of Kielmy and between Ugiamy and
Eiragola In the Szwale district We took
800 prisoners.
Southeastern Theater OF War-we
have taken more Russian entertainments
on the Dunkowiczki front by storm.
After the victory of the Teutonic al
lies at Stryj on Tuesday. the troops ad-
vanced in the direction Of Medence.
During the month of May we cap
tured S63 officers, 26S. $50 privates. Isl can
non and SIC machine guns in the south
eastern theater of war. Of these 400
officers Gncluding two generals). 153,2S4
men. 100 cannon uwenty-eight Of them
heavy guns) and 4oS machine guns were
taken by the forces under Gen. Won Mack
ensen. Including the prisoners taken
yesterday in the eastern theater OF war
the Russians captured by us since May
T. lumber zoo 900 privates and 1000 officers"
Rush Troops to Przenys1.
Vienna. June 1.-The Austro-German
srmy which defeated the Russians at
Stryj. Galicia, is hotly pursuing the re-
treating Russian troops up the Stryj
Valley toward the northeast.
The Stryj-Lemberg Railway is being |
repaired by the Germans and Austrans. |
The Russians have rushed up from |
three to four army corps to re-enforce |
the troops defending Przemysl.