Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-26
RUSSIAN RULE
WAS BURDENSOME
Nine Months Occupation
Slavs Caused Upheaval in
Lemberg.

Berlin, June 25.--The Berlin Tage-
blatt has received dispatch from it's
correspondent at Lemberg descriptive
of the situation in that city, which
reads: O.
"Reviewing the nine months rule Of
the Russians in Lemberg, it is found
that among the chief sufferers in the
Galician capital were ertain former
government officials, whose salaries
could no longer be paid. Prominent
families were reduced to begging In
the steets, and compelled to satisfy
their huger in the kitchens Of other
people. Well known men Of Lemberg
chopped and sold wood, while their
wives baked and peddled bread and
cakes around the city.
"Thc prices of food reached exorbi.
tant figures. Butter cost six crowns
($1.20) per kilogram, GEO pounds, 3,
or equivalent to So cents a pound. The
city Of LemberG issued emergency
two.crown notes, which. however,
have had a barter value Of only one
crown. ,.M
Regular Russian policeman and
Cossacks pstrolled the city. The
schools were permitted to stay open
only with the express consent of the
military governor. At least five hours
every week had to be devoted to the
study Of the Russian language. Only
text books approved for use in Rus
sian schools were permitted in Lem
berg. The Russian calendar was in
troduced Certain prominent reN-
dents favorable to Russia assited the
invaders, and one Of these, NJ. GlusZ-
kiewicz, well-known Ruthenian lead
er, was later rewarded by being nam
ed mayor Of Przemysl.
"All men of military age were TAX
en- into custody by the Russian auth
critics, as were also all pensioned
Austrian and hungarian officers.
These included General Ryck, veter-
an OF Sebastopol, over eighty years
of age.
"rhe Russian municipal official be.
san leaving the city the latter part
Of May and all had disappeared before
Lemberg fell Emperor Nicholas paid
one visit to the Galician capital while
it was under Russian control. Ruth.
enan books were destroyed by the
Russian authorities and the exchange
of letters and kilograms in the Ruth
enian language was prohibited.
Russians Moved Down.
Berlin, June 25.-With reference to
the statement in today's official COM
munication regarding General Lin
singens retirement to the south bank
of the Dniester, dispatches from Czer-
nowitz, Bukowina, describe desper.
ate the exertions of the russians for
several days to. regain their lost
ground on the Dniester line and in
Bessarabia. The fighting has been
for days and nights and
by recklessly marching them in mass
es into the Austrian fire. Large
heaps of Russian dead lie before the
Austrian trenches.
Conflicting Reports.
London, June 25.-Along that most
crucial section Of the Dniester battle
front in Galicia, between lurawna
and Halicz, heavy fighting Is going on.
There is some conflict over the situ-
alton, according to official reports.
The Russians claim they have punish
ed the Austro-Germans and that, by
reinforcements, they have
compelled them to retreat across the
river. Berlin admits this reverse, but
an Austrian communication says the |
Teutonic attack there is making pro-
gress. North of this area and still
farther north over the frontier in Po-
land, the Austro- German advances
are sweeping forward Whatever the
outcome Of the struggle along the
Dniester, the Russians havemetsuch
reverses that from the standpoint Of
the Allies, the western theater seems
to be the only quarter which holds
out the possibility of decisive action
during the summer Lax
The French and German claims
from the front are widely at variance.
Though meeting with the hardest re.
sistance on the Dniester, the initiative
in the east still rests with the Austro-
iernaAs' - -. :. AssiM !