The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-25
Fall of Lemberg Is Followed by
General Russian Retreat on
Wide Front
TURKS MAKE FRESH
GAINS in GALIPOLi
All News From Fighting Fronts
OF Character to Bring Smiles
to Grim Countenance of the
Kaiser

London, June 24+-With the ex.
ception of n small front along the
River Dniester all the armies OF
Russia are either within or ON their
ewn frontiers.
dispatch from Amsterdam 10
the Central News says that the
Germans. following their victory
In Gsiicias have already made prep
araffons for another attempt to
capture Warsaw. According 20 this
dispatch, German troops from Cali
ella already have been transferred
20 the HxHrR fEassts west Of MAJ.
saw.
The fall of Lemberg is being fol-
lowed. according TO Berlin advices. by
a general Russian retreat over a wide
front. In the Lemberg district the
victorious Austro-German armies are
said to be driving the Russians casts
ward. while to the west the armies
of Emperor Nicholas are falling back
from the country northwest of Prize
mysl. near the Russian border. and an
far north as the district of Kfelce.
in Russian Poland, about 100 miles
south of Warsaw
Offensive Power Passes.
Heavy lighting was reported TO the
north of Lemberg even before the fall
of this city. so that Grand Duke Nfch-
olas. eommander-in-chief of the Russ
sian forces In the field. may have had
some difficulty in Withdrawing his men
to their new lines along the River
Bug. Military critics In London are
admitting reluctantly today that the
power of offensive has passed for some
time from the hands of the Russians
The Russian retirement through Cal
icia, entailing the evacuation of LEM
berg, IL likened by Russian critics To-
General Joffre's retreat 10 the Marine
In the early part of the war. They
explain that such a successful retire.
ment, keeping the army intact. is mo-
wise equivalent to defeat. As General
Joffre was not afraid to permit the
Germans to approach near Paris, 80
the Russians claim not to be alarmed
by the approach of the Austro-Ger-s
man forces to Russian territory.
Turks Make Temporary Gain.
ITO the right. on more difficult
ground, the struggle continued
throughout the day on the ruins Of
the Turkish works which had been
RACED by the artillery. The enemy.
bringing up without cessation fresh.
troops. had succeeded in retaking these
entrenchments when battalion az
the Foreign Legion and battalion
Of Zouaves, in a bayonet assault, car-i
ried the position in ten minutes.
This brilliant charge decided ts1e
issue and finished for the day the ef-
forts of the Turks to regain the
ground lost.
Enemy L. Decimated.
In counter-offensive on our right
Wednesday morning the enemy was
aeeisnated without .s hsartns jschiywes1
any gain, s8s
Summing up. the day ended with
success along the whole line despite
thu desperate nature OF t1ie struggle.
We took some prisoners, among whom
were several officers.
THE battieship Saint Louis has eff
fectively bombarded the batteries on
the Asiatie side. AT our left the Brit
ish ARMY gave us eIficacious support.
Everything confirms that the enemysa
losses were very heavy.
The important point Ia tsaat we
have occupied the ground which
commands the head of the ravine OF
Kereves Dere. which the Turks had
defended with the utmost determina-
ton for several months. using all
their resources to hold it,