The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-01
TEUTONS ISOLATING
RUSSIAN ARMIES
AustrO-German Forces Driving
Wedge Through Right Wing
of Cars Troops.
THE RETREAT CONTINUES

Special cable Despatch TO THr SUN
LoNpoN, June 30.-The Austro-Ger-
man steam roller continues to crush
Russian opposition in the southeastern
section Of the battle front. according "
dispatches received to-day from retro
grad. Berlin and Vienna.
so steadily have the Teuton forces pro-
crossed on all these fronts that there are
indications that a wedge Is being driven
through the Russian right wing. isolat-
ing that section from the main armies oil
Grand Duke Nicholas falling back from
Iembarg. The wedge appears to he
COINS through by way OF Rawa Ruska
and the Russian right liz being turned
and driven north into Poland through
thu forests TO the north of the Tanew
River.
Except that such a movement sue
cessfully driven home woul break the
preserved by the Grand Duke
along the entire front In this section
no immediate danger to the FORCES Is
feared. The Russian right can retire
toward Warsaw. where 1t Will effect a
junction with the defensive lines when
have been holding positions In the FL
litza River section for months.
tbouy falling back, the army OF
Gen. IvanoY Is still putting up a stiff
resistance in the Gnila Lipa River eec-
ton and is directed upon Tarnapol,
which Is the last OF the larger towns OF
Gal,c,a in Russian hands. This Is to be
the next position attacked by the Teu-
tone and IL Is doubtful II the Russians
will to hold II. They are sim
ply retreating, destroying all railroads.
bridges and roads as they go. ana every
forwa I'd step taken by the Teutons liz
awing them further and further from
their bases, the sources OF supply for
their big guns. which have made them
~successful. In this campaign.
The German General stan issued to-
day the following statement on the sit
uatlon:
In the southeastern theatre: Our
tacks on the emilia lipa are pro-
crossing.
East and northeast OF Lembers the
situation Is unchanged
the Bug and the Vistula
rivers the German and Austro-Hun-
gnrian troops have reached the dis
tricts of Belz. komanow and Zamosc
and the northern border OF the forest
plantations In the Tanew section.
Also on a line formed by the banks OF
the vistula and in the district OF
Zawich, to the east OF Zarow. the
enemy has commenced a retreat. An
enemy %aeroplane was forced to de-
scend behind our lines. The occupants
OF the machine were made prisoners.
In the eastern theatre of war: There
Ia nothing 10 reDOrt.
The official report OF the Russian War
Office Is as follows:
In the Shawl region We repulsed
feeble German attacks.
The advance Of strong Austro-Ger-
nan forces along the entire front be-
tween the sources OF the River Nieprz.
in the Government of Lublin. and the
western Bug continues. and here on
rearguard positions in the region Of
TomaS1ow our troops or June - and
2s rcpulsed several desperate German
attacks.
Thu Austro-German army on the
Dniester. reinforced by fresh German
troops recently thrown into this re-
gion. sought by the ~ferces, of attacks
on the front Boukatchevtty- Martynoff
to throw disorder into our retirement
toward the Gnila Lipa River, but
failed. and sustained enormous.loSses.