New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-25
Cars Troops Fight
Desperately to
Escape Ring.
PLAN TO CIRCLE
WARSAW SEEN
Austro-Germans Said To
Be Transferring Troops
to BZura River.
FORCE IN NORTH AIDS
Co.ordinating Operations In Bal
tic Provinces Point 10 Great
Invasion Plan.
IRr Cable 20 N. Trihnns I

London, June 24.-While the con-
querors Of Lemberg are pursuing the
retreating Russians eastward and
northeastward in the direction OF the
Muscovite frontier, the Austro-Ger-
mans under General Won Linsingen
have forced more crossings of the
Dniester.
A battle is now raging on the north
ern bank between Halicz and Zurawno,
while further up the stream Zydaczow
and Mikolaiow, an important town a
good mile on the Lemberg side Of the
river, have been captured.
Dispatches from Petrograd say that
the new front to which the Russians
are retiring is in Galician territory.
The pursuit is said to have been made
extremely difficult by the destruction
Of the roads behind the retreating
army.
Believed Russians Escaped.
The absence Of any reference to the
capture Of prisoners in to-day's Berlin
and Vienna official reports is taken as
an indication that practically all the
Russian forces in the Lemberg sector
effected their escape.
The Austro- Germans, according to to-
nights cornmuniqus from Vienna, have
captured two important towns on the
line in Russian Poland north and west
Of the upper Vistula Sandomierz, on
the river near the point where il turns
directly northward, and Ostrowiec,
twenty-five miles further to the north
west.
The statement in an unofficial dis
patch from German sources that the
Ieutonic armies are now preparing for
another attempt TO capture Warsaw and
that troops have been sent to ths
Bzura River line to take part in the
frontal attack is regarded by military
experts as not unlikely, in view OF
events, not only in Galicia, but in the
Baltic provinces.
Two Armies Keep Pace.
Keeping race with the Galician ope.
rations. the Germans have been NOV
ing ever stronger reinforcements into
the Baltic provinces. Beginning with
a cavalry raid early in May by Bava-
rian cavalry divisions, supported by
Prussian Guards regiments brought
over from the French front, the north
ern operations have grown into q for
n:idsble enterprise. The invaders now
have no fewer than fourteen army
corps, comprising more than 100000
men. in this region.
The movement was originally as
sumed to be merely an attempt to cut
the Russian northern lines Of COM
murication and keep them interrupted
for a period necessary to deliver an
other blow toward Warsaw. This
movement has grown until ii seems 10
threaten a much more serious purpose.
Ii apparently has been strictly co-ordi-
mated with the forward movements in
Galicia, and, altogether, il looks very
much as if the Germans were deter
mined 10 execute the plan of war
against Russia which wss laid down
years ago. Half OF this plan was in
trusted to Austria eleven months ago,
and Austria then failed very badly,
even though strongly reinforced by
German troops.
Means Junction Behind River.
Germany is now apparently under
taking 10 execute her own plan herself.
1t necessitates a successful drive la
from East Prussia and northward from
Galicia, the former armies turning
southwark to meet those from the
Galicisn front behind the line of the
Vistula. This would amount 10 a seri-f
Gus invasion Of Russia, even although
no vital points would be reached.
The German Army Headquarters re-
port issued to-day says:
THE army under General von Lin
singer crossed the Dniester between
Halicz, which is still being held by
our enemies. and Zurawno. This army
engaged in fierce battle on the north
ern bank.
"In the neighborhood Of Lembers
and Iolikicw the pursuit continues. Be.
tween Rawa Ruska and the San as far
as Ulanow nothing Of importance. ha.
occurred. In the angle between the
San and the Vistuls the Russians have
retrested behind a branch OF the San;
also on the left bank Of the vissula
south OF liza they are retreating toward
the north"
Force Dniester Crossings. G
The Official communication from tho
War Once says:
"The general situation in Eastern
Galicia is unchanged. To the east and
northeast of Lemberg battles with
strong Russian rearguards are still pro-
ceeding.
ION the Upper Dniester. Mikolaiow
and Zydaczow have been captured.
Down the river from Zydaezov the al
lied troops are advancing fror several
quarters.
ION the northern bank Of the Dnies-
ter, between the Vistula and the San,
the enemy continues 10 retreat North
Of the Vistuls the Russian reargusrds