New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-06
Archduke'S Army Breaks
Through Front at
KraSnik.
CAR STRENGTHENS
DNIESTER STAND
Desperate Fighting Goes On In
South-GermanS Reach the
Zlota Lipa.

wedge being driven toward Lublin and
intended to take Warsaw in the rear
has made another considerable ad-
vance, according TO German reports,
the rest of the long Russian line is ad-
mitted TO have stiffened, and desperate
sighting is going on in several places.
especially at the extreme south. be-
tween the Pruth and the Dniester.
The advance toward Lublin, the
Vienna official report says, comes after
a battle of several days near Krasnik.
and has resulted in the Russians re-
treating northward leaving 5000
prisoners. Although the report states
that the Russian line was broken, it
mentions the capture Of no cannon and
only four machine guns, so it is sup
posed that the Russian armies retired
in good order. saving their equipment
Along the rest Of the line the positions
now being held are those to which re-
tirement was announced two or three
days ago, and they seem to have proved
strong.
In the south General Won Linsingen
has reached the Zlota Lipa, a river
whose steep banks make 10 much bet
ter adapted for defence than was the
emilia Lipa, which the Teutous forced
last week. Beyond announcing Lin
singen's arrival here, however. the Ber-
lin official statement confines itself TO
summarizing past victories.
Neither Vienna nor Berlin makes any
mention Of the fighting on the Bzura,
reported from PetrOgrad, and it as
sumed that this has been without re-
suit.
Russians Suffer Heavy Losses.
A dispatch published in Berlin from
Czernowitz, Bukowina, reports that the
Russians are continuing desperate but
unsuccessful attacks in the region be-
tween the Prlth and Dniester rivers
and are meeting with very heavy losses.
These have amounted TO 10000 men in
the last few days.
Violent artillery engagements ragged
Saturday in Northeastern Bukowina,
the Russians retiring, followed by the
Austro-Hungarian troops across the
frontier.
The Berlin Official report tonight
says:
"Teutonic allied troops under Cen
eral Won Linsingen haze reached the
whole front Of the Zota LiTa and
have cleaned the west bank of Rus
slams. In almost q fortnight Of fight
ing against strong enemy positions
we have forced a passage across the
Dniester River and have driven the
enemy from position tt position.
t,, 1og
night evacuated his bridgehead at
Krylow.
Between the Bug and the Nistula
the Russians were repulSed near
Plonka and Turobin and near Tarn-
awska and Krasnik."
Germans Reach Zlota Lipa.
The Austrian official war statement
given out tonight says;
an Eastern Galicia the Teutonic al
lied troops under Gen. Won Linsingen,
after two weeks of successful battles,
have reached the Zlota Lipa River, the
western bank of which has been cleared
of the enemy. In the sectors of Ka-
mionka, Strumilowa and Krasno bat
ties against the Russian rearguards are
continuing.
Near Krylow con the Bug River in
southern Russian Poland. near the Ga
lician border the enemy has evacuated
The western bank of the Bug and burned
the village Of Krylow.
Fighting is proceeding on both
banks Of the Upper Nieprz.
"The Teutonic allied troops drove the
enemy from positions north Of the
small River Por and advanced to Faras
ard Plonka.
"The western army, commanded by
Archduke Joseph Ferdinand, after sew
eIal days battle, broke through the
Russian front on both sides of Krasnik
and drove the Russians back, with
heavy losses, in northerly direction.
We captured twenty-nine officers and
5000 men and took six caissons and six
machine guns.
West of the Vistula River the situa-
ton is unchanged"