The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-06-19
RUSSIANS BLOCK
GERMAN ADVANCE
The Teutonic Allies Are Now
Threatened by EneircIing
Movement in Poland.
IMPORTANT MOVES IN GALICIA
Cars Forces Advancing South and
Southeast of Lemburg-LittIe
Fighting on West Front.


forcens1ts have advanced in the Bal
tic provinces and in Galicia and IL
has become their turn TO attack Ac-
cording to the German official report
received tonight part Of the German
force on the Dubsa river in the Bal
tic provinces, threatened by an en-
circling movement, were obliged TO
withdraw, although in the region of
Shawl and on the Niemen they claim
TO be making progress, despite a stub
born Russian resistance
Russians Advancing.
More important, in the belief of mil
itary observers here, however, is the
apparent change that is taking place
in the Galician battle Here again,
according to the German account, the
Russians are advancing to the south
and southeast of Lemberg and also
are attacking General Linsingen's
force, which crossed the Dniester
near Zurawna.
In western Galicia and Bukowina-
however, the Russians are falling
back between the Pruth and Dniester
rivers, with the intention, 1t is be-
ieved here, of making the Dniester
their line OF defense from the Ru-
manian frontier to the southeast of
Przemysl- They have very strong pO-
sitiOns along this line and military
experts say that if they can drive
back the Germans who crossed tbs
river near Zurawna Lemberg will re-
main in their hands and they viii be
in a position to deliver a vigorous Of
| fensive at any rate as soon as the
Austrians and Germans begin to with
draw troops for their western and
southern campaigns
Little Doing in West.
It is possible that this withdrawal
commenced some days ago, for Dutch
correspondents report the arrival Of
large numbers Of troop trains in Bel
GUM and the commencement of q
battle TO the south Of Ypres- The Of
fetal reports, however, make no men
ton Of such a battle
Along most of the French front
the fighting is Of a character similar
to that which has been in progress
for many months. The French gen
orally are said to be on the offensive
but as to results the claims Of Ber-
lin and Paris are contradictory.
Sink Turkish Gunbozt-
London, June 1O.-The Turkish gun
boat Marmaris has been sunk and the
Turkish transport MOsul has been cap
tured, according to an official state
ment given out this evening by the
! British government. The action took
/ place in the Persian gulf region The
text Of the statement follows
Fuller reports OF our advance up
the Tigris river and the occupation OF
Amara show that as the result OF ae-
ton on May 81 and June I, the en-
emy's force, which had been threat
ening Kurnah for some time, became
completely demoralized. No resist
| ance appears to have been offered 70
! the small party pursuing by river the
/ Turks trying to escape as fast as they
/ could in mahalas and steamers. The
former surrendered on being overtak-
en-, while the Turkish gunboat Mar
maris was sunk and the transport
MosuI captured"
Russians RePuIse SerVisns-
Petrograd, via London, June 10
The following is the official statement
issued from general headquarters yes
terday:
ION the Dneister We successfully re
| pulsed attacks by the enemy on the
-Jidattacheff front during
| the night Of June and the day OF
June 8, taking over 500 prisoners with
ten officers and five machine guns.
''On June the Black sea fleet bonn
barded Zunguldak and Koslu asia
MINOR destroying a coal establish
ment on the quays and sinking two
Turkish steamers that were coaling.
Austrians Take stanisIau.
Berlin, June 10.-The Galician town
| Of Stanislau has been captured by the
Austrians, according TO the official
statement issued by the German army
headquarters yesterday. Stanislau is
seventy-fffve miles southeast OF Lem
| berg, the Galician capital
The Austrians are reinforcing their
lines along the IsOnzo river, where
an engagement over wide front is
developing. Heavy artillery is being
brought in from the Eastern front
/ by the Austrians for use on the
| TzouzO