Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-25
Berlin Believes That Rus
slams in Southeast Galicia
Will Be Trapped.
GERMANS PROPOSE
DRIVE ON WARSAW
Part Of Campaign Is Also OutiIanking
Movement in the Baltic Provinces,
with Riga as Objectiye--Slays
Quit San.Vistula Positions.

London, June 24.-With the greet
uetroleum depots and factories Still.
blazing, with the flames spread ~
the retreatng Slavs.
allies, Lsmburg firmly in their grlo,
arr smashing forward on the heels OF
the rtreating Slavs.
The Russians are retire eating rap d
Nv to the east and northeast, throw
ing out strong rear guards to hinder
the Austro-German advance unt'l
they can establish themselves in pre-
pared positions near the frontier.
Meanwhile, on the Dneister, the
army CT neral Linsngen, drivinS
the Russians b. fore it, has accom-
plished a crossing of the river at
Ralioz and Varanawa, and Is batt,;-
ing its way forward to cut the lines
Of communication between the RUS
sian army, which retreated from Lem
burg and the force operating in the
region of Stanislaw.
Russians I'm Trap.
If this move is successful, and Ber-
lin dispatches tonight are optimistic
for it's accomplishment, the great
Russian hordes in Southeastern Ga
licia will be trapped and helpless.
The Austro-German army of General
Pflanser in holding these Russian
corRsasiRs check on the Dnelster and
il Linsingen cuts across to the NORTH.
they will be left only the choice ..
attempting disastrous retreat, with
but one fortress, Chotin, on which
to fall back. or surrendering. Chotin,
in Bessara bia. is only a small stron:-
hold which, it is claimed by Teuton
military observers, would be easy
prey for the German siege guns and
which, besides. so poor are the rail
road communications, would be prac-
tically impossible to support large
army.
Besides this move of Linsingen, tn .
German campaign, according to dis
patches received here, now has two
main objects: new drive on Warsaw
and a great outflanking movement in
! only after much persuasion and coax
which drive will be directed against
Riga.
Will Remain In East.
The Germans are not expected to
withdraw any of their forces from
Galicla and Poland to the western
| front at this time. However, If the.r
| present operations succeed, more
than two million men will be definite
| ly released for transfer to France
and Flanders.
| These operations, which are now
developing rapidly, foreshadow a tre-
mendous drive on Warsaw from pos
sibly two directions, south and west.
Not only from the Bzura is this drive
expected to be made, but also from
Galicia.
The Russians today evacuated all
their positions in the angle of the, San
and the Vistula in northern Galicla
and the Teutons, pursuing, have o.
cupied San DOmOnir and other towns
and villages in Russian POLAND in the
region of Kielce. The distance from
Kielce to Warsaw is about 100 miles.
The Russians retreating to the norm
hold strip Of territory on the west
bank Of the Vistula. 1t is reported 20
be the object OF the Te6tons to drive
the Flaws out Of this territory AMI
across the river, making 1t easy 10
establish strong lines across the
stream which can be held by approx.
mately strong forces, leaving the ma
jority free to fight in the west and to
direct crushing blows simultaneous
ly at Ivangorod and Warsaw.