The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-06-10
TEUTON ARMY NEAR
GATES OF LEMBERG
CARS GRIP ON GALIcIA is Al
MOST ENDED.
RUN ARTILLERY OVER DEAD MEN
Russians Build Bridge Over Bodies
Of sIain-Both Sides Used Struc-
ture During Terrific Battle
Wounded Men Drowned.

Berlin, June 9.-General Won Lin
singer, in his advance from Przemysl
In the direction of Lemberg, has
reached Lubaczow, forty-five miles
northeast of Przemysl.
This information was contained in
the official report given out at Ger
man army headquarters.
The official statement follows:
Eastern theater of war:
Our offensive movement In the
Shawl district and east of Dubysa, is
taking its course. Southwest Of
Plodock an enemy aeroplane was cap
tured.
Southeastern theater of war:
East of PrZemysl the general situa.
ton is the same. The number of
prisoners taken by the army under
General Won Mackensen since June l
amounts to more than 10000. In the
hills near Nowoszyn, northeast of
Zuralt, the troops under General Lin
singer again defeated the enemy. The
pursuit reached the line of Lubaczow.
South of the Dniester river we
crossed the Lukow and reached By
slow, east of Kalusz"
Wonjnilow Feredne and Kolodzie-
jow were also captured. The booty
taken this day amounts to 1900 pris.
oners, four cannon and twelve ma
chine guns.
Russ Dead Choke River.
n a. al
/ ing Of the war, as far as the Baltic
provinces of Russia are concerned,
occurred few days ago in a battle
for the mastery of the Dubysa river,
according to the Posts Petrograd cor
respondent. The river changed hands
FIVE times in one day and at nightfall
the stream was completely choked
with the bodies of thousands OF dead,
so that plank roadway for artillery
was laid by the victorious Russians
across a solid bridge OF bodies, the
correspondent sayA
Drowned In 5ayonet Charges.
The Dubysa, although wide, is so
shallow it can be crossed on foot at
some places. The Russians and Ger
mans met at ford half mile wide,
north Of Rossijeny. where they fought
all day In the water. There were sew
eval bayonet charges in mtdstream
and all who fell, oven though they
we're only slightly wounded. were
drowned. Troops on both sides in
their attacks and counter-attacks late
In the day advanced over the bodies
OF the dead.
) Petrogrsd. June 9-The war Office
communication says:
Fighting continued In the Shawl
region June and without essential
change in the general situation. Ar
tillery duels still prevailed at Osso-
wetz on the 9Th.
Between the Skwa and Rozoga
rivers the enemy made an Intellectual
attempt to assume the offensive.
There was artillery firing in the Orzic
valley and the region of Przasnysz
on the 9Th.
"On the left bank of the Vistula
and on the San and Lubaczowka rivers
there is no change in the situation.
g., In Hand.to-Hand Engagement.
"In the direction Of Mosciska on
the 9Th and on the morning of the
9Th the enemy made obstinate attacks
on the left hank of the Wisznia and
on the front of Cziszki, Pakost and
Ostrozog. On hill No. 295, southwest
of Radevice, a hand-to-hand engage
ment lasted a ong time.
"On the Dniester the enemy has
not renewed his offensive in the d.
rection of Nikolaieff, but he unsuccess-
fully attacked our bridgeheads near
Zidacsow.
/ I'm the region of Zurawna the enc
my succeeded on the night of the 9th
in crossing the Dniester with some of
his units.
in the valley OF the Lukwa we re-
pulsed and enemy attack. taking over
400 prisoners.
I'm the region west of Kolomea the
enemy ceased his determined attacks
against our forces and has been
thrown back with heavy losses. Be
fore the front of one of our divisions
the Austrians abandoned 5000 dead
In the attack in this region we took
20 officers and 700 men prisoners"