Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-14
RUSS AND TEUTON
FORCES BATTLING
ALONG ONEISTER
Two Great Armies in Galicia Face
Each Other Across Wide and
Crooked Stream, Await
ing Advantage.
EACH SIDE MAKING THRUsTs
Heavy Fighting Also Continues in
Baltic Provinces and on East
Prussian Line.
FRENCH KEEPING UP ATTACKS

LONDON, June 13.---Another big
battle is being fought along the line
Of the Dnelster river In Galicia, in
which the forces Of Russia are pitted
against those Of Austria and Ger
many.
Those German troops which had
crossed the Dneister ct zurawna
having been driven back, and the
Russians In eastern Galicia and
Bukowina also having been forced to
withdraw to the river, the two armies
now face one another across the wide
and crooked stream, each making
thrusts In an effort to gain the initia-
tive for an offensive.
The Austrians in their official report
claim TO have succeeded In crossing the
river TO the east OF Horodenka. a move
ment which, In view of their recent ex-
perience near zurawna. might prove
dangerous.
LemberE stiu Objective.
The Austro-G Germans. however still
have Lemberg as their objective and
they are not likely to allow any reverses
they have suffered near zurawna and
east Of PrzemysI to put them Off SO
that fighting as severe as any witnessed
IN recent weeks maye be expected dur
ing the next few days
Heavy fighting also continues In the
Baltic provinces and on the East Prus-
sian frontier, in which both sides claim
advantages. with the view doubtless Of
preventing the Russians from sending re-
lnforcements TO either OF their wings the
Germans yesterday delivered an attack
along the Rawka river between Bolimow
and ZochacSew. the scene Of important
battles last winter when the Germans
tried to reach Warsaw by the direct route
from the west. In yesterdays attack the
Germans claim to have broken into the
Russian positions and to have taken 5000
prisoners.
Al various points between Rheims and
north OF Arras the French continue their
attacks. which they report TO have been
successful but which the Germans. on
the other hand. invariably state have
been repuised.
Continuous Fighting I'm west.
Although no big forward movement has
been made, the fighting is almost con
tinuous along the line from the sea TO
Champagne and i'm the Woevre. The
British and Belgians although they are
not doing much attacking. are playing
an important role IN these operations,
for to them falls the task of holding
large German forces on their front by
threatening an offensive and thus pre-
venting the Germans from sending relief
to those troops which the French are
assailing.
The Italians have scored another sue
cess on the Isonzo river by the capture
OF the town OF Gradisca. and II Is re-
ported that they are carrying out a
strong offensive ell along the river as
far up as Tolmino. which they are en-
deavoring TO outflank.
Unofficial reports state that the allies
are making steady progress on the Galti-
poli peninsula. but no details are given
and official confirmation is lacking.
Today's report OF German submarine
activity shows that one steamer and
three trawiers were sunk Since satur-
DAY last German submarines have sunk
fifty-four vessels. OF which seven we're
neutral. The others comprised two
French, two Belgian, three Russian and
forty British. or the British vessels,
thirty-two were fishing craft In add
ton. two fishing smacks were sunk BY
a Zeppelin.