The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-14
Advantage Sways Between Germanic Allies and
 the Russians
MOVEMENT AGAINST
 CENTER CONTINUES
Germans Report Successes on River Roevka, West of Warsaw-Big Ger man Offensive Has Not Yet
 Developed, Says Report

London. June 1s.-do D. m)-In the Bal tic provinces and along the Dniester river heavy fighting continues between the Russians and Austrians and Germans. The movement, forward and backward. of the battle lines in the Baltic provinces is almost continual and each side has at various times held the advantage. In Galicia the scene of the fighting has changed. The Germans. baked in their effort to reach Lemberg from the south, have attacked the Russians on the river San, north of Przemysl and along the Dnlester in southeastern Ga- licia and in their report tonight claim suc- eesses in both sections. The movement in the southeast re- sembles that which failed further up tho Dniester. at Hurawna, but Is wider scale. The right wing of the Austro- German army is only 20 miles from the Roumanian frontier. while It's left wing reaches as far as Iiaicz. where many | attacks have been delivered against a bridgehead. The center of the opera lions is Kolomea. from which point the | main attacks, which have carried the Teutonic allies across the Dniester in several places are being launched Germans Attack Center Simultaneously the Germans are pro- eeeding with their attack on the Rus sian center on the River Rawl<a. west of Warsaw, where they also have been successful. according to their report. In the western zone. artillery engage ments in progress from the sea to l the Woevre, and even beyond that dis trict, with here and there infantry fight ing. The French have attempted to force the Germans at some points out of their strongly entrenched positions, and the Germans have been endeavoring to re- cover lost ground. big German offen- sive predicted several days ago but so far 1t has not materiaized although 1t is still expected.
 With Monfalcone and Gradisca in their hands. the Italians have begun an attack on Gorza (Gorzl, further up the Isonzo river and one of the Austrians' most strongly fortified frontier positions. The Italians already have cut the communi- cations to the north and south of the | town SC that it now depends entirely on l the difficult mountain road to the east l ward
 1 Berlin, June 13-Cyia London 3.lo D. m)-German artillery yesterday bonn barded the military works of Luneville. a French town 10 miles southeast of 1 Nancy, according to today's German offi- | cial statement
 kuzie Captured
 German troops, the statement adds, ~~.4t< | west of Shavl in Kovno province; took more than 5000 Russian prisoners at | Sieniaw, in Galicla, and also captured the town of Mlyniska The statement reads
 West.
 Artillery duels took place at Newport and Dixmude, north of Arras. and at Hebuterne. Attempts of the enemy to make a night attack In the dunes were repulsed Southeast of Hebuterne infan- try engagements are being fought.
 "The military works around Luneville were bombarded.
 East:
 our attack northwest of shavl made good progress. Kuzit was taken by storm. Enemy counter attacks failed. Eight officers and s350 meh and eight machine guns were captured
 "Southeast of the Marampol-Kovn road battles against Russian reinforce ments arriving from the south com menced
 North of Przasnysz another 150 prison- CTS were taken.
 . "Our invasion Into the enemy lines south of Bolimow was followed In the night by unsuccessful Russian counter attacks. The gained positions are firmly
 in our hands Our booty in this sector has been increased to l661 prisoners, eight cannon two of which are of heavy cali brel and nine machine guns.
 "Southea st:
 "A brdgehead at Sieniawa was re- captured yesterday. Our opponents left more than 5000 prisoners in our hands Counter attacks made by the enemy dur ing the night failed.
 East of Jarosiau and east of Przemysl the fighting is becoming more noticeable. Troops under General Iinslngen have taken Mlyiniska The attack on zyda- COW continues.