Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-06-18
ALLIES DRIVE
IS CHECKED
BY GERMANS
Force That Attacked Near
La Bassee Canal De.
stroyed, Says Berlin.
GERMAN OUTER POSITIONS
P1EkGED Al SOME POINI1
Russians, Pushed Back Fur
ther, Make Stand 10 Miles {
from Lemberg. Z
BRITISH LOSE GROUND
ON GALLIPOLl PENINSULA
Allied Fleet at Dardanelles
Withdraws Before German
Submarines. Report.
GERMAN OUTER POSITIONS
| PIERCED AT SOME POINTS
BRITISH LOSE GROUND
ON GALLIPoLl PENINSULA
Allied Fleet at Dardanelles
Withdraws Before German
Submarines. Report.

The attack of French and British
forces on the western end of khe Ger
man line, which has been pushed Wig
orously and with considerable success
for some time, is now said To nave
sustained a check. The official state=
ment from Berlin today contains the
announcement that force which at
tempted to break through the German
lines north of LaBassee canal was
destroyed, with the exception or a
small number who succeeded in re-.
treating. The Berlin communication
gives no indication of the size of this
force.
At several other points the report
comedies, the French penetrated at
intervals outer German positions
Russians Make Stand.
In northern Galicia, the Berlin an
nouncement says, the Russians havs
been pushed back further. They have
made a stand behind prepared posi-,
tions at Gro6ek, which is only six
teen miles from the Galician capital
of Lemberg
The British forces on Gallipoli pen-
insula have been compelled to aband-
on most o fthe ground they formerly
occupied near Avi Burnu, on the west
coast. The British fleet is said to
have taken refuge from German sub
marines at Imhros Island. ten miles
from the Gallipoli coast.
BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, June Is, via London, 4s44
p. m.-Official announcement was
made here today that an allied force
which attacked German positions
north of La Bassee, northwestern
France, was destroyed. only a few
succeeding in retreating. The text
of the statement which was given
out at the German army headauar-
ters follows:
I'm the western theatre:
"Our enemies continue their at
tempts to break through our lines to
the north of La Bassee canal, and
have suffered a new defeat. Their at
tacking troops were destroyed only
n few men succeeded in retreating.t
German Positions Penetrated.
East Of Angres, south of Souchez
and north of Ecurie the French pen
etrated our outer position at inte--
walls. Due north of the Lorette hills
we surrendered section of a tronch
situated within range of the eneny's
fire in accordance with our plans.
The rest of the enemy's attempts to
attack were frustrated.
"Since June Is we have captured
on the battlefield to the north of Ar
ras seventeen officers and 647 men.
The sanguinary losses of our oppo-
nents were equal to those of the bat
ties in the Champagne district.
I'm the Argonne we repulsed weak
enemy advances at Vauquois. Local
fights developed in the Vosges. En-
gagements around Meterzal still are
going on.
I'm the eastern theatre:
Russians Driven Back.
IAN advancing Russian division was
driven back by German cavalry across
the Szymeza branch. At a point TO
the east of the high road between
Cycowyany and Shawl an attack by
the enemy in strong force against the
Dawina line was repulsed.
I'm the southeastern theatre:
'On both sides of Tarhograd Aus
tro-German troops yesterday drove
the enemy back toward branch of
the Tanew river Later during the
night these defeated Russians were
driven still further back by the army
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