Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-06-19

attacking us-they constituted the right
wing Of the opposing army-we took the
offensive and drove them back.
For three DAYS May ~. 81 and June
i. we were undecided whether to attempt
to turn the Germans. who had broken
through our front near stry. or to fall
back on the Dneister river. The general
situation In Galicia finally caused us to
adopt the latter course. The night Of
June the enemy demonstrated against
our bridgeheads in the direction OF MI
kAlajow. losing several thousand men.
The principal attack was delivered by
the army Of General Won Bothmer at a
point more 10 the cast. The attack
against Zidoczow was repulsed. but on
the night OF June General Won Bothmer
crossed the Dneister river near Juravno
ana on June occupied the left bank Of
the river for distance Of fifteen miles.
New Attack by Germans.
June and 0 the bulk Of the German
forces wero decisively defeated and
thrown buck across the Dneister. Never
theless on June II the German comman-
der, beginning a general offensive. deliv-
cred a new attack with the remains OF
his regiments. The principal German
force moved along the right bank OF tho
stry river and attacked our bridgehead
near ZidacEow.
Toward the 18th OF. June the time
came for another reverse Of the enemy
At Bereznlca and krulevska alone we
killed with the bayonet and buried 1000
Germans. who had abused the white flag
Between May q ana June is we captured
In this sector 4o.OoO prisoners. including
$50 Officers
Allies Defeated Near Bassee.
BERLIN. June i7.-(VIa London LOT
fetal announcement was made here to-
day that an allied force. which attacked
German positions north Of la Basse.
northwestern France. was destroyed, only
few succeeding in retreating The text
OF tho statement. which was given out
at the German army headquarters. fol-
lows.
Western theater: Our enemies continue
their attempts 20 break through our
lines TO the north of La Bassee canal
and have suffered a new defeat. Their
attacking troops were destroyed. Only a
few men succeeded In retreatlnR.
East OF Angres south OF Souches and
north Of Ecurie, the French penetrated
our outer positions At intervals Due
north OF the Ioretto hills we surrendered
section Of trench situation within
lrange OF the enemy's fire, In accordance
with our plans. The rest of the enemy's
attempts to attack were frustrated.
''since June 10 we have captured on the
battlefield TO the north OF Arras nineteen
officers and els men. The sangitrary
losses OF our opponents were equal to
those OF tho battle In the Champagne
dissriet.
I'm the Argonne. we repulsed weak
enemy advances at Vauquois- Local
fights developed in the Vosges. Engage
ments around Metzerai still are going on.
Eastern theater; An advancing Rus
sian division was driven back by German
cavalry across the sSmymeza branch.
At point 10 the cast Of the high road.
between cycowany and Shawl. an attack
by tho. enemy In strong force against the
Dawlna line was repulsed,
"Southeaatern theater: on the both
sides OF Tarrograd. -Austro-Cier1nan troops
yesterday drove the enemy back toward
n branch Of the Tanew river. Later dur
ihE the night these defeated Russians
we're driven stili further back by the
army under General Won Maokenxen.
They retreated as far as the prepared
positions at Grodek, which are on the
line running from the Narul and
werezya brooks 10 their junction wish
the river Dnelster.
''on the Dneiiter front. northeast of
stry, the situation remains unchanged"