New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1915-06-23
Russians Reported to Have Withdrawn
of Forces and Supplies From Strongho
Which Eel Before Second Army
CARS TROOPS WIN IMPORTANT
VICTORY A LONG DNIESTER
Italians Capture All Positi<
Tending MaIborgeth and "A
harding Fortress Itself
Win Minor victory on I'd
Mouse and Occupy NlI|
Sondernach i'm Alsacc.

d Lemberg, capital OF Gallc
fallen before the Austr1
armies, of which have bees
across the province for the
months. An Official annotI|
from the Austrian heacquarf&
the city was captured by the
rrmy after a severe battle
Austria has now reclaimed
the Province Of Galicia, ocoA
the Russians early in the var
Russians are reported to ha<1
drawn most Of their forces all
plies from Lemberg. the fall IA
had been regarded in PetroxF
several days as imminent.
Russians Claim Victory
South of Lemberg in the n
region. a strip OF Austrian I'll
is still In the hands or the Ru|
An official statement FROM red
reports an important vicnory n
battle along the river which
several days. Al Rawa Ru<|
miles northwest OF Lemberg, All
the Bukowina border other 81
successes are claimed.
The Italian general star afln|
the arrival Of important *ii|
ineDts for the Austrians n1ouI
Isonzo front. north of 1.-THE "a
Triest In the Monte Nero
these forces. believed by the n
10 have been brought in fror
Calician front were eneoanfaf|
the first time In a battle IN a la'A
announcement Says. they we'd
pulsed by Alpine troops. AU
official despatch from Geneva <a|
italians have captured ali <@<|
tons defending Malbcrge<h al
bombarding the fortress its1If
Swedish steamers Capture
Five Swedish steam ers, bnu1|
England with lumber were "a \
yesterday by German warshipx
IIaltic Sea.
A message received In BeriIn|
Christiania says the navy yard
arsenal at South Shields. sd
northeast coast OF England, we|
stroyed BY the Zeppelin raid y
week. The casualties are piao
seventeen persons killed and
injured. The official isr1sssn "a
of the raid gave the number Of
at sixteen. II did not disclo<
name Of the town attacked OF ii
tent OF the damage
Minor French VICTORY
A minor French victory on
Heights OF the Mouse ana a def
the Vosges are reported IN the D
statement today from Paris
man attacks In the Arrae distric
IN Lorraine were repuls&d.
French advance in Alsace VA
leading to the occups 4 i
the village of sondernach. On
T.iver Feeht.
Teutons Capture Lembefc.
Berlin, June 20. by wireless 10
vile. n Y.--Lemberg has been
quered after a very sewers bath,
rording TO an official report rec
here from headquarters OF the
ro-Hungarian army.
The Gaiician capital fell h
he advance of second army.
Lenberg, capital Or Csalicia.
occupied by the Russians On 49,
1914 in the course OF the early
ian drive into Austria.
Objective of Fierce Attacks
For the past twenty days, sine
Austro-Gerlnans re-took Prze
1emberg has been the Objective
'eries OF fierce and Concentrates
acks on the part OF the Teutonf
les. Their success. the Austria,
Germans believe, will have
'eaching political effect. as thr
ng out of the Russians from III
s counted upon TO help fnalntni (,
tatus quo in the Balkans.
The capture of Lembcrn VIVA
4 the earliest important success
he Russians. Following ii
'ushed onward rapidly through
icia. The high water marx ~
INVASION found almost all the
ince in their hands. They
'roacaed within striking dfafnut
at the western end III
'rovince close to the German
Ter: stormed the heights and 81
{ the Carpathian mountains. "
eparatc GaIicia from Hungary,
0 the east, swept down through.
rowland Of Bukownia TO the
lanian frontier
Began by Drive From cracor
All this has been changed ~.
teady succession Of ADstro IA.
ictorics cf the last Few mnek1
hangc began with The iauns u ~