South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-18
Great Battle Developed on 40
Mile Front Near SWiCa River
Where Six Armies Were
Hurled at Russians.
KAISER'S MEN SUFFER
DEFEAT ON DNEISTER
Desperate Efforts of French to
Smash German Line at ArraS
eliminates in Nest Gigantic
BombardmentS in History.

PETROGRAD June 1S.-A supple
mentary official statement showing
the staggering price i'm human life the
Austro-Germans have paid for their
recent victories IN Galicia, was issued
today by the Russian war Office
The Austro-German losses in one
month over a 40-mile battle front In
Galicia are estimated 10y the Russian
war Office at from 10000 10 10000
men.
lows:
a great battle developed on a 40
mile front between the Tysminiaca
and Swica rivers where six Austro-
German armies were hurled against
the Russians This battle has con-
unued TO spread since it started. Chief
significance of the operations along
the Stryj river lies in the fact that
the AustrO- Germans were trying TO
turn our flank. our front was opposed
at the center 10y the phalanN under
Gen. Won Mackenzen.
ION May l5 the Austro-German
army. closely following our troops
which were retiring from the Carpa-
thians, met our opposition IN the re-
sion east of Drohobycz. Stryj and bo-
lechow.
Offensive il RcpuI>cd.
Toward May 9 the enemy brought
into action an his forces but AT the
end Of two days lighting he was COM
PEELED TO abandon his offensive, hav-
ing lost tens OF thousands of men. His
only success in eight days Of lighting
was the turning OF our right wing
near SlenskO.
During the next week we remain
ed impassiVe cOnnning OurselN es 10
eXterminatng The enemy as he APP
preached our trenches Then for
four days the Austro-Germans con-
centTated heavy artillery fire against
our supports. ON May %. the enemy
began a decisive offensive and the
climax OF the battle was rapidly reach
ed. At the end of the fifth day of
the engagement. powerful force,
composed Of three German divisions.
succeeded at an incredible price and
enormous sacrifice OF human life, 10
carry StryJ.
"Perceiving the exhaustion Of the
Austrians on the right wing of the at
tacking artillery we assumed the Of
fensive and drove them back on May
30. 81 and June J.
Grand Duke Nicholas. the Russian
commander in-Cnief was undecided
whether to attempt 20 turn the Ger
man wing that had broken our front
at Stryj, or TO fail back upon the
Dneister The general situation IN
Galicia caused us 10 adopt the latter
course.
Lose Several Thousands.
"On the night of June the enemy
made a demonstration against our
bridge heads in the direction of Mix
aIowioW. losing several thousands OF
men The principal attack was de-
Iiyered by the BOtmer army tGen.
Roehm- -ErmOlli's army. which struck
eastward The attack against Zyda-
czew was repulsed. but on the night
OF June the AustrO-Germans cross
ed the Dneister near ZurawnO and to-
wards June held the eastern bank
for a distance of 13 miles.
con June and g the bulk ot the
German forces suffered decisive oe-
feat and were thrown back against the
Dneister
ION June 13 the enemy began
new offensive with the remains ot
regiments. the chief attacks bclug dl-
rected along the r'ght bank of the
Strvi river and Hagathe bridge heads
near Zvdaczow. Towards June 10
the enemy again suffered reFcrses az
Berecnica and Krulevska With the
bayonet alone our troops killed l,o9o
Germans who had abused the white
flag bv fring after raising it.
"In this sector between May 70
and June l.. we captured about 4n.-
600 men and $50 officers. over 600
rapid dre guns and more than - mig
cannon. The total losses OF me en-
emv ON front OF 40 miles in one
month IS placed az between 10000
and 10000 mem