South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-10
GERMANS DRIVEN
OUT Of MELVILLE
Berlin Admits Loss But States
That East of Town Enemy
Suffered Severe Losses in
Attempt to Advance.

LONDON. June 10. ~ The French
have driven the Germans completely
out OF Neuville-St WAIST. extended
their positions al Hebuterne and con-
solidated their gains az Tracy lc-MOnt,
where the German front reaches near
est 10 Paris.
The midnight communique. received
here from Paris. states that after TAX
ing the last group of houses on which
the Germans had managed 10 retain
hold In Melville. the French troops
swept forward to the north of the VIII
lage and made gains of considerable
importance Berlin admits the loss of
Melville. but states that east of the
town, the French. attempting 90 ad-
vance. were thrown back suffering Sc
we're losses
The capture OF Melville gives the
French an important advantage in
their operations against the Germans
IN the "labvrinthe.' the field work
southeast Of the village Here Paris
tonight reports the French progress
continued, especially IN the southeast
ern part.
Fighting l. Violent
The fighting around Hebuternc has
been violent according 20 reports
from both Paris and Berlin Berlin on
Wednesday announced that the
ing attack against the German lines to
the east of the village, but were re-
pulsed and suffered heavily under the
strong German fire. AT last reports,
N was stated. heavy fighting was go-
ing on there Hours later the French
midnight CommuniQue reported that
despite a violent bombardment the
French had managed 90 extend their
positions in this section To the Tout
vent farm. which has been strongly
organized as "a field work 10y the Ger
man troops.
Paris Wednesday reported that the
French troops made am advance OF 100
yards on "a front of 800 yards IN the
forest of LePretre. Berlin. ho"eN en-,
denied these claims. asserting that the
French were repulsed with sangUndfy
losses.
Berlin also reported the repulse Of
further FrencL attacks ON the east
slopes OF the Lorrette hills.
ADVANCE UNCHECKED.
LONDON. June 1O.-The Investment
Of Lcmberg is nearing completion, ac-
cording TO dispatches from Berlin and
Vienna Wednesday night and the
Russians are reported 20 be preparing
10 evacuate the city. Terrific fighting
in which huge numbers are engaged
continues along the entire Gahcian
front with the Teutonic allies every
where successful despite violent Rus
sian cOunteT-attaCks
The AustrO-G erman right wing has
stormed and captured StanislSu. the
most important railway center in
southeastern Galicia and has cut the
communications of the Russian forces
operating north of BukOwlna with
those around Lemberg.
Stanislau has been I'm the possession
Of the Russians with the exception OF
a few days since last November. Its
fall is believed in Berlin TO mark the
collapse Of the entire Russian cam
paign in southeast GahCia.
l. Taken by storm.
Cooperating with the AustTo-Ger-
man forces along the Dneister, a
heavy force operating from north of
CZernOwitz yesterday advanced TO the
north of Kolomea and pressing for
ward 10 Stanislau took the town by
storm. This force. according TO an
official statement issued i'm Vienna
Wednesday. is now driving forward
toward Halicz. More than 5000 pris-
oners have been taken i'm the fighting
lhus far.
The capture Of Stanislau is taken
here TO Indicate that the Austro-G err
man offensive against the Russian
left has been successful and that the
Russians have been compelled to fall
Dneister river These are of cOusid-
erale natural strength and have been
developed 20 their utmost 10y the
SlaVs
Regarding 10 this fighting. however
Unofficial dispatches from Vienna
Wednesday uight state that the Aus
trO-Gcrman armies have advanced fOr
several miles beyond the river and are
now east of Nicoll Uhlans, it is
stated. have patrolled 90 within J.
miles OF Lemherg itself
Drawing Iron Ring.
Despite the vigorous Russian eff
forts on the entire front. IT. is asserted
i'm Berlin that the Teutons are draw
ing the same irln ring around Lem
berg that they drew around PrzemysI
and IL declared that the entire Rus
sian campaign i'm Galicia has come On
naught and that the invaders viii Doe
driven back across their own borders
within "a comparatively short time.
Petrograd. bon am official statement
received here Wednesday night re-
ports the repulso Of German attacks
alonc the pnciSter. ou the Cgarts-
burg Il imgtChof front. and declares
That 500 prisoners together with q
number OF officers. have been taken
Heavy fighting is proceeding ON The
left bank of the river. the Russian
war Office states. The Russians ADD
NIT progress Tor tn@ Germans IN their
outtianking drive iu Courland
This admission ON the part OF Pet
rograd bears out the German claims
To considerable advances IN this re-
gion. Berlin reports that the Ger
mans have occupied the eastern banb
OF the Windau river northeast of
kurachany and that heavy forces are
approaching Shawl from the south
west ON the Dubissa. il lis stated
rrre- D. d d..
back in a soutiewestcrly direction.