Evening star., 1915-05-22
VIENNA SAYS $4,000
SLAVS HAVE BEEN TAKEN
Right Wing of Austrian Army Re-
ported to Be Retreating in
Bukowina.
BIG TEUTON LOSS IN WEST
French Report Capture of All
Trenches South of Lorette.
Heights-Weather Hampers
Military Operations.

LONDON. MAY 22.-A battle.
intense in character, and oi lar
reaching Importance. is under
way in central Galicia.
The Russians are credited with
having made progress on both
tanks OF the .Austro-German
forces. but apparently have not
been able to menace their COM
munications
The main struggle is being car
ried on along the San. from Pere-
mysl northward for a distance OF
about sixty miles. ; Austrians and
Germans apparently are making
slower progress than heretofore.
The latest Petrograd commun1-
cation states that the attack IS be
ing checked between the San and
the great marshes OF the Dneister.
Vienna declares the total num-
Der OF Russian prisoners taken IN
the fighting in May is 10000.
The right wing OF the Austrian
army in Bukowina is retreating
toward the Carpathians, accord
ing to dispatch from Bucharest
The Austrian rear guard IS re-
ported to be making desperate eff
forts 10 cover the retreat and
check the Russian offensive.
Battle on 25o-Mile Front
The Petrograd correspondent of the
Morning Post in dispatch dealing
with the hostilities in the eastern the
ater of war says.
News from the great battle raging
over 25o-miIe front remains exceed
!nely grave. The Russians are making
progress on both TANKS, but this is un-
important. the German main onset
is al center from the confluence of
the San and Vistula rivers 10 PereInysl.
a distance of sixty miles. every yard
Of which has been the scene of des-
perate fighting for days. II is here that
a decision must be reached. and so far
the Germans continue 10 have the bet
ter of the struggle.
The fring Of between two and three
million Austrian and German shells on
the comparatively short front north of
Peremys!. in Galicia. gives some idea Of
the extreme violence Of the operations
means OF which the Germans hope
~ establish themselves firmly on
the right bank ~ the river. SAYS
a Petrograd dispatch Into this small
-Is.f 4 I..tr
cd 1000 held guns In the closest formation
ever seen in battle-being three times the
normal number Of guns for such an extent
IF territory.
-Four ea;s Of this terrific artillery fire
enabled the Germans TO occupy on ;he
right bank Of the San twenty miles Of
;he one -hundre(-mile course of the river
between Perernysl and Sandomir.
The compactness and consequent I'm
mobility of the heavy German forma
tion, while successful in forcing the
San between Jaroslau and Lezochov,
fs said by Russian army officers to
nave prevented the Germans from
ecuting maneuvers which might threat
IN the Russian flank. Although the
Germans occupy portion OF the right
tank OF the river the main defenses
Of the San appear 10 be still secure.
Peremysl Bombarded
The Austro-German force which made
its way across the river Is attempting
movement southwark to encircle
Persnlvsl but yet this maneuver
has not been developed sufficiently TO
threaten the fortress from the east.
Bombardment Of Perenysi from the
west continues apparently without in
hicting serious damage The fortress
has been restored 70 a condition of
efficiency by tho Russians since II was
surrendered by the Austrians and Is
believed here 20 be capable OF with
standinu a lonK siege
German Casualties Heavy.
On the western front German casual
ties in the fighting Of yesterday south
OF Lorette heights. where the French
are said 70 have SUCCEEDED " clean
ing un the trenches" are declared to
bs particularly heavy. From Il point
Hrown as the .-White Way" the Ger
mans were able 10 hamper the allies
action cousIderah bly,, but the announce
Iaeut issued today in Paris indicates
tnat this danger Will no longer be
faced as il is further declared several
co4nter-attacks have resulted disas-
trously
Sir John French's Report.
''SiucG my last communication of the
ITth." says Sir John French. the Brit
i~h commander-i chief. In an oric'al
communication Just made public. the
operations have been hampered by the
weather
"But in spite of this our troops have
made appreciable progress east and
south OF La Quinque road fnear Neuve
ChapelleJ- The main characteristics of
these operations have been numerous
local fights for strong points behind
the euemys original line In capturing
several Of these points our infantry
has again displayed great gaIIantry.
"On the remainder OF the front there
.s nothing TO report except minor ar
tillery engagements
Last night we brought down a Ger
man aeroplane in the neiEhborhood of
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