South Bend news-times., 1915-05-21
IRON RING AROUND
PRZEMYSL DRAWS
SLOWLY TIGHTER
Heavy Krupp Guns Brought to
Bear on FOrtreSSeS While
Violent Fighting Continues
Along San River.

Driving forward in new massed for
nations the Austro- German legions
under Gen. Won Mackenzen are draw
ing closer the iron ring around
Przemysl. while the heavy krupp
gucs are battering at its fortresses
which the Russian howitzers shelled
only a few months ago.
Along the entire front on the San
and the Dneister the lighting is pro-
ceeding with the utmost violence
while dezse mists and heavy rains,
rendering the terrain difficult have
brought a practical halt TO opera
tions OF any magnitude in the west.
Further gains for the TeutOnic al
lies in their drive against the Russian
center seem 10 have been made, ac-
cording TO reports from Vienna and
Berlin, although PetrOgrad military
experts believe that Grand Duke
Nicholas is slowly consolidating his
forces on this front and stemming
the momentum Of the drive which
carried Won Mackenzen's forces close
on the heels Of the Russians across
western Galicia.
Strong Russian counter attacks
were developed yesterday, according
TO Vienna, on the east bank OF the
d.
giOn. The Austrian headquarters,
however, claim that these were re-
pulsed with heavy losses to the Rus
slams and that the AustrO-Germans
are pressing steadily 10 the east and
southeast To the southeast lies
Przemysl; far 70 the east Lemberg,
the two detectives Of the Teuton
drive.
Russians RepuIsed.
roc-a rTfucr this fiuhffnu com
firms the Vienna statement, declaring
that north OF Przemysl fierce Russian
attacks upon the allied forces which
had crossed the San were repulsed
and that the TeutOns, pursuing the
defeated Russians stormed a number
OF their positions.
or the Upper Dneister also the
Auatrians claim additional successes
In one sector alone to the north Of
SambOr the Russians were driven
from their main defensive positions,
Vienna reports and $500 more pris-
onFrs were taken.
In the lighting around Przemysl it
appears the Germans have been using
"A massed formation on the order of
a spearhead 10 great effect. This
formation. while clumsy in that 1t is
not possible 20 maneuver it with any
great facility. is Of tremendous power.
Banked solidly with huge guns OF
huge calibre in its apex and consist
ing Of from 100000 TO 100000 picked
troops. it has been enabled to bat
ter the Russian lines back steadily
until they now are making desperate
resistance to hold their grip about
PrZemySl.
Capture Hill tO5.
Berlin yesterday reported the cap
ture of Hill No. los, a height of some
strategic Importance in the vicinity of
POdubis. with the capture Of 500 Rus
sian prisoners. Russian forces ad-
vancing in considerable strength
south of the Niemen we're routed.
Berlin reports. and cut up TO such an
extent that the remnants took to
flight in the forests about Prycszka-
buda, Sydowey and Szawki
In the COurland drive the Germans
appear TO have lost considerable
ground PetrOgrad yesterday alluded
TO the silence of Berlin on this fight
ing and attributed this silence to the
fact that the Germans had been
driven out OF Shawl and the Russian
line advanced a considerable distance
TO the west The Germans also lost
a number OF heavy guns in their eff
forts 10 cross the Dubissa- PetrOgrad
claims. on which they also kept silent.
That the Germans and Austrians
have multiplied more than four fold