The Washington herald., 1915-06-03
RUSSIANS TAKE
1860 7EUTONS
Germans Begin Offensive in
Poland, Says Cars
War Office.
STILL HOLD PRzEMYSI.
STILL HOLD PRZEMYSL
Enemy Brings Up Reserves and
Throws Them Into Battle Around
Stryj. Where Fighting Continues.
By FRANCIS LAVELLE MURRAY

NJ AsAs-.
Petrograd. June 2-More than 1855
prisoners have been captured by the Rus
slams along the Opor River. near Stryj.
and in the valley of the Swica, north of
Dolina eastern Galicial. it was officially
announced by the Russian war office to-
day. OF these, 23S were officers.
These figures do not represent all the
German. Austrian. and Hungarian prfs-
oners taken in that arena of operations,
for the 1860 men mentioned were the
prisoners counted between Friday and
Sunday on their way to the rear for
transportation into the interior of Russia
Thousands of others are still held near
the front because of lack of rail facili-
ties to take them to the rear.
Germans Use Cases.
The Germans have begun another offen-
sive movement all along the line in Po-
land. and are using vast quantities of
poisonous gases against the Russians.
such as they discharged against the Brit
ish troops in Belgium.
The following official communique has
been given out by the war Office part be-
ing issued last night and the balance to-
day:
In the Shawl (SzwaIe> region there is
no change. West of kurdowiany fighting
continues on the Traviany-Gailiski front
the bayonet the latter village. which had
been strongly fortified and which was
stuhbornly defended by Germans
On the left bank of the Vistula during
the night of MAY 1881 the enemy devel-
oped a very active artillery fire over the
whole 'ront north OF the Pilica
About o'clock in the morning
under the cover OF a thick curtain of
smoke. and with the extensive use of
poisonous gases. the enemy attacked
in force outpost positions on the
BZura River. The attacks were char
aCterized by extraordinary intensity
Other attacks were delivered against
our positions on the lower Rawka
River, in the vicinity of Mizerka and
VIOLA and Szydlowska.
so vast was the quantity of the poi-
sonous fumes released against our
lines. that the effect WAS perceptible
twenty niles behind the Russian front
But in spite of this fact all the Ger
man attacks were repulSed
Galicfan Fighting Described.
In Galicia, after several day. ----
paration. the enemy on Sunday open
ed a violent fire and delivered ser
les of attacks gainst our front south
west of Przemysl. the chief assaults
being directed against that section OF
our line defined by forts Numbers :
snn IL burinS SUNDAY ana MOnOaN
the enemy succeeded in approaching
within 200 PAGES of our lines at some !
points. and even gained foothold in !
fort Number = around which ragged I
an obstinate battle that lasted until |
o'clock Monday afternoon Finally !
the AuStro-German attacks were re-
pulsed, and the enemy drew off leav- !
ing enormous numbers of killed and /
wounded behind. MI the hostile forces
that gained :, fo0thold i'm fort Number ,
II. were killed or wounded except ,
COO privates and % officers, who were !
captured-
In Eastern GaIiCia on the front he |
youd the Dneister. the enemy. espeC- !
tally the Germans. have brought up /
reserves and thrown them into the bat !
tie around Stryj The result of the /
fighting there is not yet known. On |
the River SwiCa our successes con- /
tinue. OF the prisoners taken here
those counted from Friday to Sunday
on their way to the rear numbered 16.-
Az of the rank and file and 23S |
officers.