New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-18
TEUTONS HURL
CARS FORCES
INTO POLAND
Galicia Cleared of InVad-
ers - ViCtOrS Storm
City of Grodek.
STAND EXPECTED
NEAR LEMBERG
Military Experts Believe De-
cisive Battle Will Be Fought
on Centre Front.

London. June 17.-Another twenty
four hours of fghting in Galicia has
developed nothing to stem the Austro-
German advance toward Lemberg from
the west and northwest, and tonight
Berlin claims that the Russians are re-
treating over their own frontier toward
Tarnogrod. about four miles from the
Galician border Vienna asserts that
the Teutonic allies are already storm
inc the west part Of Grodek, a town
about eighteen miles almost due west
Of Lemberg.
This means an invasion of Russian
territory at a new point, but, according
TO military observers here, it may spell
ultimate advantage for the Russians in
that a general Russian retirement
northward into Poland would divert
General Linsingen's attempt TO crush
the Russian centre near Zurawno and
effectively sever the communications OF
the Russian army in Southeastern Ga
licia and Bukowina. The military
writer's here say that the real danger
zone from the Russian standpoint is in
the Zurawno district and along the
Dniester.
Expect Battle at GrOdek.
According to Berlin, the Austro-Ger-
man forces have battered through Me
mcrow. thirty miles northwest Of Lem
berg. and are advancing toward Jawo-
row. which is only twenty-five miles to
the west of the Galician capital. Three
great masses of Austro- Germans thus
arc sweeping from the San toward the
capital city, and the prediction is made
that the decisive battle, if one is
fought, will take place in the vicinity
of Grodek, where tie British military
observers consider that the Russians
should benefit by the lake country,
The British newspapers, ,hough not
minimizing the importance Of the Aus
tro- German successes in Galicia, ac-
claim what is styled the Grand Duke
Nicholas's elusive strategy IN shlitihg
his front from north and south 10
northwest and southeast. rms ma
npuvre. it is asserted, has DETECTED the
Austro- German blow to some extent
and at the same time denled 10 IheIi
full test of strength.
Like Retreat to Marne.
Thus the Russian retreat is charac-
terized in London as strikingly parallel
TO the Allies retreat in the west IasI
fall. which eliminated IN the Allles
victory on the Marine. The struggle
along the Dniester and beiore Lem
berg1 it is considered here, must de-
termine which side is the more astu'e
in the present manGuyres
The German army headquarters re-
mort received from Berlin tonight
SSNorth of sieniawa attacks by the
Teulonic allies forced the Russians 10
abandon their positions and retreat
toward TarnoErod. The army, uhaet
General Won Mackensen followed IN not
pursuit. Dachnow and Lubaczow were
taken by storm. The southern Dahk OF
the Wysznia was cleared OF al! vhenleS'
Al Nien,crow the resistance OF the Rus
slams quickly broke down, and the
Niemerow and Jaworow rivers were
crossed. Further south the Russians
ero retreating toward Weroszuca.
"The situation southeast OF the
Dniester swamps is unchanged"
Austrians Storm City.
The Austrian War Office statement
follows:
The Russians nowhere have been
able to offer resistance TO our lotces.
In middle Galicia, protected by strong
rear guards, they continue 20 retreat on
the entire front to the northeast and
east, hotly pursued by the allied
North Of Sieniawa our troops ad, .,
vanced across Cieplice and Cewkow ana
renulsed strong Russian forces and
drove them across the imperial IRON
tier. infIctirg severe losses. .,
"To the eastward the allies reached
Lubaczow, and captured Nlenercw al
ter heavy fighting, and are now ad-
vancing toward Jaworow.
Russian Rear Guards Driven.
"On the Lemberg road during the
o,,onino we repulsed strong Russian
roar guards near Wolczuchy, across
tho Wereszyca. and at midnight stormed
tho west part of Grodek. South OF
Grodek the west bank Of the Wereszyca
has been cleared of the enemy.
south OF the Dniester the situation
generally is unchanged.
The Russian official version OF the
Galician battle says:
I'm West Galicia the battle on the
San continues with increasing herce-
ness. the enemy continually sending
fresh forces into the fight.
"On the Dniester the fighting along
the Tismenitza and the Stry continued
on Monday and Tuesday TO our advan-
taqe. South of Jidatchef near Berc-
znitza and Kroulevska we captured an
other 500 German prisoners, including
fourteen officers and also four guns