Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-31
GALlClAN BATTLE
STILL UNDECIDED

Continued from First Pase)
Russian line, north and south. 20 fall
back also In order TO avoid the break
ring of the whole Russian defense.
- Time and again il looked II this
- bolt, which was accompanied by no less
:. than 1000 pieces of heavy artillery, had
:. accom- plished its object and pierced the
< Russian line, but this expected de-
= cision-whch would have had an
- enormous effect upon the whole cam
1.,..spai Gn-never maturcd.
The map will show that this central
railway, to which the bolt was. in a
sense. tied, after reaching the line of
= the River San, turns down southwark
- and passes through Przemysl. making
a circutous crook.
AS the Austro-Germans advanced
they naturally exhausted their NUM-
tions. especially as they had been de-
pendent upon heavy artillery work for
more than a fortnight-and at about the
line of the San their efforts relaxed for
"a few days
-RAILWAY NO LONGER
a.s OF ANY USE TO THEM
y They took Jaroslau, OF the western
aside OF the river. and pushed across
1T. but only got few miles on the
star side and then stopped. The reason
gthey could go no further was that the
railway no longer OF any use to
-them. They could no, press until
.rthey had taken Przemysl. 10 which the
TRussians chung. although il formed a
.salient in their line which was rather
dangerous.
-. If one accura tely traced the Russian
Zine in this nciShborhood, i, would have
something of the shape of gourd or
-decanter. bullying out all around
u.;t
ably a rather narrow neck
= While II was important for the Rus
11siars that the Austro- Germans should
mot take Przemysl. because that would
-haHe given them the railway and the
mower OF moving again, ii was yet
sa very dangerous experiment on the
.part OF the Russians TO hold on to
@Przemysl because OF the peculiar form
~nf the salient thus created
The Austro Germans took immediate
advantage OF the situation and began
'hammerine as hard as possible at tho
neck of this bottle, so as 10 cut off
aPrzcmysl from its communication with
LemherE An! its. a7ase in Russia
1t is in the district east and south
reast of Przemysl that the heaviest
Fighting, therefore. has developed dur
.tng the last ten days The Austro-
Germans have in this rather narrow
space between the forts Of Przemysl
Hand the marshes Of Dniester no less
ethan five army corps and are using
these as battering ram to get through
onto the railway behind Przemysl.
z They are upon a front now not more
4fhan six or seven miles AT the nearest
point from the railway, and a great
Adeal will depend upon their power of
approaching il. If they fail 10 ap-
able 20 break tho Russian line else
awhere.
TpLAN OF ITALIANS
$ IL MORE APPARENT
:, Meanwhile the plan OF tho Italians
'--~--fn the war they have Just undertaken
Is becoming more clearly apparent.
They will. IT would seem. attack the
sIstrian Peninsula Their main object
will be at first Trieste
~ So far there has been nothing but
outpost work. which is quite inclusive
-and OF no ultimate value one way or
the other, but II enables us 20 see what
the general design Of the campaign is.
~ AS has been proved by the numerous
Campaigns Of which the Northern
italian plain has been the theater, moth
ing is more dangerous here than to
attempt movement eastward before
you have secured the passes o! the
mountains on your flank.
The Austrians hold tho mouths OF the
Alpine valleys, and Italy can strike no
blow eastward toward the Isonzo River
or across & unless she feels that the
north flank Of her armies is secure
- On this account the mai part al
her forces at present is occupied ir
attempting 10 secure tho passes which
lead across the lateral chains OF tn,
Alps into the valley Of the Adiac tn.
Stelvio the Tornale and the very easS
railway passes of Boreo are each OBJ.
jects of the Italian column ~ this mo
nent, not probably because OF the i'm
mediate conquest OF Trentino is envis
aged, but in order that the TANKS OF tn.
main Italian move eastward shall h.
secured
nFor the same reason similar effort,
are being made to hold the passes il
the Carnic Alps between the Istria4
Peninsula and Trentino. or course. /
= Is too early in the campo ign 10 max
certain what may be the general Ital
ian plan, but this is what IL woul'
Seem TO be from the FIRST moves.
$1,000 TURKISH TROOPS
= DEFENDING GALLIPOL
.sLONDoN. May 30.-The Turkisl
frnopS defending the GdllIpoli PENN