Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-06-17

he rlgnt wing OIL the leuJOnlc army
in Galicia has been outflanked. Six
thousand Austrians and Germans are
reported to have been killed in the
battle at Mosciska, between Przemysl
and Lemberg.
BY FRANCIS LAVELLE MURRAY.
International News Service Correspondent
Petrograd, June 14.-Further impor-
tant successes for the Russians all
along the line are announced in an Of
fetal communiQue issued by the Rus
sian war Office. In the northern
sphere of operations, from the Dubissa
river to Beissagola, the Russians have
definitely assumed the offensive.
Attempts OF the Austro.German
army of General Won Mackensen to
push eastward from Mosciska to Lvov
. (Lemberg) have been stopped short
by the Russians
Much Booty Captured.
The Austro.German army of Gen.
eral Won Linsingen, whose drive north.
ward toward Lemberg was checked on
the east bank of the Dniester river,
has been compelled to retire. giving
up much booty to the pursuing Rus.
slams.
In the arena of hostilities east of
Stryj the whole of the Fifth company
Of the Seventy-ninth regiment of the
Austrian army was captured.
A retirement of the Russian forces
on the line of the River Pruth was
made necessary by the Austro-German
advance at Stapislau. but northeast OF
ris,fict, n i.se~tfntty or urtyhia.-
which lies on the railway line running
from Stanislau to Kolomea, the Rus
slams counter-attacks were successful
and LOO more prisoners were taken.
The official communique follows;
"On Thursday night and Friday the
Germans, after furious lombard.
ment, renewed their determined at
tacks from the west of Shawl on the
front of Kulje, Lake Rakiewo and Eli.
noraitsy. During the night the Ger.
mans on several occasions reached the
barbed wire entanglements in front OF
our trenches. However, every assault
was thrown back by our fire, and the
Germans, in retiring, left piles Of
killed and wounded upon the field be.
hind them.
In the region north of Shawl en-.
emy detachments, composed princi.
pally of cavalry, advanced slightly in
the direction of Shakinovo, coming
from the west.
"On the left bank of the Dubissa
from Shawl to Beissagola, we have
assumed the offensive.
ION Thursday We gained an impor
tant success in this region, taking
more than five hundred prisoners
guns, mitrailleuses and other booty
in vigorous night attacks.
The enemy continues to make fruit
less attacks in the region of Mosciska
Capture Many Prisoners.
ITO the right of the Dniester rivel
we continued on Wednesday anC
Thursday to press back the enemy il
the region between the Tysmienic,
and Swica rivers, capturing man!
prisoners, quick.aring guns and othe
booty, the full amount Of which hai
not yet been checked up In this re
gion, with the object of covering hi
retreat, the enemy dispatched iiv,
armored motor cars, supported by in
fantry, from Stryi in the direction o
Nikolaiew The accurate fire of ou
guns compelled the motor cars to bea
hasty retreat
I'm this action our infantry, whicl
developed an energetic offensive
made prisoners the whole of the Fift
company OF the Seventy.ninth Au,
trian regiment.
+ "On the left bank of the Dniester o
, the front of Golechove and Buck,
- czowce obstinate fighting mas been |
: progress since Thursday night TO
possession Of the villages of Coll
chove, Lapchine, Vyschnuve and X,
cara resulted finally in a complete d
feat of the enemy, who was throw
back across the Dniester, as was Al
o nouncod by the general stan on Fl
day.
Prussan Guard Defeated
"The enemy sustained specially s.
r we're losses near the village Of Vysc
n nuve. In this sector the Prussia
II guard was fighting and It was hel
G that We captured ten guns, elghteC
r. mitrallleusos and many of the pri
1. oners enumerated IN our official col
Y muniQue OF yesterday
! The Development OF cur troops
b. the lire of the Dniester above Halt
p. rendered necessary corresponds
m modification Of our front on the Pru
river line, In the course of the name
yers of our troops east Of Stansla
which city we evacuated without
L. tempting any defence, We repell
20 German attacks near Poldougle al
t, farther to the south in the direction
e Ottynia. There we took l,t00 mo
10 prisoners in the course of our cou