The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-06-23
SURRENDER OF
.LEMBERG CERTAIN
Anything Else in That Vicinity Would
Be Startling News to London
Supreme German Effort.
70 COMBINE AGAINST ITALY
Large Numbers Of Austrian Soldiers
3. Will be Released and Returned
to Fight the Invaders.

London, June 2Z-NGtnlnS Dut SUD
den and unexpected blow by Grand
Duke Nicholas, commander in chief
of the Russian forces in the field, can
now save Lemberg, in the hands of the
Russians for nearly ten months, from
turning to it's former owners. The
almost immediate evacuation of the
city by the Russians is expected in
London.
After yielding on the Grodeks lines
the Russian armies retired to virtually
the outskirts of the city of Lemberg
itself. The Austrian official announce
ment of hostilities speaks of the Rus
SLAMS as attacking at many points, but
these fights are assumed in London
to be merely incidents of the rear
guard actions to- enable the main fore
es to withdraw.
In the opinion of British observers
this retirement has been up to the
present, a well executed movement.
Dispatches reaching London say the
armies of Emperor Nicholas are vir-
tually intact, and that their ability to
resume the initiative once their ranks
have beef refilled and their ammuni-
ton replenished, has not been great
~ impaired.
This interval, however, it is argued
here, will give the Germanic allies
opportunity to reap the fruits Of the
victory in Galicia. They will be able
to withstand assaults from the east
with much smaller forces than We're
required successfully to attack, and
large masses of men will be released.
Successors of the allies in the western
front suggest a considerable access
of German strength may be a devel-
opment of the near future in this field
while released Austrian forces will
be used to stem the advance of the
Italians.
On the other hand the Germans in
north Russia and Poland are busily
consolidating their armies in manner
which suggests more important move
ments in these regions. The seaport
of Libeau is strongly fortified. Heavy
naval guns have been installed, and
Prince Henry of Prussia, who was re-
Gently. there, is credited with the state
ment that the, Germans intend to re-
tain possession of Liheau at all costs,
as they regard this port to be the key
to the Baltic.
Discussing the reception in Petro-
grad of the bad news from the Galician
front, the Daily Mail correspondent in
the Russian capital says:
An appeal to the country to main
tain calmness, signed by the Russian
general staff. is posted in public
places throughout the city, giving as
surance that the whole truth is told
in official communications and that
wild rumors being circulated in Pet
rograd are unfounded.
Military men view the situation
without alarm although admitting it
may be some time before Russia is
again able to resume a vigorous Of
fensive. They assert that Russia has
borne for ten months the chief bur-
den of war, suffering the greatest loss
es and materially improving the stu
alton in the west.
While she is reforming for re-
newal of the battle, Russia looks to
the allies to carry the war forward
and give Germany no rest. The situa-
ton as, regards ammunition is ex-
pected to improve daily.