The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-06-23
LEMBERG FALLS
BEFORE TEUTONS
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prisoners were captured and Cos
sacks are suld 10 be- In pursuit Of the
fleeing Austrinu~ Another Russian
success with the capture of 1000 more
prisoners is reported near the Buko.
wilma border
Lcmberg, capital ut GAliciu. was
captured by the ltu,,iuus In Septem
her - lOli about one mouth after lh'
outbreak " hustilitir- IN the course NJ
the early drive into Russia II has
therefore been I'm Russian control more
than ten months.
For the lust twenty days since the
Austru. Germans took przcmysl, II
has been the objective of u series NJ
fierce aud concentrated attacks by the
Teutonic allies Their succcSs will
have fnr.reachiug political effect as
the driving out NJ the Russians from
GuliclH Is counted ON ir Berlin tu help
maintain the status quo iu the Balkans
The capture Of lcmbcrg was one NJ the
earliest important successes ~ the
Russians Following II they pushed
onward rapidly through Galicin The
high water mark " IN" invasion found
almost all the province In their hands
They approached Within striking dis
tnnce of Crucow. NJ the western end oi
] the province close to the German from
tier, sturmcd the heights and unsSc,
of the Carpnthinn mountains. whlcl
separate Gallcin frum Hungary: and
Ia the east swept down through m,
.crowulnnd N BkuwinL tu the Rumau
I Ian frunties.
Succession Of Victories
All this has been changed b, IA,
steady succession NJ Austru-Grrmnl
Victories ~ the nst few weeks. Tn,
change began with the launching oI
the great drive from Nrncuw eastward
Great numbers uf German troops wrr,
sent into assist the Austrian, ms wei
as n vast amount NJ field artillery
The usc NJ artillery 10y the Tcutonl,
allies has been described hv CORES
/ londcnt as uu scale never bpfur,
+ undertaken H. effectiveness WINS rel
ntively increased 10y the shortage o
shells on the part " the Russlnn
which Is believed to have contrIhutc,
largely tu the weakening NJ their rc
| siStnucp
The AustroGcrmnn armies pushr,
forward westward through Galirln. -.
captured PUcmysl June and then
without pause struck at Lemherr
from the south and west At no poIn
were Russians able IN withstand IN
terrific homhnrdmcnt directed agnIns
their positions, und even the line II
'lr'enscs near GrudrE lG miles YVES
NJ Lemherg which Is NJ great nnture
strength proved 10 hc mtennhlp
with Lcmhcrg now In her hand.
Austria hns reclaimed virtually IN
whole province NJ Galirln The fight
Ink In this campaign has been of nm
usual intensity with heavy lnsse,
The figures uf killed wounded nm,
captured ns given In Austrian. Ge,
mnu aud Russian offlcal statement
run into the hundreds of thousand.
! Russian hNS made plnns for permn
ncnl occupation NJ Gnlicln, hrlnrln
! In officials 10 set up civll admins
tratlon In the territory aS fast M
was taken, lemherg was rcchrl,
tlancd lvolv, the old Russian. Polls
name The city has population o
about 2OOOOO and was nm lmportnn
Austrian military station. Although
founded In the thirteenth century.
IL NJ modern appearance and IL know
for It's imposing buildings. The city
protected hy outlying forts, althnug
ltS dcfenses are much Inferior /
those II przemysl.