The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-06-09
TEUTONS MEET
HEAVY LOSSES
Russians Capture Several PQ-
SitiOnS and Advance.
ITALIAN FORCES ARE ACTIVE
Coast of DaImatla Raided by Naval
DiVision-ArtiIIery DueIs With Auo-
trians-Inhabltants of Trieste Flee
From City and Troops Withdraw.

London, June THE Russian
troops are resisting desperately the
Austro-German armies which are NOV
ing through Galicia in two directions
toward Lemberg, the last Russian
base in the province.
Though the official statements is
sued in Berlin and Petrograd disagree,
both give indications of hard strus-
giles which give promise that the final
settlement of the issue will be de
layed several days at least.
A further advance by the Russians
is indicated by the announcement that
they have retaken the village OF
Starzawa, on the left bank of the
Wicznia, which the Teutonic forces
captured soon after the evacuation of
Przemysl. Petrograd does not assume
to believe that anything like a dea-
mite check has been administered to
General Won Mackensen for the off,
cial statement adds that the Ger
mans still maintain a hold on the
neighboring heights"
From Petrograd comes the an
nouncement that Teutonic attacks
on Russian positions near the village
of Krukisnice, eight miles south of
Mosciska, have been repulsed with
heavy losses to the Teutons. The
further announcement is made that
the Russians have captured several
German trenches on the right bank of
the San between the Lubaczowka and
Sklor rivers in the neighborhood of
Korzenica.
While the military operations on
the entire front of the Trentino from
tiers are limited to artillery duels, the
Italians are making progress at every
point, according to report from Gen
eral Cadorna, the chief of the gen.
eral staff. The report says the Ital-
ian artillery is vastly superior to that
of the Austrians.
The first official information of the
movements of the Italian fleet since
the opening of hostilities was given
out when the ministry of marines told
Of a raid by naval division on the
coast of Dalmatia. Lighthouses were
bombarded and destroyed and serious
damage was caused to the railway
from Ragusa to Cattaro, which has
been supplying munitions to the Aus.
trian garrison in the latter port, be-
sieged for ten months by the Mon
tenegrins.
Reliable advices from Trieste say
that the population of that city, which
is normally about 250,000, including
about 10000 Italians, has been re-
duced to less than half that number
The city council has been dissolved
the mayor and aldermen being ar
rested and deported together with the
most prominent citizens
The troops have been withdrawn
from Trieste and the police are max
ing no effort to prevent looting. The
street cars have ceased running, the
trolley wire and other copper fittings
have been requisitioned for the army.
The railroad between Trieste and
Kabrasina has been cut Food is lack
ing in the city.
The German forces north of Arras,
began a violent attack along the Alb
in-Souchez-Neuville front, bent upon
regaining some of the ground they
have lost there. Not only was this
entire front assailed by artillery fire
of an extremely hot character, but in
fantry attacks were made with great
energy at numerous places.
The bombardment and the frequent
infantry charges continued without in
terruption throughout the night. Day
came, but 1t brought no cessation in
the violence of the German onslaught.
Fighting is reported north of the
Aisne. East of Tracy LIE Mont, on
the heights close by the Moulin-Sous-
Trouvent, French troops captured two
successive lines of trenches in a sim
gle charge.