The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-29
TEUTONS WIN HALICZ'
AFTER 8 DAY FIGHT
Russian Forces Driven Out of
Last Stronghold South
Of Lemberg.
vICTORS CROSS DNIESTER
Cars Army Compelled to Take
Up New Positions on
Gnila Lipa.

t.oNDoN. June 2s.-The Austro- Ger.
man forces after Ave DAYS OF heavy
lighting have succeeded in occupying
Halicz. the last strong position held by
the Russians south OF the Lemberg line
in Galicia. They have also crossed the
| Dniestcr River on front OF Ave miles
and have compelled the Russians to take
up new positions
Petrograd dispatches report these new
positions as naturally very strong. They
are on the Gnila Llpa River, which,
howing south from above Rohatyn "a
the Dniester at Halicz. has steep banks
and bluffs and provides admirable IA.
ciiities for defence. just back OF that
river is the zlota Lipa, another tribu-
tary to the Dnlester. which has equally
steep banks and bluffs.
Constant Advance Claimed,
Austro-German activity at the pres
eht time appears limited TO the move
men's toward the vistula and the fight
around the Dniester. The German
statement tells OF the constant advance
toward the Besssrabian frontier from
l-einberg. but gives no details.
Around the Vistula, Przasnysz again
appears as centre OF fighting. The
! operations this time are north and
/ northeast of the town and there the Ger
mans claim to have repulsed strong
Russian counter attacks against posi-
tons captured by the Germans on
June %.
The most important point south OF the
\lstuIa front appears to be that portion
OF the river Just north Of the River San
mere the Germans are attempting TO
effect crossing with the idea Of uniting
their forces on the left side OF the river
with those operating on the other side.
Although the German statement re-
ports that Gen. Won Linsingen has taken
o'',O Russians prisoners since June 23.
military observers In London are finding
some comfort in the fact that the Grand
Duke Nicholas has been able to with
draw his armies intact all along the line.
lie Is moving nearer and nearer to the
Russian military bases and the Teutons
are moving further away from theirs.
Dispatches from Petrograd do not In
olcate tnat there IL any anxiety there
over the Russian military position Tn.
enable the unbrok.u retirement OF the
Russian army TO the Gnila Lin River.
There - some doubt whether a pro-
ionged stand Will he made there as at
ihe Zloti Llpa, another tributary Of In.
pnlester, further east. the position is
, much stronger
II is contended in the Petrosrad deg
patches that the Russian line Is no.
where broken and the army IL comma city
concentrated.
Col. Repington. the military eNpe-,
OF the Times says the defence OF III.
Dnester has been successful and fruit
Iul, but II has now served its purpose.
He has every hope that Gen. Iyanorr
will complete the excellent work and
will afford the enemy no oppGr,urit,
Tor victory which IL the only thing tha;
matters.
Victory is a necessity for Germans. -
~ adds but II will be valuable only
II there Is territory gained" There
!s nothing in the world Russia can bet
ter afford 10 lose. The manner in which
Gen. lvanon has extricated his troop,
from their dangerous position deserves
the highest praise. lie concludes
The Teutons seem destined. apart from
accidents To be committed 20 an attaci;
ana a defence on parallel fronts"
Ihe ohicial statement issued in Rerlin
to-day said
German Statement
Russian attacks north and north
east OF Przasnysx, which were mainly
directed against the new positions
captured by us on June Is to tho
southeast or oglenda, broke down
with heavy losses to our opponents
In the southeastern theatre the
town OF Hallcz was occupied by our
troops and the Dnlester River has
been crossed to-day. The army n,
Gen. Won Linsingen thereby succeeded
IA capturing or dominating all the
crossings over this river on the entire
front
After five days of heavy fighting
further to the north our troops are
pursuing the defeated enemy toward
the Gnila Lipa branch OF the Dniester
Since June % the army OF Gen. Won
ldnsingen has taken $40 Russians
as prisoners.
Northeast OF Lemberg we are an
preaching the Bug section Further
to the east as far as the region Of
Gieszanow the allied Teuton troops
are progressing. They have made
several thousands OF Russians pris-
oners and have captured a number of
cannon and machine guns.
Yesterdays Official communication
should have read: Enemy artillery
stationed near the citadel mot cathe-
draD OF Arras was bombarded by
us" The cathedral has not been BON.
barded
New shells BIg Ala TO Germans.
Some idea of the power OF the Austro.
German artillery before which II IL
impossible for men to stand, may be
gained by the description Of the new
Skoda shells which have been used I'm
driving the Russi ms out OF GalicIa.
These shells are seventeen inches I'm dl-
ameter and weight 2,S00 pounds. They
are fred from high angled howitzer
and In consequence the shells hit the
ground at great velocity. They will
penetrate through soft ground for twenty
feet before exploding
The discharge Of n Skoda shell means
death { everything n "A circle OF 15O
Yards. The conclusion and the pres-
sure OF the gas rips Off the covers OF
bomb proofs and shelters. The concus-
sion from the gas. II Is said, nor only
tears the flesh OF it's victims, but even
blows clothing from bodies.
SO intense Is the heat generated that
1t will mel, rife barrels, with no such
guns or missiles on their side the Rus
SLAMS had no possible chance to check
the Teuton advance.
Russian Statement.
To-day's official statement received
from Petrograd says that the Russians
continue successfully to hold the Austro.
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