New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-15
GERMANS SWEEP
43-MILE FRONT
BEFORE LEMBERG
Won Mackensen Forces
Line from Near Mos
CiSka TO River San.

London, Jure 1.-THE Germans un-
der General Won Mackensen have
broken the Russian line east and north
of Przemysl and resumed their advance
toward Lemberg along a front Of forty
three miles, Berlin to-day officially re-
ported. Meanwhile the Teutonic forces
along the Dniester, the Vienna COM
muniqu6 states. have captured the town
of Zydacsow, about ten miles north
west of Zurawno, the centre OF recent
bitter struggles.
The advance on the northern front
extends from Sienawa, town on the
River San eighteen miles northwest OF
Jaroslau, along a line running South-
eastward TO the village of CyernlaWa'
about four miles northwest OF MOS
ci.sa. The distance by air line be-
tween these points is thirty-one miles
Sixteen thousand Russians were
captured on this front, Berlin claims.
Russian Claim Contradictory.
A press dispatch from Petrograd
gives another version Of what appaIr,,
emily was the same battle. II SAID
10000 men of the Austro- German at
tacking forces we're killed, the remain
der being routed.
The most recent Russian ofhcia! re-
port merely mentioned the LOCALITY
where this action is said TO have taken
place in a paragraph which declared
that the Austro-Germans, after heaVy
losses in the region OF Mosclska on
Friday and Saturday, did not resume
the offensive.
Petrograd admits Vienna's claim that
the Austro- Germans have made a
crossing of the Dniester from Buko-
wilma. but says that a brilliant cavalry
charge a. Zaleszczyki resulted In a
local Russian success. No claim is made
that the invaders were pushed back
across the river. A crossing Of the
river at this place may not be serious
affair for the Russians, as it is remote
from Lemberg and an advance from 1t
might expose the Austro-German FLANK.
Line Reaches River San.
The German Army Headquarters re-
port on the fighting in Galicla says:
General Won Mackensen began an
attack over a line extending seventy
kilometres (forty-three miles,. Start
ing from their positions at Cyerniaws,
northwest of Mosciska, and at SIenlawa,
the enemy's positions have been taken
along the entire length Of this front.
Sixteen thousand prisoners fell into
our hands yesterday.
Attacks by the troops under General
Won Linsingen and General Won der
Marwitz also made progress"
The Vienna official statement issued
to-day says: =,
"The allied armies again attacked
Yesterday in Middle Galicia, and after
stubborn fighting the Russian front to
the cast and southeast OF Jaroslau was
broken and the enemy was forced to
retreat with very heavy losses.
Retreat Near Mosciska.
"Since last night the Russians have
also been retreating near Mosciska and
TO the southeast of that place. We
captured yesterday $1,000 Russians.
BATTLES south of the Dniester are
continuing. Near Derzow, south Of
Mikolajow, our troops repulsed four
strong attacks. The enemy was routed
from the battlefield.
Northwest of Zurawno the allied
troops advanced against Zydaczow yes
terday, and captured it after heavy
fighting. North Of Tlamcz an attack is
also in progress. Many prisoners, the
number of whom has not yet been
fixed, have fallen into our hands.
North of Zaleszczyky the Russians
attacked, after IL o'clock at night, on
front of three kilometres NEARLY two
miles,, but the attack failed under the
fro Of our troops, with great losses to
the enemy"