Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-06-30
REAR GUARD ACTIONS
REPORTED REPULSED
Petrograd Speaks of Desperate Ger
man Attacks" in Character.
izing Conflict.
INVADERS TAKE TOMASz0W
Austria Also Claims Repulse NJ
Cars Hosts North of Kam-
ionka With Great
Casualties,

LONDON, June ,o.-The Ger
mans and Austrians are pressing
the Russians hard in their retreat
through northeastern Galicia and
southern Russian Poland toward
the River Bug.
Inc Russians also have begun
a retreat from the Nistula river
and the district of Zamosz. south
east of Lublin, in Russian Poland
according to the official statement
issued today by the German armv
headquarters staff.
Russians speak in official re-
ports of desperate German at
tack on rear guard positions"
which are declared to have been
repulsed.
lhe energy of the pursuit OF
the retreating Russian armies.
however, is costing the Teutonic
forces dear, according to Petro-
grad statements, which mention
enormous losses" inflicted in the
endeavor Of the Austro-Germans
to throw disorder into the Rus
sian ranks during the withdrawal
from the Dniester region north of
Halicz.
The Teutonic allies in their adj
vance over the Galician border
INTO Russian Poland in the region
OF lomaszow have captured that
Polish town, according to an Aus
trlan official statement given out
here last night. The statement
also says that strong Russian
forces north OF kamionka, twenty
FIVE miles northeast of Lemberr
were repulsed with great loss
Monday night after heavy fight
ing.
Austrians Lose 10000.
dispatch to the Geneva -'ribune
from innsbruck. Austria, dealing with
the fighting in Galicia, says that. nc.
cording to estimates made in Inns
bruck. 'in the Russian counter attacks
lost 10000 men since June a3." The
dispatch continues:
THE Russians are resisting strongly
on the left bank of the Zelder The
Austrians have begun n general DOW
erful offensive on the Dniester- Prutb-
Sereth front From the Dniester-Pruth-
Russians have been obliged to retreat,
which Is difficult owing to the rain
and mud"
Describes German Drive.
BERLIN. June 30.-How Gen. Won
Linsingen's troops. under almost impos-
sible conditions forced a passage across
the Dniester river near Bukaszowice, in
Gafcia, and drove back the desperately
battling Russians along a front Of sew
eral miles wide the morning of June
25 is told by Richard Schott, a corre-
spondent OF the Tageszeitung.
8,
ford the deep. swift river under mer-
ciless sharpshooter and machine gun
fire, storm abrupt clay cliffs and then
charge for a mile across open meadows
against the Russians. who were eS-
consed in the deep wooded heights.
After days Of fighting the Germans had
the Russians in flight and had cap
tured thousands of them.
Attack Over Broad Front.
ION the night of June 25." the cor
respondent says. "the attack began
along a broad front in the neighbor-
hood of Bukaszowice. northwest of
Kalusz, which was executed under
enormous difficulties by Wurttem-
burgers and East and West Prussian
troops The country at this point Of
fers unusual advantages for defense.
The high wooded land along the south
bank drops off abruptly to the various
arms of the river. which is swift and
deep.
"The northern shore is composed of
verticle clay banks, several yards high.
then come open meadows mile broad
shut in by thickly wooded heights from
which the enemy operated machine
guns and cannon with all too great ac-
curacy. The position appeared untak-
a Bile, as the river crossing had to be
made under a deadly fire.
Cross in Darkness.
"The German troops crossed in the
darkness. Fog from the meadows came
to their aid. and before daybreak the,
first lines were on the opposite bank OF.
the stream and had begun an advance
toward the woods.
Our opponents were able to check
the attack only at the steepest river
bank One West Prussian regiment
had to stand all day breast deep in
water A soldier In order to shoot had
to be lifted out of the water by others.
Even these difficulties were overcome,
however, and, notwithstanding a flank
ing fire, this troop emerged, and dnall2