Evening star., 1915-06-02
100000 RUSSIANS
TAKEN BY TEUTONS
That Number ST Enemy Made
Prisoners ir May, Berlin
Declares.
ALSO REPORTS CAPTURE
OF PEREMYSt. DEFENSES
Russians Said to Be Bringing Up Re
Inducements, and Harder Fight
ing Is Expected. ),

BERLIN, June 2, via London.
$40 p.m-The German army
headquarters announced today
that more than 100000 Russians
had been captured during the
month of May.
Announcement also was made
that further Russian intrench-
ments near Peromysl had been.
captured.
According to an unofficial re-
port from Piorbpw, Russian Po-
land, the Russiafs have evacuated
Radon. in Polss,d, to the south
OF Warsaw.
Official News Confusing.
LONDON. Juno 2.,-The status of mil
itary operations in Galicia 10 made still
more confused by the latest Official
report from Petrograd. To the north
OF Peremysl. where important successes
for tho Austro-German forces
claimed at Berlin and Vienna. II is said
the Russians repulsed their opponents
with enormous losses
The Russian war office acknowledges
that one fort was broken into, but de-
clares the attackers were subsequently
expelled. Consistent successes all along
the eastern front are claimed by the
Austrians and Germans. who state spe-
cifcally that three forts north of Per-
emysl were captured.
D,,a aC hai in
heavily reinforced along the river san.
but the official accounts on operations
at this point continue to be contra
dictory: the only fact emerging clearly
ts that no decisive result yet has been
gained by either side
Reinforcing Russian Line.
AMSTERDAM. via London. June =
According to the Graz (Austrian) Tases
Post the Russians are bringing rein
forcements to the Peremysl front and
the lower San to the number of at least
three to four army corps.
IF still more reinforcements are
brought up by the Russians. says the
Tages Post military correspondent. I'VE
by the enemy.
Airmen Bombard Warsaw.
WARSAW, Russian Poland. June ..
via London.-A bomb from a German
aeroplane thrown down at Warsaw to-
day struck a crowded moving picture
theater.
The missile pierced the roof. and in
exploding killed six persons and
wounded twenty-five others. mostly
women and children.
General Reported Captured.
PETRoGRAD, June 2. via London.
2:3s p.m.-Newspepers published in the
Baltic provinces are authority for the
statement that Russian patrol has
captured Cen Won Pritvitz. command
ant Of the German forces at Lbau, to-
gether with several other German
officers.
Tho patrol had an encounter with the
generals escort Some of them were
killed. and the remainder taken pris-
oner. Gen Won Prftvttz was slightly
wounded on the head
Hard Fight for Stry.
BERLIN. June 2. via London. . 80
pm-some of tho difficulties encountered
by tho Austro-German forces in captur-
ing tho important town Of Stry. in Galicia,
southeast OF Peremysl. are described by
correspondents OF the Morgen Post and
vossische Zeitung. They say that the
capture of Stry was preceded by a large
number Of severe fights. Of which the
most bitterly contested was at Lisowice
At this point the Russians had in
trenched themselves strongly. Their
trenches were protected by barbed wire
entanglements. Once these had been
taken, he Teutonic forces encountered
strong defenses along the railroad en-
bankment. Finally the village Itself was
Stormed
The Russians fired Lisowice and other
villages in the vicinity when the at
tacking troops approached. Among tho
blazing houses a night battle with bay
onets and clubs took place.
The Russians offered strong resist
ance on retreatins. bringing up new
forces for one counter attack after
another. The Austro- German troops
nevertheless drove them back and
pushed forward half way TO tho
Dniester river.
Think Victory Important
German military authorities assert
that this victory is OF large strategic
Importance.
The broad plain north OF Stry does
not afford effective opportunities for
defensive operations, SO that the Rus
SLAMS are expected to retreat to tho .
Dniester line at Rozwadow. where they
probably will make a stand in tho
swamp land. Should they be again
forced back the only other opportuu-
berg would be IN tho lake district
south of that city.
The assertion is made In Berlin that
the capture Of the three forts near
Peremysl and the victory at Stry in
dicate the complete expulsion Of the
road line available for the Russians out
of Peremysl already Is under flre.