Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-06-10

IS 1T A RUSSIAN TRAP?
Official Berlin Believes the Entire
Russian Campaign in Galicia Has
Come TO Naught.

London, June 10-The investment
of Lemberg is nearing completion
according to dispatches from Berlin
and Vienna and the Russians are re-
ported to be preparing to evacuate
the city. Terrific fighting in which
huge numbers are engaged, continues
along the entire Galician front, with
the Teutonic allies everywhere sue
cessful, despite violent Russian coun-
.er-attacks.
The Austro-German right wing has
stormed and captured Stanislau, the
most important railway center in
Southeastern Galicia, and has cut the
communications of the Russian forces
operating north of Bukofina with
those around Lemberg.
Stanislau has been in the possession
Of the Russians, with the exception
of few days since last November.
It's fall is believed in Berlin to mark
the collapse of the entire Russian
campaign in Southeast Galicia.
Cooperating with the Austro-Ger-
man forces along the Dnester,
heavy force operating from north oc
CzarnowitZ advanced to the north Of
Kolomea, and pressing forward to
Stanislau, took the town by storm.
This force, according to an official
statement issued in Vienna, is now
driving forward toward Halicz. More
than 5000 prisoners have been taken
in the fighting thus far.
Petrograd, in an official statement
reports the repulse of German at
tacks along the Dniester OH the
Ugartsberk- Uimatchoff front, and de-
clares that 800 prisoners, together
with Il number of officers, were cap
tufed. Heavy fighting is proceeding
on the left bank of the river, the
Russian, War office states. The Rus
SLAMS admit progress for the Germans
in, their outfanking, drive in Cour-
land.
:Petrograd, June 10.-The Armeyski,
the: official organ of the Southern
Army, says:
"In Galicia we are continuing to
move forward successfully in many
directions. 5"
This means much, coming from
such tactiturn man as General
Ivanoff. It is known that the gen.
eral is entirely, satisfied at success
fully misleading the Germans at
Gorliee and Przemsyl, where neither
a: gun nor a prisoner was lost. The
delays he secured there gave time
for the widespread redistribution of
the Russian Army, which his now
engaged the enemy at many points
chosen by the Russians.
General Ivanoff held Przemysl with
only a military corps and part OF a
field division which he withdrew in
GOOD order upon very broad pre-
nared defenses on both sides Of the
railway near Mosciska, 20 miles east
ward from PrzemysI.
For more than a week the Germans
have been busy mounting heavy guns
for the siege of Przemysl, while the
Russians were rendering the trenches
in the open country around MoscIskS
/ impregnable and are now lnfllctlrg
terrific slaughter on the Germans.
! NJ. Borin, the military expert
writes in Novoe Vremya, that 1t is
likely one of the .bloodiest battles ot
the war will be fought at the south
ern end of this position. The Ger,
mans. who are attempting to reach
strvi. can do nothing against Mos
ciska, which is an incomparably bet,
TOR position for the Russians thar
! was Przemysi.
| The Germans have abandoned theiI
attack on the extreme south and have
withdrawn outside of the range 'oi
the guns on the southern bridge
heads of the Dneister.
General Irmanoff's army made
victorious advance to within sl'
miles of Wisloka, and then Genera
Ivanoff achieved the, great plan O.