The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1915-06-24
RUSSIAN FORCES
LOSE IN GALICIA
AuStrO-German Armies Continu-
ing Advance on Lemberg
CARS MEN LOSE GRODEK
Slavs EVacuate Positions on Oniester
and South of Pilica-ltalians Press.
ing on-Fishtine in the West
Turkish Forces Are Successful.


London.-The Russian forces are in
full flight from Galicia, according to
latest advices from Vienna, and are
abandoning Lemberg to the victori-
Gus Austro-German armies which for
three weeks have been slowly draw
ing an iron ring about the Galician
capital The dispatch from the Aus
TRAN capital says:
THE Russians have been in gen.
eral retreat along their entire front
after having been forced out of their
positions on the Wereszyca River, a
short distance to the west of Lem
berg"
Berlin.-The armies under General
Won Mackensen are continuing their
advance upon Lemberg. the Galician
capital, after capturing Grodek, and
have taken Russian trenches, one af-
ter another, along a front of almost
"a miles to the northwest of the city,
where the Muscovites are making a
desperate stand, according to a state
ment issued at the headquarters of
the German army staff. which also
says:
Between Grodek and the Dnietser
marshes the enemy is hard pressed
by Austro Hungarian troops. Between
the Dniester marshes and the mouth
of the River Stry the enemy has
evacuated the southern bank of the
Dniester.
South of the Pilica. troops under
General Won Woyrich have taken sew
eral advanced enemy positions during
the last few days.
I'm the eastern theater Russian at
tacks against our lines in the vicinity
Of Szawle and Augustowo were beat
en- Off Our advance in small divi-
sions resulted in the capture of ad'
vanced positions of the enemy near
Budtbrzysieki and Zalesie east of the
PrZasnysZ-M yszyniec road"
The main Turkish concentration is
taking place against Olti, Melo and
Kiskin. In addition to attempting to
prevent the Russians from outfiank.
Ing Erzerum, the Turks are under
taking offensive maneuvers.
Rome-An official statement from
main headquarters of the Italian
army, most of which is devoted to
details of the two days struggle for
the heights on the left bank of the
Isonzo River, near PLAYA, says that
the Italians took the last of these
heights remaining in the hands of
the Austrians. The communication
says that on the IsonZo. which the
Italians passed by main force" the
Austrian positions have been taken
one after another by assault
Concerning the fighting in the west
the German official statement says:
North of La Bassee Canal and on
the front north of Arras, we repulsed
several partial attacks with sanguin-
airy losses for the enemy. In Cham
payne, a French division, which at
tackled after blowing up trench, was
shot down by our fire. French oper-
atoms against our outposts in the for
est of Parroy led to local fighting, in
which we maintained the upper hand.
In the Vosges, Munster was heavily
shelled by the French. Renewed
enemy attacks in the Facht Valley
and south of that point failed. An
enemy aircraft, one of a squadron
which dropped bombs on Iseghem. in
Flanders, without doing damage of
military Importance, was shot down
Several others were obliged to re
turn. Another enemy aircraft was
shot down near Vouziers, in Cham
payne"
The French official communication
issued says:
'In the sector TO the north of Ar
ras, as masters OF the Fond de Vuval
we have delivered an attack toward
the east in the direction of Souchez
and advanced about one kilometre
(two-thirds of a mile) The artillery
action continues to be very violent
To the west of the Argonne we re-
PEELED a violent attack by the enemy
and made some prisoners. On the
heights Of the Meuse our troops at.
tackled in the sector of the Calonno
trench and carried two Of the enemy's
lines.
"In Lorraine, near Reillon. we cap
tured a central point Of enemy resist
ance and repulsed two counter at
tacks. A third counter attack tenn
porarily drove Us back but we al
most Immediately regalned the entire
position A fourth counter attack
was arrested by our fire.
Our offensive in the valley Of the
Fecht continues to make progress"
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