Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-06-16
RUSSIAN ATTACKS
DRIVE FOES BACK
ACROSS DNE|STER
Grand Duke Nicholas Hurting
Heavy Forces Against Aus.
tro- Germans Between
Stry and PrzemysI.
SEVERAL TOWNS RETAKEN
Claimed That Stanislau Was
Voluntarily, Evacuated-Se-
we're Fighting Continues
In Baltic Region.
SEVERAL TOWNS RETAKEN

London. j ne 14.--AIthOugh the
British press has warned the public
That it is too early to assert positively
that the Austro-German armies in
Galicia have been definitely checked
and that General Won Linsingen's de-
feat on the Dniester has eased the pres
sure on Russia, it is nevertheless be-
In London that there has been a sharp
turn in the situation in Galicia which
Will prevent Germany transferring any
considerable force of troops either to
the west or to the Italian frontier.
Some German forces, it is even de-
clared, alread7' have been detached
from the Galician armies and hurried
to the lsOnZo front.
The latest official announcements
from Petrograd assert that the Rus
slams have assumed the offensive along
the Dubysa RIVER and in the Baltic
provinces, and they concede the loss OF
ground nowhere except along the
River Pruth, in Bukowina.
Three Great Battles.
Viewing the recent fighting in Ga
licia in perspective, it may be di-
vided loughl: into three great battles.
Ihe chief OF these was fought 40 miles
to the southeast of Lemberg, where the
forces of General Won Linsingen had
not only crossed the Dniester, but had
"a 5SC NIsJc IL Hitler DSXONu. R0I.
ting astride of the Lemberg railroad.
These We're the forces which the Rus
SLAMS apparently have forced back with
heavy losses. thus placing the river in
Russian hands throughout.
The second great battle or series of
battles look piece in h territory be-
tween tgartesberg and Z~ydachoW, and
along this line the Russians claim to
have repulsed the Germ ans with Sc
were punishment.
North Of both of these areas, and
east of Przeinysl, was the scene of a
third battle. Here General Won Mack
enson, at the head of the main Austro-
German .orces. wa trying to pene-
tratc due east to Lemberg through
Mosclska. Wednesday,, according to
the Russian contention, the German
check in this locality was complete.
Petrograd. Wia London). June IA
Additional successes for the Russian
army with h capture of many pris-
oners and guns are c%hronicled in an
OFFICIAL statement issued last night at
the war office. Probably the most inn
p%ortant OF these victories was on the
Dniester. not far from Stry. Several
Villages also have been captured by
the Russians or the left bank of the
Dniester in the same region. In this
lighting a section of the Prussian guard
Is said to have suffered severely. The
~ ~ AbNAN NdA II
uated voluntarily.
Text Of Statement.
h communication follows:
'On the night of the 10th and the
following day the Germans, after q
furious bombardment. renewed de-
termined attacks from the west Of
Shawl on the front of Koujilice, RAJ
kievo and Einoraitzy. Several times
during the night they reached our
barbed wire entanglements but each
time they were thrown back leaving
piles Of killed and wounded.
:"1n the region north of Shawl an
enemy detachment composed principal
ly Of cavalry advanced slightly in the
direction of Sazkinow, coming from the
west.
"On the left bank of the Ruxbysa
from Shawl and to Betigcla we as
sumed the offensive nj on the morn
ing Of the 10th gained an important
success. taking by IL vigorous night at
tack over 500 prisoners with guns,
mttraflle uses and other booty.
THE enemy continued his attacks in
the region Of Mosciska.
Campaign On Oneister.
ION the right bank of the Dniester
we continued on the 9Th and 10th to
press III enemy on the front between
h e rivers Tysmenica and swica, cap