Evening star., 1915-06-09

COLOGNE, Germany, June 9,
via London, 1856 p.m.-A dis
patch from the Austrian press
headquarters on the eastern front
states that the Russian army in
Bukowina, which had been
strengthened by portions of the
detachments already defeated at
Kalusz, eastern Galicia, has been
fully cut off from the middle
Galician forces OF the Russians
and is being driven back east
ward.
Teu.tons Near stanislau.
The victorious hustro-German
forces from Kalusz are onlv a few
miles from Stanislau.
Gen. Baltin's left wing is prose-
cutting a violent offensive move
ment. The advance of the armies
of Gems. Linsingen, Szurmay and
| Hoffman is proceeding by forced
marches.
Russians Fighting Desperately.
LONDON, June 9.-In the eastern
arena of the war the Russians are
| fighting desperately to stem the Aus
tro-German advance in the direction
| of Lemberg. While some sections of
| the British press maintain that the
Teutonic rush has lost its impetus, the
more general feeling is that unless the
Russians succeeded in developing
| counter offensive on colossal scale
the entire Galician situation will re-
main unfayorable to Russian arms and
more than likely involve the abandon
ment of Lemberg. capital Of the crown
| land of Galicia.
! An official statement given out in
Berlin says: Gen. Won Linsingen. in his
advance from Przemysl in the direction
| of Lemberg. has reached Lubaczow,
Success Is Not Confirmed.
An important Russian success in
eastern Galicia is reported unofficially
| in dispatches reaching Geneva from
| the eastern front. The Russians are
| said to have halted the Austro- German
advance on the Dniester river, inflict-
| ing great losses on their opponents 1t
| is also asserted to the north the Rus
| slams are steadily drawing nearer the
vistula. possibly involving retreat by
! Gen. Won Mackensen along his whole
| line. These reports have not been
| borne out, however, by official COM
munications from Petrograd or Vienna,
which show no striking changes in
Galicia
| communication from the Petrograd
war office indicates that the German
army which invaded the Baltic prov
| inces has won further successes. Hav-
| ing brought in reinforcements the Ger
mans made a new attack and compelled
the Russians to fall back from the
| town of Double. in the province of
| Kovno.
Russian Victory Reported.
GENEVA, June 8, via Paris, June o.
| A Czernowitz dispatch to the Tribune,
dated Monday. says:
! THE Russians north of Stanislau u
have repulsed all Austrian attacks be-
tween the Swica and Lonnitza rivers.
The Austrians attempted to debouch
! on the Dniester. but the Russians in
fiicted cruel losses upon them. Gen.
Baltin's divisions operating southeast
Of Kolomea suffered enormous losses
on the Pruth. where the Russians have
gained an important success since Sun
day. Gen. Baltin was unable to effect
a junction with the troops of Gen.
Won Linsingen."
A Tarnow dispatch dated Tuesday
says:
The Russians are getting nearer and
nearer the Vistula. driving before them
troops Of Gen. Mackensen. who proba bIy
will be obliged to fall back along his en-
tire line Since Sunday the enemy's losses
, have been over 1000 killed and wounded.
The Russians have again occupied posi-
] tons on the right bank of the Wysinia.