Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-06-19
Official Petrograd Reports
Tell of Retirement Be
yond Grodek Lakes.
TRY TO HOLD LEMBERG
Teutons Have Enemy on His
Last Line of Defense of
Gaician Capital.

Pe;rograd. June 10. Cvia London.l-
The arrival Of the Austro-German al
lies before the G. odek positions. west
OF Lemberg and along the River Tanew.
which runs easterly across the south
ern part Of the province OF Lublin, has
brought the Galician campaign TO a
definite crisis.
The Russian ability 70 retain Lem
berg and eastern Galicia depends. it is
generally agreed In Petrograd. on this
last strong line OF defense which now
alone protects Lemberg from the on
ward rush OF the Germanic armies.
The Russian forces are strongly
fortified on the heights east OF the Gro
dek lakes. and the Austro-German as
sault on these positions viii present
greater difficulties than were encoun-
tered IN breaking down the Russian
defenses on the Dunajec and san riv-
ers. which yielded 10 the numbers and
compactncss Of the new German for
nation that hacked away through Ga
lIcia-
The German forces further north,
which crossed the Russian border, are
meeting with strong resistance on the
part OF Russian troops from the prov
ince OF Lubliu. Thus far the Germans
appear 10 have been held at the Tanew
river.
The forces at our disposition" said
the governor. are sufficient 20 AFFORD
ample protection 10 all foreigners and
their interests. There is no necessity
for the landing OF American marines
az Tobari bay or elsewhere and if any
such landing IS attempted So will be re-
sisted by every means at my com
mand."
Germans Take French Village.
Berlin. June ls. Cvia Londoul The
German war Office announced today
that the village OF Embermeuil, about
thirty miles east OF Nancy. has been
captured BY the Germans The French
had fortified the village. After the I
French defenses had been destroyed, .
the Germans returned 10 their former f.
positions
The communication says:
"a continuance of the attacks on our I
front north OF Arras resulted in fur
ther defeats for the enemy. North I
% la Bassec canal an English ad- I
vance was repulsed with dif1clty.
several French attacks on the .
LoTcttc hills. on both sides OF Neuville !
and northeast OF Arras. broke down. F.
We cleared a few trench sections F..
which we had previously lost. OF all /
enemies
In the ArEoune region a local ad-
vance OF the enemy was repulsed by
a bayuurt engagement
The battles 90 Nauquois have not
led 90 any result
North % Luneville. the village OF
Elnbremcnll. which had been fortified
and occupied by the French. was cap
tured. and after the destruction OF all
the French defense works. our troops
returned into their old positions. tax
ing with them about sixty French
In the VosEes fighting still goes on
n n few places in the valley OF the
'cchf on HilEcn ridge we took 200
french prisoners
In the region OF Shawl. Dawina and
'zlawata Russian advances were re
,uised. Southwest OF Kalwarya we
made progress. The village OF VOL
.owizna was taken by storm.
The Russians have been driven ,
ack east OF the town OF Zapusczow as
ar as Ulanow and east OF that town as
ar as the line OF Tanew. Pauczka. ,
irodek. which positions are being at :
3cked. Russian forces still standing a,
outh of the Dniester river and be- ,
ween the Dniester swamps and Stry :
ave been attacked and driven back !
owards the north. The attacks are !
eing continued"