Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-06-10
Austrian Army Said to Have
Been Cruelty Punished
in Galician Field
MACKENSEN BEING
PRESSED BACKWARD
Cars Soldiers in North
Nearing the Vistula in
Westward Drive

Geneva, June O. A Czernowitz dis
patch to the Tribune dated Monday
says:
The Russians north of Stanislau
have repulsed all Austrian attacks be-
tween the Swica and Lomnitza rivers.
The Austrtans attempted to debouch
on the Dniester but the Russians in
flicted cruel losses on them. General
Baltin's divisions operating southeast
| of Kolomea suffered enormous losses
on the Pruth, where the Russians have
gained an important success since Sun
day. General Baltin was unable to ef-
feet junction with the troops Of Gen
eral Won Linsingen."
A Tarnow dispatch dated Tuesday
says:
"The Russians are getting nearer
and nearer the Vistula, driving before
them the troops Of General Mackensen
who probably will be obliged to fall
back along his entire line. Since Sun
day the enemy's losses have been over
two thousand killed and wounded. The
Russians again have occupied positions
on the right bank Of the Wyszania. The
Bavarian troops suffered heavily in the
fighting between Grodek and Komarno.
The Russians have stopped the German
advance on the Dniester."
Petrograd Report
Petrograd, June 9.-Oficial an
|nouncement:
In the Shawl district, province of
Kovno, the enemy received reinforce
ments, changed his front and made an
obstinate attack in the direction of
Double. On Monday our troops had
left Double and occupied positions in
front Of Shawl
'In the lower Dubysa our advance
has been satisfactory. On the left
bank of the Vistula, north of Rawa, the
Germans, taking advantage Of fav-
orable wind, attempted to make use of
poisonous gases
"In Galicia there has been stubborn
fighting on the left bank OF the Wis
zina river. On June the enemy sue
cceded in forcing back our troops, but
the Russians counter attacked and
captured 1000 prisoners within twen-
ty-four hours.
ION the Dniester front there was
fighting June 6 and 7. Between the
rivers Tismenitza and Loukwa the at
tacks on our right we're without result
Ill lllS IlS CdPIuACN
300 prisoners, six Of whom were Of
ficers, and two Maxim guns
ION the left bank of the Dniester the
enemy has increased his forces at
Zhouzano, and they now extend from
the forest to the railroad. On the right
bank of this river the Germans fell
into a trap near Siwaka Two hun.
dred of them were killed in a bayonet
charge and several prisoners were
taken Attacks by the enemy between
Siwaka and the Loukwa have been re.
pulsed"
New Austrian Success.
Cologne, Germany, June "a dis
patch from the Austrian press head
quarters on the eastern front states
that the Russian army in Bukowina,
which had been strengthened by por-
tions of the detachments already de-
feated at Kalusz, eastern Galicia, has
been fully cut off from the middle
Galician forces of the Russians and Is
being driven back eastward. The
victorious Austro-German forces from
Kalusz are only few miles from Stan
islau.
stanislau Taken.
Berlin, June 9. The Galician town
of Stanislau has been captured by the
Austrians according to the official
statement issued by the German army
headquarters today.