Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-06
TEUTON ARMIES
SWEEP FORWARD
TOWARD LEMBERG
Succeed in Breaking Rus
sian Resistance on Hills
of Medyka.
TRAP is BEING PREPARED
IN GROOEK LAKES REGION
Despite Loss of Przemysl, Cars
Lines Show No Signs of
Weakening.
NEW MOVES IN DARDANELLEs
Operations Necessarily Slow in Eff
forts to Gain Commanding
Positions.
TRAP is BEING PREPARED
IN GRODEK LAKES REGION
NEW MOVES IN DARDANELLEs
Operations Necessarily Slow I'm Eff.
forts to Gain Commanding
Positions.

Especial Cable to The Times Dispatch
LONDON, June 5.-The Austro-Ger-
man armies advancing from Przemysl
nave broken the Russian resistance on
the heights OF Medyka, according TO
official advices from Vienna, and
again are sweeping forward toward
LemberS. The action at Medyka, how
ever, 1t Is believed here. was merely a
rear-guard action on the part of the
russians to hamper the Teuton adj
vance while the Cars forces strength
ened their lines in the Grodek Lakes
region. At this point. Petrograd claims
the Teutonic allies are certain to meet
strenuous opposition, due in part to the
natural strength Of the Russian posi-
lions and to the fact that heavy re-en-
forcements Of reserves have been
brought up to stiffen the Russian lines
Berlin. however. declares that the
armies under General Linsingen, which
broke the Russian defense at Strvi
and effected a crossing Of the river
OF that name, are now moving north
eastward, menacing the Russian renr
In the lake region. If the Russians OF.
fer resistance here, it Is asserted nv
German military experts, they will
find themselves in a trap from which
escape Will be both difficult and per-
ilous
AUSTRIAN ADVANCE
GAINING MOMENTUM
Meanwhile, the Austrian forces
under General Boehm- Ermolli, advance
ing from the south, have reached Mos
ciska. This advance is gaining mo-
mentum day by day. following the
check administered in the lighting
around Przemysl when the Teuton cir
Gle around the fortress was left incom-
pletc because of Boehm- Ermollis fail
ure to gain the positions he had been
assigned to take.
Despite the Austro German victory
at Przemysl and the successes follow
Ing 1t. there is still no sign of a weak
ening In the Russian lines The Cars
troops are preserving an unbroken
front In tho whole Galician thcater.
and although. according to Berlin and
Vienna. they are retreating rapidly.
their lighting lines on both sides of
the railway to Lemberg are intact.
The Austro- German armies also,
now have an unbroken front, having
succeeded in joining their forces so
that the difficult position of the north
wing has been relieved. Along their
whole line they are advancing east
ward. sometimes rs much rs hfteen
miles Il day. Lemberg is approyimate-
~ sixty miles from Przemysl
PRZEAIYSL SUFFERS LITTLE
FROM OCCUPATION
Berlin day reported that Przemysl
mad suffered little from the Russian
occupation. II was admitted that the
Russians had succeeded in withdraw
ing practically all of the garrison be-
fore the fall OF the fortress, but huge
stores of provisions and n great ouan-
tity OF war material fell into the hands
of the captors
russian military authorities believe
that the shortening of the Cars lines
brought about by the evacuation of
Irzenysl. Will tend greatly to the adj
vantage OF the invaders. Before the
loss or the fortress the Russian front
was extremely irregular Now the
hShting lines have been shortened n
distance of nearly thirty-fve miles.
The present operations, Russian
military observers assert, are taking
on the character OF pivoting move
ment. with Przemysl as the center the
Germans advancing toward the Dnies
Ter fortihcations off their right while
being forced back on their extreme
left. In q Of