New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-11
Russians, Defeated in Blu
kowina, Hold Linsingen,
Further TO the West.
PLAN SEEN TO MAKE
STAND AT DNElSTER
Military Observers Say C7ar's
Troops Have Strong Posi-
lions Along River.

London. June 10. The Russians are
bringing up fresh troops to oppose
General Won Linsingen's advance on
the upper Dnicster and. according TO
the German official report are attack
ing the German force which crossed
the DnieSter toward Lemberg at
Zuravno. Their attacks we're repuIsed.
tire announcement says. but no claim
to a further German advance in this
region is made.
The Austrians in Bukowina. Vienna
officially reports. have crossed the
Pruth. repulsed strong Russian forces
south Of Kotzmann. about half way be
tween the Pruth and the Dniestcr. and
effected a junction with the Galician
forces on their left.
Dniester Position Strong.
The stand which the Russians are
making along the lower Dnicster is
viewed as important by military OBJ
servers. 1t is believed that the Rus
slams, who are falling back between
the Pruth and the DniestCr in Eastern
Galcia and Bukowina, propose to make
the Dnicster their line Of defence
from the Rumanian frontier 70 the
southeast Of PrZemysl. They have very
strong positions along this line. and
military experts say that if they can
drive back the Germans who crossed
the river near Zurawno Lemberg will
remain in their hands and they will be
in position to deliver a vigorous of
fensve at any rate as soon as the
Austrians and Germans begin TO with
draw troops for their western and
southern campaigns.
Germans Hold Railways.
According to Eugcn Lennhofr. cor
respondent at Austrian headquarters
Of the "Beriner Mittag-Zeitung, the
combined offensive of Generals Won
Linsingen and Phanzer is creating
new phase Of the Galiclan campaign.
A few days ago the front was some
what north Of Nadworna and Kolomea,
but il now runs from Kulaczkowce.
which lies northwest Of Sniatyn.
through Korzow, along the railroad
running between Kolomea and Otynia.
and northwestward.
The heights of Otynia," says the
correspondent. "were captured after
heavy fighting. The advance Of the last
few days has amounted in places to
twenty miles. The fall Of Stanislau is
a serious blow for the Russians. be
cause it has given the Germans and
Austrians control OF two railways OF
great strategic Importance the STAN
islau-Lemberg and the Stanislau-Ruc-
FAC lnes-t thus forcing the Russians
20 depend wholly on the more easterly
line.
THE forward movement eastward
from Przemysl has been temporarily
checked. pending the reduction by ar
tillery of strong Russian positions at
Mosciska."
A dispatch from Vienna to the Gen
eva Tribune" says information has
been received there from Tarnow,
Galicia, that the Russian forces in the
region north of Przemysl are prepar-
ing a new attack upon the army Of
General Won Mackensen. They have
abandoned their efforts to strike south
ward and have turned toward the Wis
lok River. Between Nisko, which is
sixty-foLr miles northwest of Przemysl,
and Utanow, to the east Of Nisko, an
engagement already has occurred. The
dispatch says 10000 Bavarians who
were attacked by strong Russian forces
retired. leaving about 1000 dead and
wounded.
Austrians Across Pruth.
The official communication received
tonight from the Austrian War Office
2Lys:
"Fighting on the upp Dniester Il
in the district of the Dniester and We
Pruth is proceeding. Our army is
gaining further ground in the north
ern direction. Continually fighting, it
has approached Obertyn and the
heights south Of Horodenka.
"The advancing armies successfully
fighting on the Galcian ground have
now been joined by the army of Buko-
wilma, which yesterday crossed he
Pruth. repulsing strong Russian forces
southwark of Kotzmann."
The Berlin army headquarters state
ment says: =,
"The situation to the east Of
Przemysl remains unchanged.
Fresh Russian forces advanced
from the region Of Mikolajow and To
hatyn. to the soIth and the southeast
of Lemberg. respectively. Their at
tack was repulsed by parts of the
army under General Linsingen on the
line Of Lityma. northeast of Drohobac.
and Zurawno. in the Dniester section.
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