Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1915-06-12
Meeting Linsingen's Army
on Przemysl- Lemburg
Line, Slavs Win.
THOUGHT NOW THAT
LEMBURG Is SAFE
Mackenzen's Army Swept Back for
Loss Of Four Miles and Thousands
Of Killed and Wounded in Terrific
Battle at M0sciska,

London, June 1.-Two huge Austro-
feated by the Russians, and Lemburg
for the time being Is safe.
The forces Of General Linsingen,
which crossed the Dneister east of
Stryjc, and advanced ten miles to the
Lemburg railroad, have been driven
back to the river there to reform
their shattered front
The German center under General
Won Macktnzen. which advanced due
east from Przemysl, has been met by
the Russians at Mosciska, held and
swept back a distance of four miles,
with losses which unofficial dispatches
state will run far into the thousands.
Both Berlin and Vienna ignore this
fighting.
"The situation is unchanged" says
the German war office in an official
statement received here by wireless
tonight. The words were echoed by
Vienna.
The Russian. general staff relates at
considerable length the story OF the
Muscovite successes and private dis
patches from persons in semi-Official
circles in Petrograd give the details
of the victories by which the cars
forces have halted for the time at
| least, the Teuton advance in Galicia-
| halted and swept it back.
The forces of I4insingen. which eff
fected CROSSING of the Dneister at
Zurawna, east Of Stryic, found little
opposition to their advance. 1t is
believed that at first this action was
merely mask to the main assault on
the river front. hut finding little OPP
position the Teutons swept onward on
front of some width. as far as the
| railroad which runs southeast from
Lemburg, and which naturally was OF
great Importance to the Russians
Slavs Overwhelm TeutOns.
Here they were attacked by the
Russians. There was no artillery
fighting on the part of the Slavs at
least. They poured volley after vol
| lev into the ranks of the Teutons and
then swept forward with the bayonet.
The Austro- Germans fell back hastily,
leaving nearly 5000 prisoners in the
Russians hands. They abandoned IL
heavy guns and 40 machine guns.
Meanwhile, the center army, sween-
ing along the Przemysl-Lemburg rail-
road came up to the Russians posi-
tons at iMosciska. After heavy
bombardment. the Teutons swept for
ward to the attack. They stormed
straight i'm to the Russian wire en-
taanglements. when at polnt-DlanK
range the Slavs emptied their carblnes
| into the close-packed ranks me
great pillows of men wavered ana
melted before the hail of lead. AGAIN
and again they swept forward, ana
each time were swept back, tnelr
losses mounting into the thousands.
Despite night bombardment in wnich
asphyxiating shells were used, the
Germans were unable to advance. anu
finally were driven back distance
estimated unofficiallv to be four miles.
Success at Ugartsburg.
In the Ugartsburg section, on the
Dneister the Russians also CLAIM
success of some proportions. TWO
thousand prisoners were taken mere.
It is pointed out in Petrograd tnat
even should the Germans now Dreak
through at Mosciska, they would De
brought to a standstill before the
Russian positions in the Grodek lakes
region. Linsingen's advance IRON,
| the southwest threatened the rear OF
these positions, but his forces, II IS
believed are definitely halted. TOT
while at least. The Germans are now
| believed to be waiting for reinforce
,mants their losses being very neavy.
AZ Far as 1ispatching any forces from
tho east to the west, this part OF tnesr
supposed program is SAID 70 De -
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