New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-17
LEMBERG NEARS
FALL AS TEUT0N
ARMIES MERGE
Forces of MackenSen, Lin
singer and Pfanzer Close
in on the Capital.

in on the Capital.
London, June 16.-The Austro- Ger
mans advance continues to swing Tor
ward with the exception of the section
between the Dniester marshes ana ~
rawno, where the Russians, holding the
bridge head, are making some Roadway
Al the rate that General Won Macken-
sens and coordinate forces are az
vcncing. it would seem that unless the
Russians are able to initiate stlher
resistance than they are showing now,
the German general will be in Lemoerg
within the fortnight he is said to nave
Ayed as the time limit am
Vienna reports that more than H.
600 Russians and fifty-three cannon
have been captured since June |.
Special dispatches from the Austrian
Headquarters to Berlin report that the
Teutonic allies are pushing the Rus
SANS vigorously from the San River TO
the Bessarabia frontier. The latest
operations are said to have resulted IN
bringing General Mackensen's forces IN
contact with General Linsingen and
General Pfanzer.
Although heavy fighting is proceeding
along the whole line in Galicla, the
maximum apparently has not yet been
reached. The Russians are bringing
all their available forces, consisting
partly of fresh recruits, to resist the
advance of the Germanic allies.
Reuters Petrograd correspondent
saws the Russian military critics estl-
mate the total Austro-German forces
operating against the Russians at not
less than forty-ive German and TWEEN
tv-six Austrian army corps-about
$500. 900 men. Il is asserted that four
teen or fifteen German army corps
100000 to 100000 men-are operating
on the Lubaczowka-W front, IN
Galicia, in addition to the Austrian
troops, while it is believed probable
that the Germans have seven army
corps 900 men-in the Baltic prov
inces. -.
The daily official bulletin from Vi
emma says:
their obstinate resistance, could not
withstand the general attack by the
allied armies. Holly pursued by our
victorious troops, the remainder or the
defeated Russian corps are retreating
across Newkow, Lubaczow and Jawo-
row.
Eastward Drive continues
"South Of the Lemberg Railroad the
army of General Boehm-Ermolli Tues
dav night stormed the Russian posi-
tiCns on the entire front, driving the
enemy across Sadowa, Wisznla and
Rudki.
south Of the Dniester the fighting
is proceeding before the bridge head
The troops Of General Phanzer yester-
day captured Nizniow.
From June / to June 10 our total
war booty has been l0S officers ana
122.3OO men. SO cannon, 1877 machine
guns and 81 muniton wagons"
The German Army Headquarters
communique says:
"The defeated Russian armies at
tempted on Tuesday, along the whole
front between the River San, north OF
Sieniawa and the Dneister marshes, to
bring the Teutonic allies to a stand
still. In the evening the Russians
everywhere had been driven from their
positions near Cieplice, north OF Slenl-
ava, in the Lubsyow-Zuwadowka sector,
southwest Of Niemerow and west OF
Sadowa- Wiszenia. The enemy is being
pursued.
CaDtuIGQ
siytv-nine machine guns since June II.
"Between the Dniester marshes and
Zurawno the Russians have gained
some ground, but the general situation
there has not changed"
Russians in East Retire.
The latest official report from Petro-
grad admits the withdrawal Of Rus
sian troops across the Gallcian IRON
tier into Russian territory from Ger
nowitz. al a point between the Dnlester
and the Pruth. The same report sets
forth that fresh German forces,
brought up near Jaroslau under cover
of heavy artillery fire, compelled the
Russians TO retire for some distance
on the right bank of the River SAM
after three days of desperate hghting'
The communication follows:
an Galicia, the Germans made good
their losses by bringing up fresh
troops not before seen on this front,
and they resumed the offensive in the
Jaroslav district on the right bank OF
the San, supported by a strong artll,
lery fire. After three days of hard
fighting, we yielded some ground TO
the enemy on the right banks or the
Lubazowka and the Wysznia, triou-
tary Of the San. 80.
"On the Dniester, on Sunday, we dell'-
cred a successful counter attack on the
left banks of the Tismenitza and the
Stry rivers. Here we made l,2OO prls-
oners. including 90 officers, and cap
tured seven machine guns. The same day
the Germans attacked in the sector
south of the bridgehead of thatcher,
taking the village of Rogouhzno. AZ
dawn of the day following we delivered
a counter attack and recaptured the VII
lagos Of Rogouhzno and Jouravkoh. we
secured also, a gun with its equipment
and several artillerymen. In this en-
eagement, the Germans holsted a WHITE
flag and treacherously opened hre;
Consequently, they all were bayoneted
| by our soldiers.
1.-THE enemy continues his attacks on
the bridgeheads. near Nijniof, employ
ing strong forces Of artillery to TINS
end. During last Sunday, we repulsed
these attacks and made over 1000 prls-
| oners.
Between the Dniester and the
Pruth, in the region of Czernowitz' we
have withdrawn beyond our frontier.
Harvard Boy Dies in War.