Evening star., 1915-06-26
DNIESTER'S LEFT BANK
is CLEARED OF TEUTONS
Petrograd Declares, Further, That
Nearly Everywhere Enemy Has
Been Checked.
IT'S GERMANY's NEXT MOVE
Drive Upon Warsaw, Paris or Calais
in Prospect-Troops Moved to
West and Big Guns
Shipped East.

LONDON, June oo.-With
breathless expectancy the next
move on the European chess
board is awaited. 1t is conceded
that this move is Germany and
that it may be made against either
Warsaw, Paris or Calais.
The Petrograd correspondent
of the Daily Mail, commenting on
the fact that the Russian army
has remained intact during seven
weeks retreat in Galicia, says this
army has inflicted tremendous
losses on the enemy. having cap
tured in the course of these opera
tions 10000 men, nearly 800 ma
chine guns and 90 cannon.
The left bank of the River
Dniester has been entirely cleared
Of the Teutonic troops, who
forced their way across at two
points early this week, according
to the latest Russian official state
ments, but the Austro-German
forces are making desperate ef-
forts to effect a passage else
where.
Germanic Defeats Reported.
Bridging operations were begun By
the Germans and Austrians south of
Bukaszowice on the very night the
remnants of the detachments which had
| previously crossed in the sKozany dis
| trict and in the region of Mrtynoffstany
! were being driven back in the former
and captured in the latter region, the
Russians report. The battle is still
raging at the new point of contact.
they add.
Nearly everywhere else along the
eastern war front the drive Of the Teu-
| tonic allies has been at least tempo
rarily checked. according to the latest
Russian claims. The report mepsfons
specifically a breaking up of the Ger
Niemen. in the Orzyc and Omulew val
leys and on the Vistula front south of
Pilica. A later accretion to the force
Of the German drive in the Orzyc
| region is indicated, however, the Rus
slams reporting that they were forced
to give way because of annihilatins
artillery fire. No important change la
the situation to the east Of Lemberg IL
| reported.
Belgian Frontier Closed.
The Belgian frontier was again closed
Friday, indicating a large influx Of
| troops from the east.
Some German activity has been re-
ported in the Argonne, which may in
dicate a drive in the direction of Paris,
| but the closing of the Belgian frontier
! may mean the transfer of veterans
| from the eastern front for another at
tempt to break through to the English
| channel. Many persons believe, how
/ ever that no great offensive movement
| will be attempted along the western
front until another effort has been
made to reach Warsaw.
Heavy Guns Sent East.
| A central News dispatch from Am
! sterdam says several trains loaded with
heavy guns have left Essen for the
German front on the Bzura river in
Poland, where it is believed they will
be used in an advance against Warsaw.
l olnCe the ldll Vi AcLibSib ihIhl0l GO
perts in London have expressed the be-
, lief that the Austro-German allies
would not be content with forcing the
Russians beyond the borders of Galicia.
! hut would attempt to continue their
terrific drive and capture Warsaw, the
| capital of Poland. On previous occa-
| sions the Germans have hammered
their way to point almost within ar
I tillery range of Warsaw, but have been
driven back by the forces under the
direction of Grand Duke Nicholas.
Success Due to Artillery.
| The success of the Teutonic allies in
the Galician campaign was due largely
to a preponderance of artillery and the
| expenditure of an overwhelming num-
| ber of shells. If additional heavy guns
| have been sent from Essen. where the
| famous Krupp works are located, 1t
| would seem to indicate an intention to
continue in Poland operations Of a SIM
liar nature.
That the Russian fianks are firm is
proved by their successes on the
Dniester and Tanew rivers" says the
Daily Mails correspondent. THE mill
tary organ, the Russky Invalide, suy.
gests that the only thing that now
matters is to keep the enemy occupied
while Russia's allies in the west are
getting up strength. 1t is generally
Conceded that the Russians will evacu-
ate more territory. IL it is necessary. in
order to find favorable position on
which to make a stand"
Russ Waste Life, Is Charge.
BERLIN, June 26-With reference to
the statement in the last official COM
munication regarding Gen. Linsingen's
partial retirement to the south bank Of
the Dniester river. special dispatches
received from Cxernowitx. Bukowina.
describe the desperate exertions of the