Evening star., 1915-06-19

LONDON, June 1o.-The
greater part of the forces of Rus
sia are at bay along the Grodek
line in Galicia, to the west of
Lemberg, where. with her vulner-
able flank we'll protected by the
marshes of the Dniester, she will
defend Lemberg, the capital of
Galicia, against the onrushing
German armies.
A dispatch to the Times from
Bucharest says reports from the
frontier state that the Russians
have taken, counter offensive
against the Austrians who invad-
ed Bessarabia, under Gen. Plan
zer. The Austrians have been
forced to retire hastily as far as
Bojana, to the east of Czernowitz
and are evacuating Novo Selica,
in Russia on the Pruth. and the
rest Of the occupied territory.
The Russians have captured a
great quantity of war materials.
Admission is made in the latest
Russian official statement that the
Russians have retired beyond the
line of lakes at Grodek, less than
sixteen miles west of Lemberg,
their last line of defense in front
of the Galician capital.
The Austro-German troops
have crossed the Galician border
to the north of Sieniawa, and
have reached the heights north of
Krezow. Russia, and occupied the
Russian town of Tarnogrod, ac-
cording to an official communica-
ton issued by the Austrian war
Office.
Russians Fortify Line.
BERLIN. via London. June ia
correspondent in Galicia of the Lokal
Anzeiger has sent the following dis
patch to his paper:
"Aviators report that the Russians
are fortifying heavily along a line ten
miles to the west of Lemberg. German
advance patrols. furthermore. have es-
tablished tho fact that the Russians
are making q stand in front of them
there. II necessary the present Rus
sian line can be heightened in the di-
rection Of Tomaszoff in Russian Po-
land, by the addition of whatever Rus
sian forces are available. Conditions
for the retirement of the Russians are
not unfavorable. and the railroads and
highways radiating from Lemberg are
of the greatest value to them for de-
fensive purposes
Cars Armies Reinforced.
The Russian troops along the line
west of Lemberg comprise the third
and eighth armies which. after their
repulse in May and their retirement
from the San front. were again brought
rp to their normal strength in men and
received heavy reinforcements of new
artillery.
DISPATCHES say that the retirement
of the Russians is being effected with
disorder. 1t is added that
among the prisoners taken are many
territor...s. who stated that they were
drilled for only a forsElst.. Se-ore they
were dispatched to Galicia and re-
ceiyed rifles only when they were as
signed to the division of the reserves
Fighting Along Dniester.
Having defeated the Russians on the
San line, the dispatches say. Field Mar
shal Conrad Won Hoetzendorf is now
pounding against the crossings of the
Dniester. where the heaviest fighting
is in progress. The Austro-Germans,
1t is asserted. are pushing the cam
paien with the. utmost energy and
without regard to the expenditure Of
men or munitions.
kilograms received here from Bucha-
rest, Rumania, state that the Austro-
Germans on the Bukowina front have
advanced about ten miles into Bessa-
ra bia, covered by their heavy artillery,
and now threaten Chotin, northeast Of
and just across the Russian
border. It Is added that Austro-Hun-
Earian troops have occupied Nososelica,
Russia, across tho northern boundary
of Rumania on the River Pruth, and