Evening star., 1915-06-08
War Officially Reported.


ciska the enemy has been forced TO
evacuate Sieniawa. Isolated weak
counter attacks by the Russians col
lapsed.
June l 33,sO5 prisoners.
Italian theater: On the Tyrolean
frontier district our artillery has been
successful.
On the Carinthian frontier. east of
Proecken pass, our troops yesterday
recaptured Freikofel, which was in
the temporary possession of the en-
emy.
On the Isonzo at some places the enemy
Is pushing nearer.
In the Balkans there have been only
isolated frontier skirmishes.
RUSSIAN STATEMENT.
PETROGRAD, June Z, via London,
June 8.
Fighting continues in the Shawl region
June and 6 without essential change
in, the general situation. Artillery
duels still prevailed at Ossowetz the
9th.
Between the Skwa and Rozoga rivers
the enemy made an Intellectual at
tempt to assume the offensive. There
was artillery firing in the orzic val
ley and the region Of Przasnysz the
9Th.
On the left bank of the Vistula and on
the San and Lubaczowka rivers there
is no change in the situation.
In the direction of Mosciska on the
5th and on the morning of the 9Th
the enemy made obstinate attacks on
the left bank of the Wisznia and on
the front of Cziszki, Pakost and Os-
trozog. On hill No. 295. southwest of
Radevice, a hand-to- hand engage
ment lasted long time.
On the Dniester the enemy has not re-
newed his offensive in the direction
of Nikolajiff. but he unsuccessfully
attacked our bridgeheads near lid
aczow.
In the region of Zurawna the enemy
succeeded on the night of the 9Th in
crossing the Dniester with some of
his units.
In the valley of the Lukwa we re-
pulsed an enemy attack, taking over
400 prisoners.
In the region west of kolomea the
enemy ceased his determined at
tacks against our forces and has been
thrown back with heavy losses. Be
fore the front Of one of our divisions
the Austrians abandoned 5000 dead
In the attack in this region we took
twenty officers and 700 men prisoners
GERMAN STATEMENT.
progress of the war was received
ment issued yesterday said:
Western theater of war: The French
renewed their attacks on the south
ern slope of Lorette hills during the
afternoon and evening of yesterday.
Their attacks broke down completely
under our fire. Further attempts to
make an attack during the night
were stopped at the outset.
at
this morning southeast of Hebuterne.
east of Doullen. The battle has not
come to conclusion. A French at
at Moulin -Sous-Troutvent, northeast
of Soissons was for the greater part
repulsed Immediately. In only one
place did the attack reach our outer
trenches, for possession of which
fighting continues.
Our position at Vauquois was attacked
yesterday. notwithstanding the en-
ployment of incendiary implements,
which covered our trenches with
slightly burning liquid. the French
did not succeed in penetrating into
our position. The enemy fed back
into his own trenches, with heavy
losses.
Eastern theater of war: North Of
Kurschany our cavalry forced a pas
sage across the Windau and advanced
in southeasterly direction. South
east Of Kurtowiany and in the region
aoe W 20 W ~ nm Jul oAeHeiVo iinoS
good progress. and an additional
3.340 prisoners and ten machine guns
fell into our hands. South of the
Niemen the bank Of the river has
been cleared of all enemies as far as
the line from Tolausie to Sapiezvski.
Southeastern theater of war: Dur
ing the battles at Przemysl $780,.
prisoners were taken. East OF
Przemysl the troops of the Teutonic
allies continued their victorious bat
tie. They drove back the enemy
toward WysZnie. to the northeast or
Mosciska. Part of the army under
Gen. Won Linsingen has crossed the
Dniester at Zurawna and has taken
the hill to the north of the eastern
bank by storm. Farther south the
pursuit reached the Nowica- kalusZ-
Tomaszowce line. The number OF
prisoners taken has been Increased TO
more than $4,000.