New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-27
GERMANS MASS
FOR NEW FIGHT
Their Right and Centre
Badly Cut When Hurled
Back Over River.
is MENACED
Kaiser Said to Have Transferred
Troops for Fresh Attack on
Polish Capital.

London, June 26.-The Russians,
successfully to hold their
lines along the Dniester, after a six
day battle have defeated the Aus
at Kozara and Rud.
zany, northwest of Halicz, accord.
ing to Petrograd. At Martinowo
(Martynoffstany?), the report says,
a similar attempt to gain a foot
hold on the Russian side of the river
bank failed, and Grand Duke Nicho.
lass troops captured 40 officers and
l ZOO men.
AT Kosmierjine the Austrians
were repulsed on June 2 and %,
after having previously been de-
feated at Snovidow, and were driven
across the Dniester, fighting a rear
guard battle and losing heavily.
These reverses have caused a Ger.
man concentration in the vicinity of
kosmierjine, and new and stubborn
ly contested battles are imminent.
Both Sides Lose Heavily.
A German force attempting to
cooperate in this region is descend
ing the Lemberg- -Brzezany Railroad
and is being stubbornly opposed.
Both sides have lost heavily in the
Dniester River fighting. General Won
Linsingen's right flank and centre were
badly cut up when the Russians threw
them back scross the stream.
The Russians have been fortifvino
their lines from the river to the Mus.
covite frontier, and, with the Austro-
German lines Of communication length
ening daily, the task OF forcing the
Cars armies eastward becomes more
and more formidable. Although Ber-
lin claims that the Teutonic allies have
been forging ahead between the Dnies-
ter and the district which they occu-
pied east of Lemberg, the advance
lacks the characteristics Of the i'm
petuous rush so noticeable in former
stages Of the Galician campaign.
A dispatch from Amsterdam 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.
Warsaw Drive Expected.
Since the fall of Lembe e military
experts in London have expressed the
belief that the Austro-German allies
would not be content with forcing the
Russians beyond the borders Of Ca
licia, but would attempt to continue
their terrific drive and capture War
saw. On previous occasions the Ger
mans have hammered their way to
point ..lmost within artillery range OF
Warsaw, but have been driven back
by the forces under Grand Duke Mich
olas.
The success of the Teutonic allies in
the Galician campaign was due largely
to a prepopderance OF artillery and the
expenditure of an overwhelming num-
ber of shells. II additional heavy guns
have been sent from Essen, where the
famous Krupp works are located, "
would seem to indicate an intention to
continue in Poland operations OF SIM
liar nature.
Papers found on Austrian and Ger
man prisoners, a Petrograd dispatcn
states, show that the troops under
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg were as
sured by their commander that I'VE
shall enter Warsaw June 28; Galicia
will be entirely cleared of Russians by
June 80, and after that peace can be
concluded with Russia"
Germans Trapped Beyond River.
The latest official communique issued
BY the Russian General staff says:
"On the Tanew front, in the direction
OF Zolkiew and Lemberg, there was no
important change. The enemy attempt
ed TO attack us along the railway lead
ing from Lemberg to Kamenka and
Brzezany.
son the Dniester River during the
night OF the 23d we drove back beyond
the river the remainder of the Ger
mans who crossed the previous day In
the Kozany district. In the region OF
Martynoffstany on the evening Of the
23d we captured the remnants Of the
enemy who had crossed the Dniester.
altogether fifteen officers and about
TOO men.
Notwithstanding the disastrous re-
suits of this crossing, the Germans and
Austrians attempted the very same
night TO throw their forces across the
Dniester by bridges constructed south
of Bukaszowice, they having previously
only crossed near the cillage Of Rouse
dyvsny. The fighting continues"
The Germany Army Headquarters
statement says:
"The army Of General Won Linsingen
10 continuing its attacks on the north
ern bank Of the River Dniester. The
right bank near Halicz still Is held by
the enemy. Since the beginning OF
their attack on this river on June %
they have taken $500 prisoners.
Between the Dniester and the dis
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