STORY OF THE CAPTURE

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 149, 25 June 1915, Page 7

STORY OF THE CAPTURE

THE DEFENCES STORMED , __________ / , VIENNA, 24th Jtrne. Ofßcial.—Our troops, pursuing the enemy across the heights east and northeast of the town, crossed south of Lemberg to the Mukolajew-road. General Ermolli, amidsfc the joy; of the population entered the city at 4 o'clock. The Russians on Tuesday night began a fqrther retreat between the San and Vis- • tula and hilly district of Kielce. Official. — The Russian defensive forces were strongly held on the northwest and west fronts at Lemberg. The Landwehr at 5 o'clock on Tuesday morning stormed Rzezna and the works on the Janof-Lemberg road. ' Simultaneously our troops from the north-west advanced across a height «ast of the Mlynewka rivulet, and stormed several breastworks before Lysagora height, while further advances were made in the direction of Lemberg, The remaining works north and northwest were captured during the forenoon after sanguinary fighting. The Russian front was thus again broken. The enemy suffered heavy losses, and was forced to retreat. RUSSIAN SUCCESSES ON THE DNIESTER. PETROGRAD, 24th June. Regarding the Russian success on the Dniester, later details show that it . was confined to the area qi operations on the great loops of the Dniester below Nizniqw, where the Russian infantry were given a welcome opportunity. We Were firmly astride the northern outlets, but withheld a smashing blow, for nearly a week, with the object of increasing the value of the victory. As the enemy was constantly adding to his numbers, the Russians on Sunday made 'a. fine attack on the whole line. The fighting lasted all day, .afterwards becoming an affair of houfie-to-house encounters. • (Received June 25, 9.30 a.m.) PETROGRAD, 24th June. The Tsar has gone to the front.