THE EASTERN THEATRE

Grey River Argus, 19 June 1915, Page 5

THE EASTERN THEATRE

DECISIVE BATTLE IMMINENT. . RUSSIANS IN GOOD POSITION.

(Reed. : 5.5 .p..m.) • LONboJST, June 18/ Reuter 's Petrograd; • correspondentreports that a culmination of Galician forces are advancing on the San to-' wards Lemberg. •'■'' It is hardly exaggeration to describe, the.earlier fighting, .though; it cost tensof thousands of lives, was a mere out_ post affair, compared with what is. to." come. The Russians had none the worst of the exchange of fighting at Moseiska, which served the purpose of delaying the German advance, pending the final, concentration, of our forces in positions further . eastwards. A decisive battle is likely to be* fought at. Grodet, where the Russians . will benefit by .the lake eduntry, .. ' . ' '" ■ ' . ' ; EUSSIAN OFFICIAL NEWS. (Reed. 12.50 a.m. PETROGRAD, June 18. Official — -Very severe engagements in ' Galicia continued on the 15th, between the San,- the: to.wn ,of £tibaczdw, and the vicinity of the. village of Krakow? ice. / ■ The enemy were thrown back in dis--1 order between the Dsmenifcza .and the j Stryi- rivers^ . | Our notable captures above" Zurano on the 14th, included 202 officers, 8544 soldiers, six guns, twenty-one machine guns, caissons and ammunition. We annihilated an enemy force, which had crossed the Dneister above . Nizniow. • ' ■We checked another which crossed below. Fighting continues. We pressed the enemy between. the. Pruth andißneister on the 16th.