EASTERN THEATRE

Southland Times, Issue 17453, 21 June 1915, Page 6

EASTERN THEATRE

AW AUSTRIAN “OPPICIAt » CLAIMS OP VICTORY TEE RUSSIANS FOSCEO SACK (By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright) LONDON, .Tune 19. Received June 20. 3.40 p.m. An Austrian official message states r "We have occupied Tarnograd. The Russians between the lower San and the Vistula have retired at several points. We occupied the Cheszanow heights. Strong Russian forces have appeared in the mountainous region eastward of the Niemierow and Janow district. The. Russians southward of the Upper Dniester, after hard fighting, were driven towards Kolooruby and our pursuing troops reached the mouth of the Wcnezska- Artillery on the eastern sector inflicted heavy losses on the enemy, who were desperately attempting to throw back General Pflangcr in Bukowina, We there took eight oflicers and 1002 men prisoners and captured three machine guns. ANOTHER REPORT BESSARABIA INVADERS PORCBD TO RETREAT BUCHAREST, June 19. Tlie Russians forced General Pflanger’s Austrian forces who invaded Bessarabia to retreat to Bojan. and captured a great quantity of munitions and supplies. A RUSSIAN REPORT. ON THE B EXTRA PRONT PEROGRAD, June 19. Received June 20, 3.50 p.m. Official: The enemy on the Bzura front spread a cloud of asphyxiating gas along a front of six versts. Our troops on the right bank of the San withdrew, lighting, across tile river Teneva to the line of the Grodek Lakes. The enemy between the Pruth and the Dniester were thrown back into Austrian territory. THE GALICIAN STRUGGLE EXCESSIVE OPTIMISM DEPRECATED WHY RUSSIA IS DANGEROUS AMSTERDAM, June 19. Received Juno 20, 3.50 p.m. The Erankfurtcr Zeitung deprecates excessive optimism in connection with the Galician struggle, and says: "We must not forget that Russia is dangerous because she has human material that can only with difficulty be exhausted.” The same jounai states that twenty Armenians were executed on Tuesday in front of the Ministry of War on a charge of inciting the people to establish independent Armenia.