THE BATTLE MYSTERY IN WESTERN GALICIA

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2454, 6 May 1915, Page 6

THE BATTLE MYSTERY IN WESTERN GALICIA

GERMANS CLAIM ENORMOUS CAPTURES DESPERATE BATTLE NOW RAGING i London. Jfay 4 ca ntu^ r Qf ? nn°B no ® cialr T r^ i fro S Berlin > the Germans claim 'to'have captured 21,a00 Russians and sisty-three guus in West Galicia. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT HEAVY FIGHTING ALONG THE WHOLE FRONT. The High Commissioner reports:— the Niemen, on Sunday, fighting 4 'the'"upper course of the River Szeszuppe (Ea6t Prussian front). 9" S . Ul '^- Y eveniug a German battalion attacked the village of Sosnia near Ossoinec (Northern Poland), but was dispersed by fire from the fortress* On the Bznra (Central Poland) .there have been important skirmishes in the rear of the village of Mistrezewice. sn es m fbe ''iLS! 1 "!' b, ®f. nin S. oo Saturday evening, a battle, Characterised by S thTcarpathia?r 15 developmf! alon S tte frollt the-Lower Nid'l *K.^, ion :0i GWyclieff, on the left-bank of the Vistula, 'durinc Saturday night, the enemy delivered a series of attacks, but was repulsed, u i the region of Tarnow, "and to the -southwards, the artillery fir# was most violent, and there were isolated desperate engagements. In the direction of Stryj, »outh-east of Holo>riecko, the Russians cantured Makuvka, and made 300 prisoners, including ten officers. barren'"attempts » Bter '• on Saturda r- Zaleszczyki, the enemy made two SHARP REVERSE TO THE ENEMY CLEVER TACTICAL MOVE BY THE RUSSIANS; (Rec. May 5, 9 p.m.) (Reo. May 6, 0.30 a.m.) n. SfcX'r.Cta' fear* «■» -WWSMtf* P rislors fiSlltmg ,rUneS ° W W3E desperate ' Tte Russians took hundreds of One hill near Golovetzko changed hands thrice, and remains in our hands We captured twelve hundred men, including five officers.

AUSTRO-GERMAN RETREAT DENIED. . The latest German and Austrian advices from GaMon" "f Jin 1 * 3 !? 5 ' '• statement of their forced retreat. They declare that the A,Sr n r broke the foremost lines on the southern front, to cnl y ° iSd ™ locality on the northern front in reaching the other side of the Donaj^z THREE DAYS' BATTLE IN THE CAUCASUS TURKS COMPLETELY DEFEATED BY THE RUSSIANS. The High Commissioner reports ''In the Caucasus, in ffie Khos and Dilmanreglon (wTstlrn PersiS' flu. SSift™ 525o d S.'&S" sbMl i" **•. «!•» St 'The pursuit of the enemy oontinues." ANOTHER VERSION OF THE BATTLE. (Rec. May 6, 9 p.m.) . A teligram from IWib states that the Russians, from L ?&fidoff.* sire * gam st a Turkish army corps under Rhalil Bsv f™" enemy, who left 3500 dea/on L field' *The Ru^cff^'* M hospital, with its entire staff. The pursuit of the enemy continues. GERMANS CLAIM TO HAVE ISOLATED LIBAU. 1 (Reo. May 5, 11.10 p.m.) German official reports state that the Germans, . hare cut off Libau, in the Baltic. They expect tnapt U reßVr4stb from Libau, in the Gulf of Riga) without muoh resistance. 7 NEW AUSTRIAN INVASION OF SERVIA (Reo. May 6, 0.30 a.m.) The Berlin "Ta S e Zeituno;" states that the. Austrian Amy/Sbich will act against Servia, is now in the field and is expected shortly to advance. RUSSIA'S ACCOMMODATION FOR PRISONERS HEAVIIY TAXED. V (Rec. May 5, 6.46 p.m.) London, May 4 The Russian Minister of War says that he has some difficulty in accom modatmg the enormous numbers of prisoners. Hundreds of train-loads are slowly proceeding to the frontier at Serbia, where already 600,000 have been th V» 6 ™y "wo. giving themselves up'to avoid starvation —"limes 1 and Sydney "Sun" cervices.