GALICIAN BATTLE MAY LAST A MONTH
ENEMY'S HUGE SUPPLY OF MUNITIONS EFFECTS OF THE GERMANS' HEAVY GUN-FIRE Petrograd, June 8. It is estimated that there are forty German Army Corps (about a million and a quarter of men) in Galicia, and it is expected that the battle will last another month. Petrograd, Juno 8. The correspondent of the Russian newspaper "Novoe Yremya," between Radymno and Jaroslav, states that on the morning of May 24 the Germans biought up large numbers of heavy guns, drawn by motors, and that 700,000 shells were fired at Radymno alone. The high explosives swamped the Russian trenches, and broke among the Divisional Staffs and reserves. The curtain of smoke from the bursting shells rendered the enemy's trenches invisible, and it was impossible to bring up teams to remove the Russian guns. Two regiments held out, keeping tho enemy at bay until the main forces had crossed the San. A GLIMPSE OF AUSTRIA WITHIN. (Rec. June 9, 6.30 p.m.) ' I London, June 8. The "Petit Parisien's" correspondent, who has visited Austria, states that people are dying of starvation, the hospitals are crowded, and the military value of the troops is becoming a diminishing quality, consequent on the enlistment of children and sexagenarians. It is greatly feared there that Rumania will join the Allies—("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) KAISER ON A SPEECH-MAKING TOUR. (Rec. Juno 9, 8.40 p.m.) Berna, June 9. The Kaiser has returned to Berlin Addressing the troops during his recent visit to Galicia, he admitted that the losses at Przemysl were very heavy, but they were unavoidable, as the Germans must cithor conquer, or die. 'He will shortly "visit the Italian frontier, and, it is understood, will deliver speeches stigmatising the conduct, of Italy—which will be his real doclaration of war.
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2484, 10 June 1915, Page 5
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297GALICIAN BATTLE MAY LAST A MONTH Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2484, 10 June 1915, Page 5
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