_VIENNA, June 15, (via London.)--The following official communication
was issued today:_
There is heavy fighting along the entire Galician front.
The army of Archduke Joseph Ferdinand, after the capture of Sieniawa,
on the east bank of the San, has advanced in a northern and
northeastern direction. The castle and farm of Piskorvice were stormed
yesterday and numerous prisoners captured.
Fighting heavily, the army of General Mackensen is advancing on both
sides of Krakowiec (southeast of Jaroslau) and toward Oleszyce
(northeast of Jaroslau.)
Southeast of Mosciska the troops of General Soehm-Ermolli are
attacking fresh hostile positions covering the road to Grodek (on the
railroad between Mosciska and Lemberg.)
On the upper Dniester strong Russian forces are defending the
bridge-head at Mikolajow against the advancing allies under General
Linsingen, while further down the river the troops of General Pflanzer
and General Baltin are standing before Nizniow (south of Maryampol)
and Czernelica, maintaining the captured town of Zale Szczyky against
all Russian attacks. Portions of this army again have forced the
Russian troops making a stand in Bessarabia, between the Dniester and
the Pruth Rivers, to retreat, driving them toward Chotin and along
the Pruth.
The number of prisoners taken in Galicia since June 12 has been
increased by several thousands.
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_BERLIN, June 15.--Official announcement that the Austro-German forces
operating in Galicia had captured the town of Mosciska was made in the
following bulletin issued from Army Headquarters today:_
The enemy, who was defeated on the 13th and 14th of June by the army
of General von Mackensen, has been unable to regain a footing in the
positions prepared by him. To the northeast of Jaworow the enemy was
driven back from the position at which he had stopped, the booty
increasing.
The Russian forces south of the Przemysl-Lemberg Railway have been
forced to retreat. The troops of General von der Marwitz yesterday
took Mosciska. The right wing of the army of General von Linsingen
stormed the heights east of Zekel. Our cavalry reached the district
south of Maryampol.
_Of the operations in the Baltic Provinces and in Poland the bulletin
says:_
East of Shavli German troops stormed the village of Danksze and took
1,660 prisoners. The positions recently won southwest and east of the
Maryampol-Kovno Road were repeatedly attacked yesterday by a strong
force of the enemy, which had no success. Our troops advanced on the
Lipowo-Kalwarya front, pressed back the Russian line, and captured the
Russian advanced trenches.
On the River Orzyc our attacking troops stormed and took the village
of Gednoroczec, southeast of Chorzetten, and Czerwonagora and the
bridges there, as well as the bridges east of this place. The booty
taken at this place amounts to 365 Russian prisoners. Attacks by the
enemy against the point at which we broke through north of Bolimow
failed.