_BERLIN, (via London,) June 18.--The following official report on the
operations was issued today by the War Office:_
In the Eastern Theatre--An advancing Russian division was driven back
by German cavalry across the Szymeza branch. At a point to the east of
the highroad between Cycowyany and Shavli an attack by the enemy in
strong force against the Dawina line was repulsed.
In the Southeastern Theatre--On both sides of Tarnogrod Austro-German
troops yesterday drove the enemy back toward a branch of the Tanew
River. Later during the night these defeated Russians were driven
still further back by the army under General von Mackensen. They
retreated as far as the prepared positions at Grodek, which are on the
line running from the Narol and Wereszyca brooks to their junction
with the River Dniester.
On the Dniester front, northeast of Stry, the situation remains
unchanged.
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_VIENNA, June 18, (via London.)--The Austro-German troops in pursuit
of the retreating Russians have crossed the Galician border to the
north of Sieniawa and occupied the Russian town of Tarnogrod,
according to an official communication issued by the War Office
tonight. The communication says:_
North of Sieniawa our pursuing troops have penetrated Russian
territory and reached the heights north of Krezow and occupied
Tarnogrod.
The Russian forces between the Lower San and the Vistula have retired
at several points. The heights north of Cieszanow (ten miles north of
Lubaczow) have been taken. In the mountainous region east of Niemirow
and in the rear of Jaworow, strong Russian forces have appeared.
On the Wereszyca River the fighting continues. Our troops have gained
a footing at some points eastward of the river.
South of the Upper Dniester the Russians, after hard fighting, were
compelled to retire from positions near Litynia toward Kolodrub. Our
pursuing troops have reached the mouth of the Wereszyca. Elsewhere the
situation along the Dniester is unchanged.
[Illustration: The dotted line shows the approximate position of the
Austro-German battle line in the middle of February, when the drive at
Lemberg, supported with enormous reinforcements which had been
concentrated at Cracow, began. The heavy black line shows the
approximate position of the victorious armies bent on driving the
Russians out of the corner of Galicia still remaining in their
possession. The frontier is indicated by the line of dots and dashes.]
The eastern groups of General Pflanzer's army yesterday repulsed three
Russian storming attacks. The enemy making desperate attempts to throw
our troops back in Bukowina, suffered heavy losses from our artillery
and retired quickly. Eight officers and 1,000 men and three machine
guns were captured.