Show rUSSIANS BACK I TO LAST LINE tepidity of German Austro-German Advance Advance Advance Ad- Ad vance Is Surprise to Berlin Military Critics AWA RUSKA IS CAPTURED I of Galician Capital i Foreshadowed in Statement I Published at Petrograd I IO r O ONDON ONDO DO June Jun 21 t.-Rawn t. va Ra Ruska ac according Li cording to n II official report the thc latest Russian position In to to tall fall hh Into the hands hadn of oC the tho Austro- Austro an anil a as the aJ also ahio o are aro reported to be fighting east talt of or this town the Investment In or of Lemberg must mast mastt t Ib le e 10 0 o nearly completo that tho the Rus- Rus jIan either cither must withdraw from the capital or leave e a 1 portion of oC their tones forces th there to be be besieged iT German General zen I la III reported to have th the railway connecting Rawa Rawn Ruska with Lemberg thus thus' cu cutting off orr the retreat nort northward h ward Russians A According to the lat hat Iii i news est news from Crom t tie the Austrian headquarters len er the Teutonic r allies now arc within lIne hine miles mUes of oC the limits n of ot E Wonder Is Ia expressed 1 b by Gorman German ml- ml l ry critics over O the tho G Austro-G Austro Grman advance of ut tho last Jew few days The They lind d expected lI Hie tik Russians to make a firm Irin stand along the line In- In it d however vc Grand Duke Dulc Nicholas b e In chief of oC tho the RusI Russians Rus Rus- I hans n not only retired quickly from Hi ibis Is position but evidently I tug r his dangerous pr predicament ell ament nbc also or ordered ordered or- or dered dut tho ho withdrawal of oC tho the Russian 8 from south of oC the river II For Fort I. I I n n official Turkish report Indicates hat tl there cro lUis mis bon considerable activity ity liS' In the tho Dardanelles with nn Rn allied battering awn at nt the forts forte rt of oC Bahr yn In n th the tho west welt Parl larI continues to lu report J h nn e al ard al d especially In the lie ther r region lon of 4 Arras ra Here Her It Is 18 asserted Pro progress res has hag been hlen marie made In the direction tion Un or of ouche and the lie of or several sev ev- ev ii- ii eral raI l trenches 5 hn hia m brought hl the attackers nr near the northwest of the village e. e l Further progress a also 1150 Is reported In Inte Inthe Ih the te Lorraine district and In the lie l Ir the taU latter r region the French claim 10 han made an all advance nd beyond the ry rit t the lie loss tOMS of or which t town n 1 hi now nov officially admitted d b by Berlin n. n I J 3 toda today turned Its Interests from actual warfare to the provision of ot war the th lie huu house c u of commons h provided pr 1 the tho government ro a cheek check the size Ic of or which is to be he limited only h by the lie patriotism an and 1 re resources re- re sources 3 or of Investor trial In Africa 4 o of General Christian Chris Chris- tian Do 00 Wet ct one of or the r robe rebel hel I leaders I h lias as 8 ended In lit a verdict proclaiming hIm lihn guilty u lt of or treason It Is not ex expected ex- ex however er that hat the death sen sen- tence c will be Imposed JC Advance June 21 Thie R.-Thie I The rapidity of oC the German AUtro-German successes excited ast as- as t here It was wai believed that r tI would bu hu able ablo to te check th the allies allies' advance ance for Cor some days dRs on ontie th tie the Grodek line tine the tho bulletins Is Issued issued Is- Is sued tOla today recorded results far ex- ex the expectations of oC the most optimistic observers IS Special dispatches from the fro front t de describe de- de crl scribe c the thc Russian retreat eastward from rom Grodek and the and the Russian resistance Ci toni m tho the Tallew river to tho mouth of ot the Alt Air scouts report that the Russians have hn fallen back upon their last J line of defenses protecting I lT ber which Is 18 nine nbc miles west of iKe city limits limit The situation at Lem- Lem Lerg I Is evidently precarious as Gen- Gen cial von on Mackensen toda today todar seized the t railway between and Rawa Ruska which the he mal main II line lino of oC travel tra n northward This It Is considered Rives gives the Russians the alternative e of oC for speedy evacuation c or of oC trying thc tue cRy city with the risk of being I t enveloped b by Von Mackensen's army weeping around southeastward Andr and r forming a junction with General Lin- Lin lengen's forces nd Duke Ouke Nicholas Nichola the Russian commander r in chief chic apparently has begun beun be- be gun tun un to realize the lie threatening dangers for he has ordered the he withdrawal of til 11 Russian forces from ro th the south bank ot the D Military opinion here i Is that Is' that he hc cannot extricate his huge without heavy losses of oC men and nd materials The Tho Local Anzel er declares that the victory In Galicia Is complete and ex expresses ex- ex presses the tho opinion that hat there Is little prospect of or tho the Russian troops west vest of or l. l longer offering serious tance J Emperor William It was officially Announced b by the German war department depart depart- m fluent ment nt toda today was present at Rt the battle battlo i Beskid for possession of oC the tho Grodel pine line These Russian positions are toe to he e west of ot the Galician capi capt tal al May III A Abandon L Lemberg JP June 21 Tha l.-Tha Tho Austro- Austro Cerman erman attempt to force torce a n. wn way through I tho the Russian lines JInes south of oC Grodek in inthe inthe the thc battle of or apparently has has' not yet ret been successful Regarding the approaching crisis In Inthe Inthe Inthe the Galician capital the tho Bourse Boune Gazetta Gazette Ga Ga- GaI I zette zetta says sars 9 If JC In view of or the continued German reinforcement In Galicia the situation forces u.- u. to choose hooe between retaining Lomberg and preserving the freedom of oC our operations It Is possible wo e shall have to make a sentimental sacrifice sacrifice sacrifice sac sac- ani and an abandon the Galician capi capi- tal I |