Show DRIVE ENEMY ACROSS RIVER Russians Continue Successfully Successfully Successfully Success Success- fully to Hold Their Lines Along June Jun 26 The Thc Tho Russians arc are continuing continuing- successfully sCully to hold their lines along tho time After Arter a six day battle the Germans Austro-Germans havo have been defeated at Kozara and Rud- Rud many san northwest of At Martin Martin- ovo o a similar attempt attempt attempt at at- tempt to gain a foothold on the Hussian Hussian Russian Hus- Hus sian side of or the river failed the tho Grand Duko Duke Nicholas' Nicholas troops capturing fort forty officers and 1 iO men inca At the Austrians were sere repulsed on June 22 and 23 after havIng hav Ing previously bee been 1 defeated at Sno and were driven en across the tho ter fighting lighting a rear guard battle and losing heavily These reverses ro have ha caused a German concentration near and nd new battles are Imminent A German force torce Attempting to op co-op- crato erato In this region Is descending tho the Lember Lemberg railroad but is be being being be be- In ing stubbornly opposed S The Time following official statement was wasI I issued sued today at nt the tho headquarters of or orthe the Russian general staff start As As tho the result of or a strong strong- German offensive e In the direction of ot Frida Friday A desperate battle which continues continues con con- began in that region Tho The enemy attacked Friday In tho the region of or Rawa Ruska The Russians took 2000 prisoners during counterattacks in the tho direction of and Lemberg Thursday and 1000 prisoners in repulsing the tho desperate des dos attacks of ot great forces on the tho FI Fighting to Co Cover r Ret rent nt Cologne June 26 The Russians are 10 covering co tho the retreat of oC their armies from Galicia b by a n vigorous defense along along- the middle c course urse of or the rather rathel than to th the north of or Lomberg Lemberg because the ground In the district where th they are now MOW making a n stand offers greater natural advantages according according ac RC- ac- ac cording to an explanation naU n of ot the present situation printed in the Gazette A further barrier to the advance ance of or orthe the Austro Germans is offered b by stron strong fortifications thrown up b by the Russians at nt Kamionka northeast of or Lemberg at Dusk Busk further south on the the- Bug river and at a point almost due east of oC Lemberg with which it Is connected con con- by rail The Gazette says it is IB expected however how how- ever that the advance ad of t General von on Boehm arin army soon will result In a more rapid movement on the north bank banI of the |