RUSSIANS HOLDING OUT TENACIOUSLY IN GALICIA.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2481, 7 June 1915, Page 5

RUSSIANS HOLDING OUT TENACIOUSLY IN GALICIA.

i 1 Amsterdam, June' 4. The correspondent of tlio "Lokal Anzoiger" (Galicia), telegraphing on ■Wednesday, says the greatest importance attaches to the cvonts oil the Dniester, north of Siryj. r liie enomy is still holding oltt tenaciously north-east of Sanibor, where there is a sevenfold line of defences. An eqnaliy desperate resistance is being offered against part of Von Mackeiißon's force moving eastward from Tfadymno. Tho Russians are similarly pushing forward from the Vistula-San corner, hoping to inlluonco the battle ill the middle Sail. Very j hard battles confront the Austro-Germaii forces in middle Calieia. GERMAN INVADERS CUT OFF FROM THEIR LAND BASE. Petrograd, Juno -1. Tlio Russians southward of Lihau have deprived the Germans of tlioiv land base, by cutting off Lilian from Nowmenid. Other detachments have enclosed Lihau, and tho Hermans' only outlet is seaward. AUSTRIAN ARMY CORPS FORCED BACK BY RUSSIANS. (Rec. Juno 7, 0.20 a.m.) Petrograd, Juno 6. Official.—Our ships exchanged shots with a large German naval force in the Gulf of Riga. The Russian offensive on the Lower-Sail has developed successfully. We forced the 14th Austrian Army Corps to fall back oil their fortified positions between the Long and the San. The fighting for those positions was continued on Friday, when we took a thousand prisoners. Large German reserves on the left bank of the Leng made three furious attacks, but all were repulsed. Tho enemy on June 3 captured the village o£ Starzawa, on the left bank of tho Wuszuia. Our counter-attack dislodgod the enemy from the village, but he maintains himself on the neighbouring heights. Tlio enemy continued the attacks on the 3rd against our bridgeheads on the Dniester, between Tysmcnica and Sfcrvj and the Mikolajew railway. The attacks were realised with bayonets and band grenades. The fighting continues. AUSTRIAN ARCHDUKE CONGRATULATED BY THE KAISER. (Rec. June 7, 0.15 a.m.) London, June 6. Tho "Cologne Gazette" says tho Kaiser arrived at the Austrian headquarters on Juno 4 to congratulate the Archduke Frederick on the capture' of I'rzemysl. RUSSIAN CAVALRY SABRE THE KURDS. (Aeo. June 7, 0.20 a.m.) Petrograd, June 6. Official—ln the Caucasus we repulsed a Turkish attack, killing four hundred, in the region of Meliazgliert, also simultaneously an attack from Ayldjeraz. Our cavalry penetrated to Ayldjeraz, and sabred some hundreds of Kurds.