RUSSIANS NOW ON THE OFFENSIVE

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2482, 8 June 1915, Page 5

RUSSIANS NOW ON THE OFFENSIVE

ENEMY SEVERELY HANDLED A BATTLEFIELD WITHERED BY THE POISON FOG The High Commissioner reports:— London, June 7, 3.40 p.m. To help the Austrians, who were hard pressed by the Russians, the Germans fell back eight miles on their fortified positions between the Leg and San Rivers. Largo Gorman forces concentrated on the left bank of the Leg River,_ and made three furious night attacks on the Krawce-Burdzy front, all of which wero repulsed. "On Sunday the Russians occupied Grobly, on the left bank of the San, and on the right bank captured several German trenches in the region of Korzerica. "The enora.v took tho village of Starzawa, on the left bank of the Wiszijia, hut were dislodged. ''North of Lezliaiska, the Russians transferred their forces over the San, fortifying themselves, despite tho enemy's attacks. "The enemy's attempts to cross tho Dniester have been frustrated. He lias taken up a new position beyond gun, range. "The Russians are assuming the offensive, and have attacked near Krenica, five miles south of tho river. Fighting continues. "On'tho Vistula, Russian airmen successfully bombarded the enemy's vessels. "On 'The Rawka' the enemy on Saturday used poisonous gas, and burned a. material which is producing poisonous smoke." NAVAL ACTIVITY IN THE BALTIC. London, June 7, 3.40 a.m. "Large German naval forces have been discovered in the Middle Baltic. There has been an exchange of shots with the Russians in proximity to tiie Gulf of Riga." TRICKED BY RUSSIAN FEINT ATTACKS ENEMY SUFFERS SEVERE LOSSES. (Rec. June 7, 11.5 p.m.) Petrograd, June 7. Official.—"The enemy, in pursuing the offensive towards Mosciska, was subjected to heavy losses. The Russians crossed the right bank of the Pruth between Llelatyn and Kolomea, and repulsed a serios "of counter-attacks by large Austrian reserves." Correspondents narrate that the Russian Army between the Pilica River and the Vistula, while withdrawing to new linos, inflicted losses aggregating thirty thousand upon the Ausfro-Germans. By feinting attacks"on tho German formations, thoy halted them, while the Russians swiftly concentrated against two Austrian divisions to the southwards. Three thousand Austrians were taken prisoners, and the rost retreated hurriedly, while +he Russians, by a forced march, concentrated against tho German formations and shattered them. CHEMICAL WARFARE IN POLAND GERMAN ATTACK THAT FAILED UTTERLY. (Rec. June 7, 11.5 p.m.) ' Petrograd, June 7. The enemy's Leg-San front is eighteen miles long, extending from the village of Stany, on the left bank of tho Leg, to Zarmina, ten miles southward of Rudnik. A determined night-attack, intended to turn the Russian right on the Bzura-Rawka front, was admirably adapted for German chemical warfare. Dense ppison clouds were launched on May 30. The smell was perceptible for twenty miles, and hardly a horse, cow. or fowl in the district was left alive. In the villages numbers of and women were killed. The horses of the Russian baggage'and'ammunition trains either stampeded or wero killed. . _ Our Reserve regiments muffled their faces, rushed up, and saved the trenches. The Germans cut a way through our entanglements, but were surprised by an appalling fire, The attack utterly failed. Gas-poisoned patients are suffering terribly in the hospitals. Their blood turns into a watery fluid.