HOT – REARGUARD FIGHTING BY THE RUSSIANS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2504, 3 July 1915, Page 5

HOT - REARGUARD FIGHTING BY THE RUSSIANS

..g NEMY , s © F FE N SIVE CONTINUES 4 1 , fr „ • - - ;■ ' , - -Of . ON KAMIOffKA-HALIGZ - : FRONT • ' r-r - v, ',V / JJyiltelesrapli—Pwsa 'ABsociation-^Copyrfeit' ' - ,(Eco. Julji 2, 10.55 p.m.) • Petrograd, July 2< . Official.— . : "The enemy's offensive ort the Vieprz-Bug : front continues.- Rearguard actions 'of the most stubborn character were, fought on Juno 29 on the Tomasow-Zamosc lload. "The. enemy's persistent attacks on ; Juno 29 and 30 on the Kamionka- . Halicz front .were repulsed./:i\V.o inflicted great losses and took a thousand pris-. oners." - ._. , ' AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL ' COMMUNIQUE, x ; (Rec. July, 2, 10.55 p.m.)' ■ , , Amsterdam, July 2. 'An Austrian official '.message states"Austro-German troops, afteV stub.born fighting, have reached the eastern bank of the Rohaty% and occupied l '2amo.q(. on the River, yieprz)."- • • • J ' ' QERMAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE [HUGE CAPTUIjES .OF, PRISONERS AND BOOT-Y CLAIMED,/ ■ . ■ ' : London, July 1.r A Berlin communique states: General von; Linsingen on Wednesday stormed the Russians' positions east of the Gnita Lipa, capturing 2328 Russians. '- - • General Mackensen continues to advance.' The Russians west, of the Vis- ■ tula are also retreating, after obstinate fighting. The total booty taken in June, by Generals von Linsingen, von Mackensen, and .Woyrsch, .was 409 officers, 150,650 men, 80 guns, and 268 machine-guns. OPINION OF. RUSSIAN WAR MINISTER'S;'RESIG- ' NATION. - : 1 ~ . - (Rec,. July, 2, 7.50 p.m.) . : m, „ , >■' • ' London, July 1. ' The -Cologne Gazette" expresses tlie. opinion that the resignation of General Sukhomlinoff (late Russian' War Minister) is a serious loss to the Russian War. Party. Nevertheless, the Pacificists will have no chance of gaining the ,uppor hand ivhile the Grand Duke Nicholas is at the helm. -The- sympV toins indicate that the Russian, people are resolved to -persevere in their efforts to bring,tho wan to a. successful termination. ' ' 0 SWEDISH DISTRUST OF, RUSSIA'* - : ("Times" and Sydney'-"Sun" Services.) : ' ■ London, July l, ' ' •;.. The . "Tides"-, correspondent at Stockholm refers to a distrust of Russia, .: wliicih has arisen owing to the fear that she is striving,- at the 'espeufco 'of S,candiiiavi[i, to secure an ice-frce gort. ; •' , /. " THE BALKAN' STATES AND THE ' •- A"; : - ' ■—T\ (■ ''' ■ -V GREAT PRO-ALLIES' DEMONSTRATION, |- .("Times"- arid Sydney, "Sun"-, Services.) ■ / , , ; -,i - - London, July 2. . ~ Tlio "Times',' correspondent at Sofia , -sjj'ys there' has been a, great de ; . monstration' of Rumanians from Transylvania in favour of war'on the'side of itlio'Entente, at Bucharasty under tho auspices'of, the League of National Action; 1 ;.' ;i / ' . ' The Russian reverses, in Galicia. caused-considerable depression ii©Bucha-: rest, but'the effect, is less'noticeable so far.. Tho future attitude of R-uma- '• nii-.will largely that of Bulgaria. Tho correspondent addsr "At tho of thei'war the General Staffs at Athens, Sofia, and Bucharest were unanimous in tho opinion that ultimate - triumph would bp with Germany. Many have, already modified their viewSj and tho effect of the, change is -evident in tlia attitude of tho-respective Goxv cmm,ents'w *- •, '-i' - - • t ;_^E^IAJT' FOREIGN MINISTER'S'REPORTED ' and Sydnejj '-"Sun"- Services.), " (Red! 'jnly, 2 t ;J.6o'p.m.J-; ■. V ; ' ' y . ' • \ London, July 1.Reports from Copenhagen state, that' Herr" vori- Jagow 1 (German Foreign . Minister)' lias returned from .Vionria. Ho is of opinion that Rumaiiia will timio noutral. - - . . JTRENGJH OF IN GREEK _ : ■ - and Sydney, "Sim"- Services.) \ (Recj July. 2, 7.50 p.m.) ■v ' - ' London, July L She Kenizelist Group in itlie Greek Chamber numbers 184. -v'"' •; •■JTALY'S- 'PROTESTS 'AGAINST OCCUPATION OF. SKUTARII- • (Rcc< July 4.15■ p.m.)/ . ■ ' " " : ' • Rome, July. 2. Italy Jias- protested against "the Montenegrin occupation of "Skutari. ' Th'd Triple Entente has assured Italy that Skutari agd all other Albanian .questions will be afe A® ai '« i