A STIRRING MESSAGE TO THE RUSSIANS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2529, 2 August 1915, Page 5

A STIRRING MESSAGE TO THE RUSSIANS

(Rec. August 1, 3.50' p.m.) Petrograd, July 31. Sir George Buchanan, British Ambassador, in a. message to the Press, says in Galicia and Poland the Russians liave lately liad to retire before superior German forces supported by unlimited guns and shells, but- Germany's original objective was the destruction of the Russian Army, that army is still intact, and like. Charles the Twelfth at Poltava, and Napoleon at Moscow, the Kaiser will live to learn that Russia is unconquerable. Never had a nation displayed a more heroic spirit in the hour of trial than the Russian in the last few critical weeks. The samo noble spirit of self-sacrifice animates all the Allies' armies, and they will never sheath the sword until Gorman militarism is crushed once for all. ; AN AUSTRIAN ACCOUNT OF OteE POSITION. (Rec. August 1, 10.35 p.m.)' London, 'August 1.. 'A' Vienna message says: The Archduke Francis Josef has ocoupie3 Lublin. His left wing crossed by the Stra, and is pursuing the Russians. The Germans are advancing down tho Wioperz, and are approaching Cholm from the south-west. The enemy is attempting a renewed resistance at several points in previously-prepared positions, but is being attacked everywhere. The Germans north-west of Ivangorod have advanced to the south bank of the Vistula, and repulsed violent Russian attacks, the Russians suffering severely. A FIERY RUSSIAN BAYONET CHARGE ' ENEMY- DISLODGED AND SEVERAL' POSITIONS CAPTURED. (Rec. August 2, 0.30 a.m.) Petrograd, August 1. Official —There have been barren attacks at Bausk, between the Dniua and the Niemen. A fiery Russian bayonet chargc west of Kovno on Thursday dislodged the enemy, and several positions were captured. In the morning tlw enemy's weak forces continued their efforts-to cross to the left bank of .the Narew to the east of Rozan, but wo maintained our e!d front. We yesterday repulsed a German attack north-west of Blonie, and vigorously attacked tho troops who crossed the Vistula on the ■ Maghduclieff-Kozenitze front. In the ; sector below the mouth of the Radomka, we dislodged the enemy from the forests on tho right bank, and drove him to the islalids and sandbanks in tho Vistula. Tho enemy is holding his ground in the Upper Vis tula, near Matzewitze. Our troops on Thursday night between tho Vistula and the Bug were ordered to march' to positions prepared in the rear The enemy, did not molest us in our occupation of the' new front, where 'we established ourselves on Friday without a fight. -We h|>vo evacuated Lublin and tho railway between the stations of Novaiaalexandria and Reiovetz Our troops continued to dislodge tho enemy from positions at Sokal. Prison ers .state that the enemy suffered severe losses 'it'ere during the' last few" days. . ~