MENACE OF WARSAW.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3986, 20 July 1915, Page 5

MENACE OF WARSAW.

RUSSIANS GRIMLY DETERMINED. WILL FALL BACK TO THE VOLGA IF MEGESSARY. LATE SUMMER OFFENSIVE PREDICTED. TO-DAY’S CAMPAIGNS REVIEWED. PETROGPAD, July 18. The Germans are, pressing hastily into non' positions occupied ‘on both banks of the watercourses north-oast of Warsaw, and seek to invest- all the strongholds around Warsaw, hoping when the- city is captured that Russia, will suo for peace, hut .’Russia will undoubtedly light- steadily and fall back to the Volga if necessary,, inflicting meanwhile colossal losses cm the invader.

A large consignment of big guns which are expected: late in the summer will put a different complexion on the campaign, and doubtless enable Russia to pour immense forces into Southern, and Central Europe. Oifieial: The enemy on the' right banle of the Windawn and AYerrta areadvancing in the direction of Tuklcum and Aitua. We forced back the enemy s Milan try westward of Popcliany. I‘iereo fighting continued on a- wide -front on the right bank of the Orjuzu on Friday.

Three German regiments, capturing the- village of Podosia, gainer! the left bank of the Orju/.a ami took three Russian guns, but in a furious coun-ter-attack the Gorman forces were annihilated with tin' bayonet, the guns re-taken, and the enemy expelled from Podosia.

The Siberian- and Turkestan troops fought there the enemy double their .strength, and showed admirable vakir a-wl perseverance. .We fell back in Malava district to I-ioeliariow, the enemy having doubled lus reserve.

A Cossack brigade north-west of .Rn-doin captured 280 Austrians ami two machine gnus. The enemy between the Vistula ami the Rug assumed a genera! offensive. /I’he enemy after stubborn fighting slightly progressed on the left bank of the Viprz.

I be- enemy several times forced our barb-wire defences eastward of the villag * of Grabozitz, but wore rep-uls-ed b.‘ rifle and baronet.

Pa i.ial enemy attacks at- Kryiov ■and V- ka-1 were repulsed. We took as prist -. rs several hundreds.