CRUX OF THE POSITION.

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

CRUX OF THE POSITION.

ONF GOOD BLOY’ NEEDED

(Received Julv 19. 11.30 p.m.) LONDON, July LA A ■•Times’’ correspondent who has tra versed the Russian front from the Dncister to Warsaw, motoring 1400 miles, says the crux of the situation is with the army south-east of Lublin, which is commanded l:v a remarkable new general 1 who is, destined to become la mous. The army has been entirely reorganised since it was shattered during the attack on the Russian centre in Galicia. German troops are being transferred from all fronts in order to attack. too Russians protecting Cholo and Lublin. the object being the seizure, of the Lublin railway. The cream of the Russian army is now c; onoentrating at this danger point. The Russians are taking every measure to prevent a repetition of the disaster which resulted in the destruction of the arrnv on the Dunajec. One decisive blow against tee Germans. whose main strength lies in tmIVussiaiL Guards in the centre south. ~f Cholo. would demoralise the Austrians between the Vistula and the Dncister. "Even during recent m.aesse* the Austrians were with <• eu itv prevented from surrendering.. The' Austrians have long regarden (i-.licia as lost and are not enthusiastic over its recapture in view of their terrible losses. In order to support the Austrians, Germany has been forced to split up her sixteen army corps in Galicia to such an extent that the largest Go* man comb motion is now three army corps with the Prussian Guard oil am l.iihliii-Cholo front. . Many Germans now; regret that they pushed beyond the San, as nothing o importance resulted, and it is now very difficult to extricate the German forces. . . The correspondent says his trip increased hid optimism in Russia s capaoitv to weather the storm and his faith, in' the stamina and stubjiorness or the Russian infantry.