THE WAR.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 25 June 1915, Page 2

THE WAR.

(ILICTBIO TSLIQBAPH —GOPTKIOH t 1 I PUB PBEfIS ASSOCIATION .1 FALL OF LELMBERG. Vienna, Juno 2-1. Official—The Russian defensive forces strongly held the north-west and west fronts of Leniberg. The Vienna Landwelir at 5 o'clock on Tuesday morning stormed Rzezna and the works on Ja-now-Leoserg road. Simultaneously our troops from the north-west advanced across the heights east of of Nlynewka rivulet and stormed several breastworks belore Lysa'gora heights, while further advances were made in the direction '.ji Leniberg. The remaining works north and north-west were captuied during the forenoon after sanguinary fighting. Tlie Kuesian front was thus again broken. -The enemy (suffered heavy losses, and were forced to. retreat. The Austrian >war correspondents admit that the Russians fought magnificently and retreated eastward in perleet order. The Austrians did not find any booty and took few prisoners. The official message adds:—Our - troops pursuing the enemy across the heights east and north-east of the totwn crossed south oi Leniberg to Mu kola jew road. Genvv-.tl. Uoismermolli, amidist the joy <>t the population, entered the city at "four o clock. 1 lie Russians nr. Tuesday night began a further ivtrea! between the Sail and 'Jie Vistuia aim the hilly district oi Kie!<:<\ TlilC RLVSLVN A<3DOUNT.

{ Petrograd, June 24. e A communique says:—During Monday and at night we repulsed the en--1 i-iiiy offensive in the direction of Lemt berg by stuibborn fighting. The enj cniy suffered great leases, but advanced near Wolkeff. Consequently we quit--3 ted Leihberg on Tuesday and continfc ued to retreat on our new front. We y took prisoner 11KX) near the village of B Unicli, on the Dniester. Our cavalry sabred three companies west of Rawarusska. s STOPPING THE (J7_iIMANS. ii Rome, June 23. • A telegram from Przemysl states that the Russians attacked in great 1 force north-east of Leniberg the Gers man left flank, thereby stopping the t German advance north of Leniberg. i THE FRENCH REPORT. L ' Paris, June 24. A communique says:—The Germans r by a 'counter-attack recovered their s second lino of trenches at Carlonne. .1 We resumed the offensive again and secured a. footing. B CASUALTY LIST. f WOUJNDED. Auckland Battalion. Private G. Brett. Private J. J. Buckley. Private F. A. Cooper. Private J. Henderson. Private H. G. i/ovell. Private E. Marshall. 3 Private G. Skellern. ? Sergt. M. McLean, t - t ADMITTED TO FIRST AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL, HHil.lOPOLIS. f Otago Battafion. I'rivate A. H. McKellar. > REPORTED WOIJNDED. > ' it. Johnston. > REPORTED DANGEROUSLY ILL. i 1 Otago Mounteds. Trooper T. J. D. Bruhns. KILLED LN ACTION. > Auckland Battalion. Corporal J. F. Bradley.