Eastern News

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 10, 12 May 1915, Page 8

Eastern News

RUSSIAN PROGRESS REPORT. f Unitbd Patb» AssonuTTON.l Petrograd, -May 11. Official; There were desperate engagements in West Galicia. The enemy crossed the Wisdloca near Krosno. We routed'a division of cavalry and a regiment of Prussian Guards in the Shaoli region. The pursuit lasted all night. We took several thousand prisoners last week. .Military circles state the Germans brought up eight Army Corps from Cracow and are massing artillery in overwhelming forces on a precipitous high hank of the Dnnajet/,,which dominates the low country opposite them. The Germans, made a costly series of frontal attacks with a reckless disregard of life. After a week they forced a passage until they were able to form a new front ea,st of the river. The Russian line is now straightened. We arc holding our own with increasingly frequent counter-attacks. Wo have been thrilled with the splendid example of Genera! Korniloff’s 4Stb Division', which was cut off during the retirement along the Gorlin, Zoigroo and Rnkla roads, hut cut a way through, and hy a heroic effort 10joined their own army corps. The losses were heavy, hot they restored Russian confidence in victory, which was severely tried during the retirement fr,om Dun,in/,. The Russians suffering a reverse there were chiefly the victors of Przemysl and not the Grand Duke’s main force. The Germans must master the line of Wisloka defences before they can menace the Grand Duke’s strategy on the southern slopes of the Carpathians. AUSTRIAN PROGRESS REPORT. Amsterdam, -May 11. An Austrian official message says the Russian Third Army, consisting of five corps and several reserve divisions is now lost. There are 80,000 killed and wounded. Sixty guns and two hun'i■ . * dred machine guns were captured, HIGH COMMISSIONER’S REPORT. • "the Premier has received the following from the High Commissioner under date London, May 11th, -1.5-5 p.m. : In the region of Shaoli, 'the Russian ■offensive was continued successfully. A Bavarian cavalry division and a regiment' of Prussian Guards, which '••nrrounded certain Russians, was attacked at .leymi station by cavalry on Sunday night, and pursued several dozen versts. In Western Galicia, after desperate engagements, the enemy succeeded in crossing the upper part of Wisloka river, in the region of Kros-