Eastern News

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 67, 19 July 1915, Page 5

Eastern News

AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL MESSAGE.

T'mtf.d Press Association. Amsterdam. Jnlv 17

An Austrian official message states that they captured twelve • officers. |;}()() men, and three macldne-gnn.4 northward of thoDneister. They repulsed several Italian battalion attacks near Ruffreddo, northward of Cortinadam I’e/./.0, inflicting severe losses.

FOUR NEW ARMY CORPS. Amsterdam, July 17. Pour new army corps at Thorn, consisting of Pomeranians, Prussians ami Schleswiger.s have left for the Lowiez-Brasnysz front. ENEMY STILL ON OFFENSIVE

The High Commissioner reports:— London, July 18 f 4.40 a.m.) Petrograd reports that the enemy continue,s on the offensive.

BERLIN CLAIMS TO BIG CAPTURES IN POLAND. (Received B.do u.m.) Amsterdam, July 18. An official message from Berlin states that the Germans south west of Krasnostav captured twenty -eight officers, 6380 men, and nine machineguns I PROOF OF GERMAN ATROCITY. WOUNDED RUSSIANS BAYONETTED. (Received 8.15 a.m.) Petrograd, July 18. General Voldoff. head of the_ Red Cross in the north-western area, reports that two Russian batteries evacuated the trenches owing to asphyxiating gas, leaving one hundred seriously wounded behind. When the Russians recaptured the trenches they found the whole hundred hayonetted, some having twenty wounds apiece. Photographs were taken as proof of the atrocity. ATTACK ON WARSAW. RUSSIA WILL FIGHT ON. (Received 9.15 a.m.) Petrograd, July 18. The Germans, pressing hastily into the new positions, occupied both banks of tbe watercourse north-east of Warsaw. They seek to invest all the strongholds around Warsaw, hoping that when the city is captured Russia will sue for peace, hut Russia will unfight steadily, and will fall ha.dk to ijhe Volga if necessary, inflicting meanwhile colossal losses on the invader. A large consignment of big guns expected late in the summer will put a different complexion on the campaign, and will doubtless enable Russia to pour immense forces into Southern and Central Europe. Official.—The enemy on the light hank of the Windawa-Weuta is advancing in the direction of Tukkum and AI tins, We forced back the enemy’s infantry eastward of PopeJianzo. Fierce fighting was continued along a front on the right hank of the Jn/.a, and on Friday three German regiments, capturing the village of Podosia, gained the left hank of the Ju/.a and took three Russian guns, hut in a furious counter-attacak the German forces were annihilated with the bayonet. The guns'were retaken, and the enemy expelled from Podosia. The Siberian and Turkestan troops fought there against an enemy double their strength, and showed admirable valour and perseverance. We fell hack in the Malwa district to Cicclianow, the enemy having doubled their reserve.’ A Cossack brigade north-west of Radom captured 280 Austraians and two machine-guns. Tin* enemy between the Vistula ,and the Bug assumed a general offensive, and the enemy, after stubborn fighting. slightly progressed on the left bank of the Vicprz. The enemy several times forced our barbed wire detdices eastward of the village of Guuhovitz, hut were repulsed witn rifle and bayonet. Partial enemy attacks at Krylov Sokal were repulsed, and wo made prisoners of several hundreds 1 .

ENEMY'S GLOWING REPORT EVACUATION OF PRASNYSZ. RUSSIANS FALL BACK. \ (Received 10 a.in.) Uerlin, July 18. Official.—General Hiudenhurg’s offensive led to great events. \on Hulow’s army is progressing in the Kurscliiiny district across the Windawa. The cavalry repeatedly defeated the Russians, capturing eleven officers, including the commander of the 18th Rifle Brigade, 2450 men. three guns, and five machine gnus. Non Gallowit» attacked the , ,Russian position south-east of Mlawa, and three lines were, successively stormed and carried north-west and north-east ot Prasnysz, and Dzielin Li pa was reached. The pressure on both sides shook the Russians, who evacuated Prasnysz. and retreated to the previously consolidated Ciechanow-Krafiifrikiole line. 1 he pursuing German troops stormed ami pierced this position southward ol Zielona, on a front of seven kilometres, forcing the enemy to retreat. The attackers, were assisted hy Von Scholz’troops, who advanced in pursuit from Kelme. Tin* Russians retreated on (he entire ') root between the Pisa and ihe N’istula towards the Narew,

BETWEEN THE VISTULA AND i DUG.

[ SOUTH-WEST OF KRASNOSKV.

(Received 10 a.m.) Amsterdam, July IS

An Austrian official message states that an Austrian corps, fighting in closest touch with the Germans between the Vistula and the Bug. stormed and captured after seven attempts an important Russian vantage point west ol Grabowice, and penetrated one of the enemy’s main positions.

The Germans pierced the enemy’s lines wouth-west of Krasnoska.