Eastern News

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 69, 21 July 1915, Page 5

Eastern News

ATTEMPTS ON WARSAW.

FOUR FAILURES TO DATE.

United Press Association. Loudon. July 19

The Russians are confident of their ability to hold the Germans in the Przsnysz region and also on the Xaiew and Lubin-Cholm lines. Should the enemy make a fifth attempt to force the Vistula and to capture Warsaw, it is believed that it will be no more successful than the previous four.

The Austrian losses south of Lublin are now estimated at nearly 70,000. This was largely responsible ior bringing General Mackensen's offensive to a standstill. The German new northern offensive covers a front of 400 miles. Heavy fighting is progressing for practically the whole distance. The German troops include 50,000 raw levies rushed up from the interior of Germany. THE ENEMY'S STRENCTH.

PetrogracT, July 19

It is estimated that the enemy is operating with forty-one army corps, whereof fourteen are between the Vistula and the Bug, eight between the Bug and the Bneister, seven north of Xarew, seven between Courlind and Coyeno, and five west of Xiemen.

THE AUSTRIANS CROJSS THE YOLITZA.

(Received 10.20 a.m.) Amsterdam, July 20.

An Austrian official message states: After crossing the Volitza, we advanced to the enemy's position on the heights, making prisoners of three thousand. The Auutro-Germans successes on the 18th along the entire front has shaken the enemy's resistance. He brought up all the reinforcements within reach during the last few days, but he was unable to maintain his position. He began to retreat on the night of the 18th, ami evacuated the battlefield.

GLOWING GERMAN REPORT.

(Received 12.30 p.m.) Amsterdam, July 20.

The Russians were repulsed at several points in Courland. \Ve captured enemy positions north of the confluence of the rivers Skroda and Pissa. We reached the Xarew, northward of the mouth of the Szkwa, and occupied some permanent fortifications at Ostralenka on the north-west bank. Our troops south of the Vistula advanced as far as Blonie and Grodziska. In rearguard actions the Russians lost 550 prisoners and two machine guns. In the south-eastern theatre, all the Russian counter-attacks were repulsed. We took prisoner five thousand. Our troops are closely pursuing the enemy, and our cavalry has readied the Random-Ivangorod railway.