Eastern News

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 78, 31 July 1915, Page 5

Eastern News

THE VISTULA FORCED.

GERMAN GENERAL’S SUCCESS.

RUSSIANS EVACUATE LINE FROM

VISTULA TO BUG.

(Extraordinary Press)

(Received 12.30 p.m.)

Lofidon, July 30

A Berlin communique states that General Von AVyrsch forced the A’isfcula at several points, and that the Russians evacuated the entire line from the Vistula to the Bug.

RETIRING FROM WARSAW.

THE NEW LINE OF DEFENCE. United Press Association. London, July 30. The Times correspondent at Warsaw does not believe that there will he any fighting in the vicinity of Warsaw, and probably only a rearguard action between Warsaw and the Russians’ new line.

The Daily Mail's correspondent at Petrograd .says that the retirement from Warsaw is voluntary and orderly. There is no pressure by the enemy, and everything useful to the enemy is being taken away. Only the troops in the centre will have any considerable distance to march, and they are ready to move everything, and. are prepared for a rapid transfer to the new positions. RUSSIA IN NEED OF IGNITIONS. Petrograd, July 30. Newspapers are preparing the public for a new withdrawal, necessitated by thJ 1 enemy’s overwhelming superiority in guns arid munitions. They state that the resumption of the Russian offensive is impossible till the mobilisation of industry supplies the army with munitions. /

Official: The enemy at lloxluwiy unsuccessfully attempted to advance between the Xarew and Ozh. Tlie enemy’s outposts on the letfc hank of the Vistula were repulsed in the direction of Gora, Kalvaria, and Groitsky. The enemy’s continuous attacks at Maydan and north of Guhetsgow were •e pulsed, and they lost enormously. Austrian attacks above Sokal were repulsed. Six Austrian regiments •rested the Bug at Kaminoka and captured some of our trenches, hut were driven hack on Wednesday across the •iVer in disorder. We' toolc prisoner MOO at Sokal and Kaminoka.

ON THE SOUTHERN FLANK

Amsterdam, July 30

An Austrian official message says ; \Ve surprised a strongly lortilied position on the frontier between Bukowina and Bessarabia.. Iho enemy fled, liter bloody hand-to-hand lighting, caving 170 dead. V c captured 000 prisoners east of Kaminoka, and the •iiemy’s attacks near Sokal were remised. Otherwise the situation is mehaiiged. _ !■■■■!■ 11l ||, —II