THE FIGHTING IN GALICIA.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 215, 27 May 1915, Page 5

THE FIGHTING IN GALICIA.

FIERCEST RUSSIAN FIGHT.; : THE RIVER SAN. FLOODED WITH GERMAN BLOOD. THE KAISER'S DIRECTING OPERATIONS. OPERATES WITH SOLID PHALANXES. CAUSING STUPENDOUS SLAUGHTER. (Reed 8.20 a.m.) PETROGRAD, May 26. The correspondent to the London "Daily News" says that the battle of the San is developing into the fiercest of: the war. Three million men are attacking and counter attacking daily along the entire front. The Kaiser is personally direcing operations. A great flock of German aeroplanes Sre taking part: the Russians shot four airmen. Hiudenberg states that th e stupendous slaughter is due to the solid phalanxes, which the Kaiser ordered to cross the river north of Jaroslav. Th e Germans hold only 20 miles between Opatoff and Kalomea; they heve been fastened to the right bank, owing to Russian successes above and below them. Germans are moving in close order like the troops of ancient Rome, and the San is flooded with German blood. GERMANS TRYING TO SURROUND PRZEMYSL. DESPERATE FIGHTING CON- ... ' TINUES. PETROGRAD, May' 26. Official:- Sharp fighting continues on the whole of the Dubissa front. We repulsed the enemy in the Opatow region, despite reinforcements, inflcting heavy losses. Desperate fighting occurred on both banks of the San. Our artillery scattred great forces who mad 3 repeated attacks. We made prisoners of twenty officers, a thousand men, and several machine-guns. It is unoffically stated that the Germans are endeavouring to encircle Przemysl. They claim to have captured tions within seven miles of the inner fortresses. The Germans are across the San on a front of 15 miles. The Russians are holding the "bottle-neck" between Przemsysl and the Dneister marshes, where the Russians advanced and captured some villages.

GERMAN VICTORIES OVER RUSSIANS. "THE BERLIN VERSION. (Reed. 9.45 a,m.) AMSTERDAM, May 26. A German communique says strong Russian forces attacked us on the Dubissa, east of Rosseni. We repulsed them across the river with heavy losses, taking prisoners 2,240 and capturing five machine-guns. General Mackensen re-opened the attack north of Przemysl with complete success. He stormed and captured the strongly fortified places of Dashajow, Astrow, Radymuo, and Wysocko. South of Cetula, and captured 152 officers £.nd 21,000 men and 39 guns, of which nine were heavy guns, also forty machineguns. An extraordinary high number of the Russians were killed.

A GERMAN COMMUNIQUE.. PROGRESS IN VARIOUS.; QUARTERS. (Reed. 12.10 s p.m)) AMSTERDAM,. May 26. A German communique states: We repulsed a night attack against our newly-conquered, positions west of BA?|llewarde, the- number off machineguns, captured; from the British is increased to lfo North-east of Givenchy coloured British troops succeeded in capturing the salient of our advanced trenches. North of Souchez, oa the Bethune liriej, the enemy, who, yesterday, penetrated our tranches, was ejected. Maekensen aftejr severe fighting cap>. tured Swieckj south-east of Badymno. We forced a crossing of the San after the Austrians had stormed the bridge head. Further north w e reached the district east of Lasgke. SMASHING THE GERMAN CENTRE. RUSSIANS USE PBZEMYSL AS AN ANVILIMMENSE RESERVES OF MEN. (Reed. 12.45 am.) LONDON, May 26. The Petrograd correspondent of the Daily Chronicle states that the Russans are making Przemysl an anvil on which the German centre is being hammered, the hammer being the Russian advance southward from Nisbo. In view of tho immense reserves of men the Ru&stans find their striking power less affected than the Germans.- The apparent success may eventually ahorts■?■•■ %$ WMi ';' ' ; ' '