RUSSIA'S PURPOSE

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 233, 23 June 1915, Page 5

RUSSIA'S PURPOSE

TO SWELL CASUALTY LISTS IRRESPECTIVE OF TERRITORY - * AT THE DARDANELLES I SOiE LURID WORD PICTURES GOOD PROGRESS IN LORRAINE SHATTER AUSTRIAN ATTACKS

■"HE FIGHTING IN GALICTA.

IMMENSE GERMAN FORCES. N _____ THE ENEMY'S INTENTIONS. (Reed 8.10 a.m.) PETROGRAD, June 22. Farther units from Belgium have eached Galicia, supporting the theory hat Germany is staking everything in a attempt to paralise Russia, so as to jo frea to deal with the general Anglofrench advance. Germany's losses in. Galicia have »e«n colossal, but there is an inexhausibls stream of soldiers kept up.. Some rxjserts estimate v that .at least : one-__3'-d of German forces in the west iav e been transferred to Galicia. They remind the public that Austrians have .cvoted many years to .adapting the [Jemberg region to serve in an eastern idvance against Russia, and not for purposes of defence, consequently, •oads leading to the city are within , toe zone of th e ,enemy's artillery. Lem. berg, therefore, is of importance as ft centre of military supplies. Some newspapers are uneasy co»eerning the possibility of Sweden de- ■'•.- r f

* A . IGERMAN COMMUNIQUE.

AMSTERDAM, June 22. A German communique claims that the Germans repulsed attacks on Souchez. It admits they withdrew before superior forces from Goudrezon and evacuated Metzeral according to a prearranged plan. It says Maekensen'a army is fighting, for Lemberg. We captured Zolkrim and Rawaruska.

ttUSSIA'S ABILITY TO HOLD OUT.

A GENERAL'S OPINION. LONDON, June 22. The Times' correspondent at Warsaw says that General Alexieff, who commands a force twice the size of the British and French armies, and who is credited with the keenest brain in the Russian field" armiesj maintains the opinion that Russia can stand her losses almost indefinitely and is willing to accept the burden of breaking the German wave until the Germans have reached the limit of. their strength. When that time arrives the Russian advance will begin. ~".':,

L. • ST ■•SSIA NOT DEFEATED.

s PURSUING A TASK. SWELLING GERMAN CASUALTY LISTS. ' THE RUSSIAN NATIONAL SPIRIT. SiROUSED TO FIERCE DETERMINATION (Reed 10.15 a.m.) LONDON, June 22. The "Daily Chronicle's" Petrograd :orrespondent says that the Germans in Galicia daily hurl tons of iron into ftugsian trenches forcing the Russians » abandon cover. The Russians lightly Return and. shoot and bayonet he German infantry and recover their Tenches, only-to repeat the process in lucceeding flay*. The Russian army is not defeated. t has suffered losses, but it is whole Ad steadily and successfully pursuing he task of swelling German casualty tats. whaievfl|r sacrifices of territory b iayolved. , >Tlio:, Gerinans are advancing; in a. 9f^::pf. A v!o!ent-,par^3rms; f - succeeded of «Jth»hfitJon. The itaei Jftiroxejin fcrougfct th* Geraan tk&j&tk of Lpmberg. aldptt to the ßusena»s, -but-the -nation; • I a -pfrit is araasii ?te ft pitekot fierce itaralnatloit ;_;'';''N«Lf;'.' SL : 'IK

■ RUSSIANS RETIRE ON LEMBERG.

PETROGRAD, June SS2. Official:"The enemy's offensive in the Rawaruska region continues. We retired on Saturday night from the Grodek Lakes on lemberg. ■•'-. ■■'■'.• '• •'■ ..

REPORT BY "EYE-WITNESS."

LONDON," June 22. I "Eye-Witness," describing the offensive commencing on the loth, says that after a moderate bombardment we immediately captured the first line of German trenches about a mile In length, the enemy retreating towards Ruedonvcrt, on the north and Chapelle Saint Rocs on the south. Our men then penetrated well behind the first line, bombing their way literally along the trenches of the second line. German bombing parties made strong coun-ter-attacks at night. Our troops withdrew to their original position. The British assault on the right was prepared by firing a heavily charged mine, which lulled a considerable number who had coleeted because our artillery fire was less hot in that section. Many bodies were found. On the left we took longer to cross "No Man's Land" and the Germans were- able to return to the ruins or their first line defences and open Are on the infantry stumbling across the ground pitted with craters and cumbered with debris and wire entanglements. An artillery officer, however, luckily saw what was happening and when the Germans rose to shoot they were greeted by an unexpeetd outburst of shrapnel and high explosive shells. After a further bombardment on Wednesday our troops recaptured some points, the net gain at Fe-stuberfc being a hundred? yards depth and three hundred yards frontage. Meanwhile, at Ypres, we regained ft section of the front lost in the gas attack on the 4th May. The Germans have constructed the usual network of defences west of Bellewarde Lake, a projection extending westwards from Chateau Hooge to Roulers line. Our infantry rushed the German first line on a front of a thousand yards at 4 o 'clock on Wednesday morning, reaching the lake at some points, though no progress was made on the right, near Hooge. The fighting continued all day. At one point the Germans massed in the woods north-east of the lake, but their advancing infantry were caught in the crossfire of our guns and driven bacß, leaving a large number of dead. By evening we were driven back to the German first line, having taken many prisoners. Some Saxon prisoners accused the Prussian artillerymen of firing on their trenches when there was a possibility of the Saxons surrendering. Many feats of gallantry took place at Festubert. An officer was seen lying on the lip of a mine crater, where he was hidden from the Germans but could be bombed. The space between him and our lines was swept by riflefire. When he gave signs of life, a non-com., under cover of the fire of the British snipers, crawled out'•with a rope, which he made fast to the wounded officer who was slowly dragged to the British'trench. The non-.com. staj--ed behind in his place, being continually bombed, until later he was able to crawl to safety.

OUR SOLDIERS' WANTS.

i AN APPEAL FORNEWSPAPERS. • V;" / ■'; LONDtON. Jun* 21i , a : < V.r^r'3^rtfr:'6"|•. %tiM.Ydcii£sC affd'tbey ttftk"ffiend*" far a supply, v,'hfeh fi&tfald be &d<lrfi&&&x to cafe of CeoU't. • ,

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT.

LEMBERG NOT RETAKEN. WHAT IS EXPECTED. LONDON, June 22, 5.50 a.m. Th Q "Times" says that Lemberg has net yet fallen, and though the Grodek line has been evacuated the Russians are making another stand nearer the city, but it is assumed in Petrograd that it will net be held. The latest Petrograd communique reports that on the night of the 20th the Russians retreated from the Grodek Lakes towards Lemberg. The enemy's offensive in the region of Rawia-Ruska continues.

BRITISH CASUALTIES.

FRENCH PROGRESS MANY PRISONERS TAKEN. LONDON, June 22, 3.55 a.m. Army men gas killed 2, killed 230, wounded 046, gassed 166, missing 684. Officers killed 2, died of wounds 1, wounded 17, gassed 3. Meditetrannean force, killed 3, officers, died of wounds 1, wounded 21. Dardanelles, navy men killed 3, wounded 72, missing 149. In the sector north off a French squadron bombarded the enemy's aviation pai'ks, and set fire to four hangars. They also struck two machines and a captive balloon. On the Western front in the Argonne, th e Germans on Sunday night, delivered a violent local attack, prepared by intense bombardment with asphyxiating projectiles. The French advanced line was bent at certain points, and two companies were buried and destroyed in the treches. An immediate counter-attack was made and almost the whole of the former French position was reconquered. In Lorrain© reconnaissance parties who afre keeping in contact with the enemy, have reached works west of Gondrexon and found them unoccupied. The Germans, in retiring, had stopped the trenches to south of Lein"rey. Progress continues in Alsace, having :aptured the cemetery at Metsr#ral A "he French have gained possession of !i y railway station, then carried the illage by assault. In a following hot combat the line vas pushed, five hundred metres be■ond ma outskirts cf the village, in the direction of Meyerhof. These actions yielded numerous prisoners.

KAISER, AT GRODEK.

'Reed. 1.50 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, June -21. -The Kaiser was present at the battle cf Grodek.

A LINER ATTACKED.

BY GERMAN SUBMARINE. (Reed 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, June 22. A submarine pursued the liner Cameronia. The latter, unable to escape, attempted to ram the submarine, which submerged and retreated. The Cameronia followed a Liverpool course. Many American passengers were aboard. An attack is reported on the American Embassy.

RUDYARD KIPLING.

WHAT DEFEAT MEANS. A LURID WORD PICTURE. REFINEMENT OF OUTBAGE. (Reed 9.30 a.m.) - LONDON, June 22. Rudyard Kipling, at a recruiting meeting, at Southport, drew a vivid word picture of Britain's fate, if it fails to achieve victory. He said in a divided world thejre were two sections, one of human tilings, the other Germans. Whatever horrors were dealt out to Belgium and Poland would be Britain's fate, but tenfold worse. There we|*e special .reasons in the German mind why we should morally and mentally be. shamed and dishonoured beyond any other people. If Germany were victorious every refinement, of outrage within the compass of German imagination, will be inflicted. The alternative to our victory is robbery, rape of our women, and starvation, as a prelude to slavery. The present conflict is a war to the death against the power of darkness. with "whom peace, exocpt on our own terms, will be more horrible than that in any w\r. Germany has already suffered the loss of three million for the Dominion of tile world, and it seems to me th]at Germany must either win, or bleed t. death almost where lines run to-day. Therefore we and our allies must renfinue to pass? our children through the fire until this Moloch perish. '•" .'••; . •'.'.; -. <y : \'-. : :-i : -.~:. : . .; •'/:;•

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THE DARDANELLES.

GALLIPOLI CITY BOMBARDED. BY THE ALLIED FLEETS. IMMENSE FIRES CAUSED. PARIS, June 22. A despatch to Le Journal says: The Allied fleets on Monday bombardcG Gallopoli, causing immense flames *n different parts of the town. It is believed that munition stoves, docks, and several military warhouscs were set on tire. •

A CONTINUOUS BATTLE.

TURKS MAKING DESPERATE STAND. ENEMY SKILFULLY ENTRENCHED LONDON, June 22. An Australian at the Dardanelles writes that the Turks seem to bo making thor last desperate stand agauist I'lO.ir < vietion from Earope. ' "j't lias become cue continuous battle day and night. We arc more like spectators than anything else. The wily Turk very seldom shows himself outside the trendies, and is dug so skillfully that artillery has not much effect. There is one hill where the Turks have been entrenched since the start. We have covered it with shells, knocked lumps off it, and raked it for days, am" when we ceased out came the Turks and his six-inch guns spit nt us.''

AN EYE-WITNESS'S REPORT. j

THE BATTLE OF QUINS' POSTUNPRECEDENTED ARTILLERY | FIRE. —————— TURKS MAKE DESPERATE ATTACKS. ! A SLIM TRICK DETECTED, LONDON, June 22. Router's correspondent at the Dardanelles, on the 22nd May, visited the trenches of the Australian and New Zealand Army Ccijips which rep-alled ! .he Turkish attack on the 18th. He Jound th e opposed lines .were mostly L'rom 50 to 100 yards apart. The scene can only be viewed with a peri--1 scope, and -even then one must be pre- ■ pared to have his instrument smashed i by snipers' fire directly it is seen. Turkish dead lie everywhere, only a i Tew yards from the trenches, in some places they are too thick to count. I The fighting- was hottest at two paJ.-ts }of the trenches called Quinns' Post, and Popeshead. The latter is a hill 450 feet higb, forming an island in the ins of trenches, and separated by deep fullies On each side from the rest of be line. From this pora~d*se for Turki-t ulpcrs' attick be?an:.-at midnight "he bombardment was of unpfeceaentid vigour, and shells of all calibres fna'd-3 it literally impossible to put a head out of the dugouts till this hail of s,hrapnel abated, but th e damage was slight. Heavy rifle Are followed and at three in the morning an attack in great force took place along the whole line, th e main objective being Quinns" Post. At some points Turks reached our trenches, but were shot down, many actually being killed in the trenches. The attacks were repeated at short intervals with the same disastrous results to the enemy. The last great attack was at.mid-day on tlie 19, when ther e was another t,hun dering bombardment with every type of projectiles. Our casualties were singularly few. The Turks again gallantly attacked Quinn's Post, but it withered away before the blast of our rifle and maxim fire Prisoners said the Turks brought up a fresh division for this attack, which, apparently was half-sacrificed. After th e battle a Tujrkish officer,with •k-doctor and stretcher-bearers appeared facing Australian - New Zealand trenches. The Australian Divisional Com-, ; mander went out and met them. They i asked for an armistice to remove their , dead and wounded. But as night was approaching, and the enemy's trenches were seen bristling with double rows of armed men, th e Divisional Comman. | der said he had no power to arrange l an armistice, and suggested that the Turks renew, their application in the j morning. Meanwhile they would resume hostilities. Thereupon the party withdrew. Apparently the Turks intended to take advantage of the suspension of artillery fir e to. mass their men in the trenches, and under cover of humanitarian pretension, doctors in the space between the lines would swell into Isjrge masses. They, however, advanced with fixed bayonets behind a ■ screen of weaponless soldiers; who held up their hands as if to surrender. The Australians detected the ruse, and rifles and guns speke ait along the line,, and. the Turks paid very dearly* f<t" their at.tsragt/to; uhnsg'^th^'Rod'

THE ROLL OF HONOUR,

LATEST CASUALTY LIST. NEW ZEALAND FORCES. DIED OF WOUNDS. ON HOSPITAL SHIP "SICILIA." CANTERBURY BATTALION Private W. H. Loekwood (June S) Private H. D. Manning (June S) Private J. MacArtliqr (June 8) AUCKLAND BATTALION. Private M. Howe (June 8) Private N. L. Tuke (June 7) CANTERBURY BATTALLIOn. Privat e F. G. Wagorn (June S) WELL! NGTO N B ATT ALIO N. Private R. Bettnme (June 9) AUCKLAND BATTALION. Priavta A. Anker (June 8) Private H. J. Jemmett (June S) Private A. J. Pevreal (June 10) Ppivate F- Norten (June 10) Private E. G. Guillaume (June 15) AUCKLAND MOUNTED RIFLES. Trooper C. J. V. Munn (June 10) CANTERBURY BATTALION. Private A. N. Turner (June 10) Private R. U Forbes (June 11) Private- J. L, Ziegler (June 13) CANTERBURY MOUNTEBS. Trooper W. F. Ke'/r (June lv) DIED OF W r OUNDS ON HOSPITAL SHIP. • DIVISIONAL SIGNALLING CORPS. Private C. N. Cargill (June 14) DIED OF WOUNDS IN EGYPTIAN HOSPITAL. WELLINGTON MOUNTEDS Trooper W. Clarke (June 20) WOUNDED ARRIVED AT MALTA AUCKLAND BATTALION. L.-Corpl. A. E: Adams - Private A. Aislabi-3 Private R. Adams Private R. Bates Priavte C. M. Bambeyy Private J. Private E. J. Curges-s Private C. J. Claridge; ' Private C. J. Cevtrnguam Private C. O. Dawes Private J. A. Dunn Private H. G. Fak-nall - Private T. A. Geraming Private W| H. Hamilton. Private P. Heunessy Private W. H. Jobanseu Sergt. E. R. Johnston Private C. Jarvis Private W. McKay Private R. Merrick Private W. G. McLauShliw Private T. Mather Private W. A. Mills Private P. O'Brien MOUNTED. Trooper G. L?."g'lon AUCKLAND INFANTRY. Private W. E. Osborne Private S. M. Purdie Private N. Veai.t Private L. Roberts haw Private G. N. Quarrie : Private C. L. Reeves Private D. K. Stewart Corporal S. D. Seddon Private P. J. Stichbury Private F. P. Underwood Private W. Barnard Private E. Battensby Private A." V. Cullen Private U C. Colquboun Private P. H. Chandler Private N. H. Cowley Private E. F. G. Crisp Sergeant H. E. Calane Sergeant A. E. Coakley Bugler L. H. Desforges Private J. Duncan Private S. L Dingley Private -T. Dawson L.-Corpl. T. Dale Corporal A. B. Fordyce Private S. J. C. Qraydon (not previously reported) ' Pri/vaV'e G) Hodgson • Private A. L. Kirk Private R. H. Marshall Private J. S. Mills Corporal D. O'Brien L.-Corporal J. N. Pattullo Private S. Pemberton Private J. Read Private E. O. L. Nees Private A. Ridgers Private J. F. Simpson Private G. P. Shand Private W. C. Utting Sergeant D. A. Vincent Corporal P. Warebrick (not previously (reported). OTAGO INFANTRY BATTALION. Copl R. Savage AUCKLAND INFANTRY BATTALION ■ Corpl J. Willis Sergeant A. E. Weston Corpl. A. Whitham Private S. C. Wells Private A. J. Walton Sergeant G. W. Wjright Private W. E. Williams

FIT FOR SERVICE AND PROCEEDING TO EGYPT. Private P. Lawson Corpl P. T. Bullen (not previously reported) AUCKLAND BATTALION. Private O. Green (not ppeyfously jre ; ;. portecl), . ■ •;..:./,:' <■'< -;■ 'Ji'Mai^fji;<hfffe' • : ; ;• -; - -■, •'■:■-;. \f ;■ 50! ,•; ' C Priirman- (not ■ - "reported*.) , | Private F. .T. Rttajift-.; (trauafieti'eil '■ . -Scorn Cact&rljary Battafidii). -;

NOW FIT FOR SERVICE AND PROCEEDING TO EGYPT.

'* AUCKLAND BATTALION. Pirate P. Ryan" Private E. G. Siniperinghttm Private M Vincent INVALIDED AND LEFT FOR ENGLAND. Private E. T. W. Cuthbertson Sargt J. G. Gasflwich Sergt H. N. Hall Private E. H. Jones Private J. J, Morris .'. .! •* Piivato R Page Corp'.ral H. G. Wilccx AUCKLAND MOUNTED RIFLES, Private A. G. Duffell Trooper C. 11. Finlayscn ARRIVED AT MALTA. AUCKLAND BATTALION. Private H. Seed Private A. Tcdd Private N. Gcdkin Private P. Silver Private E. H. Optroff REPORTED WOUNDED. CANTERBU RY BATTALION. Private S. L. Andrews Private R Brown Private A. D. Dix Private A. JK. Brosnan Sargt A. 11. Guy WELLINGTON BATTALION. Private K. Cogar OTAGO BATTALS ON. Private D. Connell Private R- Leishman DIVISIONAL TRAIN ARMY SERVICE CORPS Driver C. Hopkins DIED OF WOUNDS. CANTERBURY BATTALION, Private J- P- Nolan (June 7). WELDING-TON BATTALION. Private J. E. Hastings (June 7) Priavte N. J. H. Strawbridge (June 1) FIELD AMBULANCE CORPS. ; Private H. W. Paterson (June 7) KILLED IN ACTION. FIELD AMBULANCE. Ffrivate J. W. Bennett (Jun e U) AUCKLAND BATTALION. Private W. Webb (June 11) Private J. Hurley (June .2) Private H. Williams (June 4) Private F. Gibbons Private J. A. Hajrp (June 5) Private J. M. Johnson (June 5)

A&CHIBABA A MINIATURE QISRAI/TER.

THE TURKS' RECKLESS BRAVER?-. ALEXANDRIA, June 22. Further svoundcd men Have, arrive*}* from Cape II files and <*&ba Tepe. They describe Achibada as a sniai? Gibraltar, and say that if British soldiers held the position it would never bo taken. The Turks during the attack orr May ISth were warned that Yt they wavered or attempt ?<T to retire they would be annihilated by their ovvii machine-guns. The first line, "filing themselves on the ground a hundred 1 yards from the Australian and New Zealand trenches and maintained a' hot rifle fire. The second, line came o»; at the double and passed, through'therea. Tho first line then rose an-3 followed!, the whole 'coming on in close format*o?», with baynets fixed. Our guns met thera at point-blank range, with terrible effect. .. British reinforcements are eontfntsally arriving in Gallipdli, and important headway is now expected.

ITALIAN COMMUNIQUE.

NEW POSITIONS SAFELY HELD. (Reed 9.30 a.m.) ROME, June 22. A communique states that operations began on Saturday at. Montenegro acd successfully concluded yesterday. Repeated Austrian attacks" on ovr new positions on the left bank of the Isonzo wer e all shattered. DE WET. SENTENCED TO SIX YEABS. AND EINED £2OOO. p ■ (Eec. 8.45 a.m.) LONDON, June 22, De Wet has been sentenced to six years' imprspnment, and to pay a Sae of £2OOO. MUNITJON&. LONDON COMMITTEE FORMED (Reed S.lO a.m.) LONDON, June 22. Mr Lloyd George has approved the formation of a Mef-opolitan Munitions Committee, including the Presidents of institutions of. mechanical and electrical enginesrs, to organise London's manufacture of war munitions.

BEN TTLLET'S'EYES OPENED,

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