GENERAL WAR NEWS.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 236, 26 June 1915, Page 7

GENERAL WAR NEWS.

RUSSIANS TURN AT BAY. ATTACKING BOTH GERMAN FLANKS. ROME, June 25. A telegram from Przemysl states that the Russians attacked with great force, north-east of Lemberg on the German left flank, thereby stopping the German advance north of Lemberg.' It is reported from Czcrnowitz that Austrian reinforcements continue to arrive north of Kolomea and Stanishlau where the Russias have assumed the offensive, threatening the right flank of the Austro-Germans marching on Volhynia RUSSIAN VICTORY ON THE DNEISTERSMASHING BLOW ON THE ENEMY PETROGRAD, Jun e 24. Regarding the success on the Dneister, later details show that it was confined to the area of operations in the great loops of the Dneister, below Nizniow and gave the Russian infantry a welcome opportunity. We were firmly astride the northern outlets but withheld a smashing blow for nearly a week with the object of increasing the value of the victory as the enemy was constantly adding to his numbers. The Russians on Sunday (made a fine attack on the whol e line. Fighting lasted all day, afterwards becoming an affair of house to house encounters. FIGHTING AT GALLIPOLI. SIR lAN HAMILTON’S REPORT. WELLINGTON, June 25. The Minister for Defence has received the following cable from Tenedcs, dated June 23, from Sir Tan Hamilton: “After 24 hours’ heavy and continuous fighting, a substantial success has been achieved, as already reported. The battle of the 4th and sth June resulted in a good advance of my centre, to which neither my right nor my left were able to conform, the reason being that the Turkish positions in front of the anks are naturally strong, and exceedingly well fortified. At 4.30 on the 21st, General Gourand began an attack upon the line of formidable works wheih runs along the Kereves Dere. By noon the Second French Division had stormed and captured all the Turkish first and second lin e of trenches opposite their front, including the famous Haricott redoubt, and with it the subsidiary maze of entanglements and communication trenches from their right. The first French division after fierce fighting also took the Turkish trenchj es opposite their front, but were counj ter-attacked so heavily that they were forced to fall back again. This, division j attacked again. It stormed the trenj dies and again it was driven out. The bombardment of the Turkish left was resumed. The British guns and howitzers lending their aid to the French artillery as in the previous attacks. At about 6 p.m. a fine attack was launched and six hundred yards of the Turkish first line trenches were taken, and despite heavy counter-attacks during the night, especially at 3.20 a.m,, all the captured positions are still in our hands. I am afraid that the casualties are considerable, but the details are lacking. The enemy lost very heavily. One Turkish battalion coming up to reinforce, was spotted by an aeroplane,and was practically wiped out by the 75’s before they could scatter. The type of fighting did not lend itself to making prisoners, and only some 50, including an officer, are in our hands.«

The elan and contempt of danger shown by the young French drafts of the last contingent, averaging perhaps 20 years of age, was much admired by all. During the fighting the French battleship St. Louis, did excellent service against -the Asiatic .batteries. The Freacfe casualties ware approximately

2,500, which for the great success gamed is not excessive. The enemy casualties were very heavy, being estimated at not less than TOGO. Many were caused by the French 75’s, which during the counter-attack yeserday morning caught the Turks in dense formation and absolutely mowed them down. The Turks were most gallant, and when short of ammunition fought the French with stones and fists, and in spite of th e heavy artillery fire, advanced in rushes. SOLDI EES' AND SAILORS’ WOUNDS. The reports of surgeons in attendance on the wounded of the Allies emphasise certain points of public interest. Sailors recover from their wounds much sooner than soldiers, because of their better condition, owing to their open-air life and the absence of earthdirt, The immersion in the sea, which so often has followed the wounding at sea ip this war, seems to do good rather than harm, so far as the wounds are concerned. The soldiers buried in the trenches, however, have some sad complications, baceuse of the impossibility of keeping wounds clean under the trying conditions. The best results in treatment have been obtained by such simple remedies as tincture of iodine, hydhogen peroxide and boric acid, and conservative surgery, saving every possible portion of tissue, and avoiding amputation until absolutely necessary, has given excellent results.