THE RUSSIAN ANVIL

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 238, 29 June 1915, Page 5

THE RUSSIAN ANVIL

ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT. ENEMY’S ATTACKS FAIL. FETROGRAD, June 28. Official: The enemy brought up groat forces into the fighting line on the Zawikhost front, but the offensive failed. Our troops, after a stubborn rosin' anco on the Hobrka-Zurawno front, are falling back on Gmailalipa. We captured in the Hobrka region during the counter-attacks 1,600 prisoners, including 46 officers, 'and two machine- 1 guns. AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL REPORT. AMSTERDAM, June 28. An Austrian official report says: Our troops, after seevral days’ fighting captured enemy advanced positions and reached within storming distance of his main position on t.he heights east of Dawidowka and east* of Mikolaiow, finally penetrating the line at several points near and to the south of Bolerka, where we ejected the enemy from an adjoining position. Since early on Sunday the Russians have been retreating on the entire front. They are also retreating north of Zokioff and north of Rawaruska. GERMAN REJOICINGS. OVER FALL OF LEMBERG. „ LONDON, June 28. A Berlin official message describes the jubilation at the fall of Lemberg. Everybody feels that another great step has been made towards the finalvictory. > EFFORTS TO BUY OVER SERVIA. "IN GERMANY’S NAME.” ROME, June 28. The Sccolo states that Colonel Metaxa, of the Greek General Staff, visited the Servian Minister in Athens * two days before Italy’s declaration of war, suggesting in Germany’s name immediate peace with Austria, and offering portion of Bosnia and an outlet to the Adriatic. PEACE MOVEMENT IN GERMANY. GENERALLY APPROVED. ROTTERDAM, June 28. The Vorwaertz’s manifesto created rage and consternation in official circles in regard to peace. It has been eagerly discussed, and genrally approved in Germany, though not publicly, for fear of punishment. AN AERIAL DUEL. GERMANS DIVE 2000 FEET. BRITISH MACHINE FIRED. (Rec. 9. i 0 am.) LONDON, June 28. "Eye-Witness” relates a duel four thousand feet high at Poelcapelle between a British aeroplane, manned by two officers, and a great German biplane driven by a pair of engines. The Germans used a machine-gun fruitessly. . The British firnj fifty rounds at tw. hundred yards’ range. The German engines stopped and the biplane was forced to dive-down two thousand feet. German aati-aimaft. gSlis- -pieroed, the. Britishftrisf petrol" tank,A whom-the hiLignited and .exploded the remaining' ■ • TW-pQiit : dost “control r largp'rpart; of ‘ the- : maciuhe;’« fjramew'dtfc destroyed. The profeller blades badly dam-' aged,- and both., officers, were severely,, burned but'they landed safely.

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HIGH COMMISSIONER’S ESPOET. ON THE WESTERN FRONT. VIOLENT ARTILLERY DUELS. LONDON, June 28. On the Northern Centre fronts there has been little infantry activity. A ■violent artillery duel took place in Belgium and in th s region north of Arras. Local fighting in the Argonne left positions unchanged. Ths French at Calonue, on Saturday light, entered a conflict which was >xtra violent, developing into a hand-to-hand encounter. The enemy used in. lammable liquid, succeeding cover ■vith smoke clouds, and reached their ormer first line, but they were remised with heavy losses., IN AFRICA. ' . GERMAN STRONGHOLD CAPTURED LONDON, June 28. The High Commisnibner reports that the British forces were brilliantly successful in an attack on Btikeba, a point of considerable importance west of Lake Victoria Nyanba, on the 25th. The fort was destroyed, also its wireless installation and many boats. Captures included a field-gun, many rifles and valuable documents. Two machine guns were destroyed by artillery, BRILLIANT SUCCESS ACHIEVED. (Rcc. 0.30 a.in.) LONDON. June 28. The Press Bureau reports; The eneky’a East African troops arc active on ho- Uganda border, west of Victoria ■ yanza. It was decided to destroy their base at Bukoba, mi the western shore of the lake. Detachments of the Royal Fusiliers, North Lansashires, and African rifles, under Brigadier J. Stewart, left Kisum, and, aided by armed steamers, achieved a brilliant success. The fort, wireless, many boats, and two machine-guns were destroyed. A fieldgun and many rifles were captured. GERMAN OBJECT-LESSONS. SOMETHING FOR TALKERS TO THINK ABOUT. (Times and Sydney Sun Cables) LONDON, June 28. A neutral author writes: As the result of a visit to Germany, I do not believe that the British hav e any idea of -what they are up against. While England is talking about munitions, Germany is working especially in concentrating high ';exposive shells of increased sizes. Th e English often ask what are the German. Socialists doing to stop the war? Most of them ar ( e fighting. A Berlin magnate said: Our Socialists ar e a useful humbug to the English, and they do us no harm. The Allies might with advantage copy the Germans. Four or flv e men are entrusted with absolute powfer to order things to be done. Every day spent in discussion gives the Germans time. We neutrals fear that England underrates the cunning of the foe and does not realise that he is always plottingmechanical and chemical surprises. We take th e whole thing too easily. In little practical ways the Germans are learning from the mistakes we have made. In England the soldiers spend much tim e in. marching and moving about. Throughout Germany halfrecovered wounded non-coms, are lecturing and teaching the soldiers exact--1 what to. expect, at the iroirt There marching, the- iRm chiefly learning Übw.'to hide and.. clShe-gimS,' make, concrete .and . bury' barbed-wife—one cf' the new forms of German defence—-and other practical things.; I believe 'the German equipment has been entirely revolutionised.