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Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 263, 26 July 1915, Page 5

iTS A LONG WAY TO WARSAW.

THE SITUATION IMPROVED.

LONDON. July 25.

The Daily Telegraph’s Petrogra<E correspondent says there are indications that the situation in regard to Warsaw has improved during the last 24 hours. The chief Austro-Germait blow is still directed against the Lub-lin-Chclm railway. The enemy’s ap*» proach to Tranmiki threatens the railway. Even if the enemy succeed in. breaking through here, they will have a tough job on the Ivangorod-Pestlt-bosk railway before they can hope t« compel th e surrender of Warsaw.

FORCING THE NAREW.

POISONOUS GAS USED.

PETROGRAD, July 23.

Official: The enemy continues to advance on the Janlshai-Shavli-Rossint front. On the Narew front, mf the left side at Pina we repulsed a night attack, notwithstanding poisonous gases. The enemy are making efforts to force the Narew at Rossini, . A few attacks on the advance works of Novo Georgievsk and Ivangorod were repulsed. The enemy is endeavouring J to advance towards the area. The enemy concentrated near Grab* teszow, and after stubborn fighting managed to debouch northwards. New German troops have appeared on the Sokal front.

AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL REPOST. HEAVY RUSSIAN LOSSES. AMSTERDAM, July 24. , .Austrian official: The enemy wera strongly reinforced towards SotfelV where they established a bridgehead on the cast bank, and advanced at some points within 300 yards of our trenches. Elsewhere there were hand-to-hand fights. The Russians were repulsed with heavy losses. The Germans made important progress between the Ystruz and the Vistula north-west of Grubiedow. The Archduke’s troops repulsed the enemy across the "Wroaow west of the Vistula. The AnstroGerfans advanced up to the Vistula ta the Ivangorod girdle of forts.

RUSSIAN LINE PIERCED.

AMSTERDAM, July 25.

Austrian official: As the result Ferdinand’s victorious attacks, the enemy has evacuated positions between the Vistula-Bistritz front for SO kilometres northward.

. The captures have increased t« 45 officers and 11,500 men.

The Germans north of GmlteszoTT pierced the enemy's position. The enemy made fruitless attacks on thr east bank of the Bug. vrest of Ivangorod. ..