RUSSIANS RETIRING

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 263, 12 August 1915, Page 5

RUSSIANS RETIRING

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THE RUSSIAN FEONT KOVNO TO BE EVACUATED. GOVERNMENT OFFICES REMOVED ' I ... . I (Bee. 9.5 a.m.) PETEOGBAD, August 11. The Government is leaving Eovno and has transferred to Bobrinsk. Various factories are being removed to other towns. A GERMAN COMMUNIQUE RUSSIANS FURTHER PUSHED BACK THE PINCERS CLOSING UP. (Reed 12.55 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, August 10. A German communique states: We destroyed aji enemy's newly-construct-ed bridge at Dammerkirke, and shot down a captive balloon westward of Verdun We compelled a French aeroplane tc descend southward of Muelsieim, and captured the pilot and observer. Yon Icholtz stormed and captured ■ Lomza fortress, and after severe fighting southwards of Lomza, we crossed : th c Ostrow. The Ostrow is still in the enemy's hands, from Bowjeny westward cf Benok, twelve kilometres. South of the Ostrow we reached the Bug. Since the, seventh we captured 23 officers and ten thousand men in 'hat region, Leopr.V] of Bavaria is nearing the I's pursuing A be er>nmy. and has rcrvchi vl the district northward of Zelechow j and is now in close touch with Mac- . kensen's advancing armies.

. THE RUSSIAN VERSION. ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED. PETEOGBAD, August 11. The focus of the enemy's pressure is eastward of the Ponicvitch-Wilkomir i o ! line. . I General Schemcttan's cavalry have ' made extensive reconnaissances, turning southward from Ponieviteh, indicating that their objective is Vilna which was recently a special target for aviators. Official: On the roads from Riga, we repulsed on the nights of the Bth and 9th, by hand to hand fighting, several German attacks, supported by a powerful force of heavy artillery. On the same night and the followingday, in the direction of Dwinsk and the district of Schoenburg and Wilkomierz, the enemy fell back, leaving a hundred prisoners, and several" mach-ine-guns and munition chests. } There was desperate fighting on the Narew front. Our artillery repulsed an offensive against Novo Georgievsk. On the roads from Voldara we repulsed at- . tacks made under cover of poisonous gases. GERMANY'S NEW MOVE. • THE FLEET CO-OPERATING. LONDON August 11. The Daily Telegraph's Petrograd ~ correspondent s\ys that following the I

Russian retirement from Warsaw, the Germans have shifted the momentum of their main attack to the left flank, with the immediate object of cutting the Petrograd-Warsaw railway somewhere between Pskof and Vilna. The fleet is actively co-operating in this fresh operation, though they lost a cruiser and two destroyers in the first attempt to enter the 27 miles passage between Oese'J and the mainland. It is not likely that this will be the last attempt to penetrate the Gulf of Riga. None of the Russian vessels suffered. The purpose of the Germans is to secure a passage to supply water to the troops operating towards Riga. Already they hold the western shores of the gulf, but 'they desire seaward access. GERMAN ZINC SMELTING WORKS. BOUGHT BY BRITISH COMBINE. OUTPUT TO BE INCREASED. (Rec. 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, August 11. A City group, headed by Richard Tilden Smith } has purchased the German Combine's Swansea Valte ZincSmelting Works. The intention is to increase the output of spelter from £5,000 to £25,000 per annum. Supplies will be drawn from the Burmah zinc mines. The plant is a facsimile of Germany's. City people consider this acquisition is an advantage over the Zinc Corporation and Broken Hill Company's proposals. , KAISER NOT TRUSTED. AMSR\tCAN PRESS VIEWS '•* GERMANY BANKRUPT OF FAITH AND MORALS. LONDON, August 11. "The New York World," commenttog on the peace overtures, Bays: — 'Who can. trust the Kaiser since the, '.nyasion of Senium? Germany % bankmjpt of International faith and morals, md must remain bankrupt for years. foe. 'scrap of paper' episode cannot be s Ived down in one>'generation.".

The enemy's rearguards on the Os-trow-Bug front have been thrown back on their main forces. THE BATTLE Or KOVNO. HURRICANE OF FIRE. I PETROGRAD, August 11. . Official: Details of the assault on Kovno on the Sth show that the cnemv about midnight opened a bombardment from the village of Piple. Guns of all calibres up to 16-inchcs were employed. The hurricane of fire lasted two hours. Our batteries vigorously replied. About .three in the morning an assaulting column in close formation marched against our positions. By concentrated fire, the explosion of mines, and gallant counter-attacks, the j enemy was thrown back on the whole front within an hour suffering enormous losses. The exhausted Germans were hurled into a neighbouring ravine, where they prepared for a fresh assault. At noon on .the Sth the enemy's fire increased to a terrible intensity, but the protracted and destructive hurricane of fire from the powerful guns failed to shake out troops. Our artillery valiantly supported the infantry. The incessant cannonade lasted all day. At nightfall the enemy columns were massed and rushed to the assault, the attacks lasting two hours. They succeeded in taking part of the trenches of our advanced position. Later our reserves swept forward and repulsed the Germans with enormous losses, the enemy only retaining , the works near Piple. GERMAN LOSSES, LATEST CASUALTY LISTS-f-v\ ; (Reed .8.50 a,mA. '; NEW YOUK. August 11 ; ; A Bern© correspondent states that c German losses to date total £2,178,683. Lntest casualty Jista give tha Pms: ', siaa losses as 1,641,569; Bavarian, ■ Saxons, and Wurtemburg'g as 537,114. J"'

WESTESN CAMPAIGN. GEI&MAN ATTACKS REPULSED, { A FRENCH EEPOET. J (Rcc. 9.5 a.m.) • PARIS,, August 11. A communique states: A German a 1 i tempt to attack Souchez with petard \ y-ra:< repulsed. Our positions in the Argonne wor violently bombarded. G3RMAN AMMUNITION" SUPPLY EVIDENCE OP SHOETAGE. FRONTIER GUAEDS' BIFLES TAEEX. j WOENDED ACT AS GUABDS. | (Bcc. 9.5 a.m.) | AMSTERDAM, August 11. | Twice lately all the ammunition for ! German guards on the Dutch and Bel- | gian frontiers has been requisitioned { for the fighting at the front. The /rifles liavc been taken, and older patterns substituted: Many wounded are J now acting as guards. 1 THE ZEPPELIN RAiD. LIEUT. LORD'S DEATH. • A DISTRESSING CIRCUMSTANCE. (Reed 9.45 a.m.) LONDON, August 11. Flight Lieut. Lord was dancing with his fianceey daughter of Lieut.-Colonel Becvor, when th e Zeppelin alarm was raised. He hurried to the aerodrome, the dance being stopped, and Lieut. Lord was killed half an hour later. SIR JOHN FRENCH'S REPORT. CONSOLIDATING POSITIONS GAINED. Th e High Commissioner reports, under date London, August 10th, 9.15 p.m.: Sir John French reports that northwest of Hccge, and in ruins of a village, \V3 consolidated ground gained on Monday, repulsing weak infantry night attacks. On Monday afternoon there was no ; nfantry fighting, but a violent' .artil"ery ega&ement rendered all treyncb.es and open ground, south of Hoose, untenable by either side. W e withdrew slirihtly to a line south of the village, making no material difference. NEW CHOLERA TREATMENT. FEW DEATHS RESULT (Reed 9.45 a.m.) PARIS, August 11. Doctor Petrovitch, of the Servian irmy, reported to the Academy of Sci>nce, that under his treatment cf chcl;ra, by sarums, according to the Dunjar method, there were, only two leaths out of 1153 slight cases; cut >f 90 moderate attacks, none were atal; out of 157 S3rious, only sevey ver r f Thus the total per centagp vas 1 ") as compared with 9.4 in aver.ge cases, and 5° 0 in serious case,s. ririch were not treated by this sys-

! THE DAEDANELL.ES. GOOD PROGRESS MADE. (Reed 12.55 p.m.) ATHENS; August. 10. The A'.Les have mad s sens.ble pr gross en land and sea at the Darda: - eiJes during the last two days A TURKISH REPORT. , i ALLIES' SUBMARINE SUNK. (Reed 12.55 p.m.) CONSTANTINOPLE., August 10. Aa aeroplane sank an Allies' sul marine near Bulair, with bombs. ANOTHER LANDING BY ALLIES ATTEMPT TO CUT TURKS OFF. ONLY LINE OF COMMUNICATION THREATENED LONDON, August 11. Sir lan Hamilton reports that th« Allies have made a fresh ai Karachali, which is en the read to the Enos-Bulair line. j Karachali is on the north shor e oi the Gr.'f of Sarcs, five miles west-ward of Khojachff?em, en the main route ef the Turkish supplies for Gallipeli, since the British submarines have stopped traffic in the Sea of Marmara. j General Hamilton now threatens to cut the only land highway. A BULGARIAN VIEW. TURKS TIRING OF WAR. ENMITY TO GERMANS INCREASING. GALLIPOLI RESISTANCE MAY COLLAPSE. (Roc. 9.5 a.m.) SOFIA, August 11, Since YusSaf's return from the Dardanelles the Turks are increasingly depressed. Outside the Committee of Union and Progress and their immediate friends, there are many signs of Turkey tiring of the campaign ond of increasing enmity towards Germans. There is a possibility that resistance at Galiipoli will soon end. NOVO GEOEGIEVSEI INVESTED. ARMY OF 60,000 ENGAGED. GENEVA, August 11. The investment of Novo Gcorgiesvsl? became effective on the night of th< Bth, and the bombardment began. Ar army of 60.000 is investing Novo Alexandria. PIGHTING IN ASIA MINOR. THE TURKS ROUTED. PETROGRAD. August U. Caucusas Official: In the direction v'the Euphrates we pursued the Torlc.-i capturing the position-at Po>n ; .ekon a quantity of material a caravan r r camels, and many prisoners. We captured the Merghemir IVss :<: ter a desperate struggle. The jnemy | withdrew southwards in disorder. i VON JAGOW, ; —,

tern. FRENCH AEROPLANE DOWNED OFFICERS INTERNED (Reed 12.55 p.m.) GENEVA, August 10. The Germans chased and completely compelled a French aeroplane to descend at Payerne, the pilot and officers being interned. ITALIAN READINESS. A SPARE ARMY AVAILABLE. FOR FRANCE OR GALLIPOLI. (Rep. 8.50 a.m.) NEW YORK, August 11. Captain Del Franctis, an emissary of the Italian Government, has arrived in New York. He states that Italy has gathered 650,000 fresh troops convenient for despatch to France or to the Dardanelles within three weeks. One ihnudred and fifty large transports are in readiness to convey them to either front. ; AUSTRIANS CLAIM SUCCESSES. AMSTERDAM, August 11. An Austrian official communique records a further advance in the Vistula region. We crossed the Vieprs at several points and captured a bridgehead near Czernelica, on the south bank of the Dneister. The Russians stubbornly defended. We took prisoners 50 officers, 2.500 men. and secured much material. We repulsed three Italian attacks on the Dobcrdo plateau. GERMAN PRISON CAMPS, U.S. AMBASSADOR'S REPORT. LOKOK, August 11. The. American Ambassador in Berlin, a report on the food in the; prison* •amps, states that the quantity seem," implo and palatable, and no exception >an properly be taken to it-

JuVl\uui\, .AUgUSt 11. An exchange telegraphs that official! quarters emphatically deny that Von i Jagow is leaving th e Foreign Office, j though it is well known that he and Von HoUwejg differ upon important ! points j i NO WOOL. LONDON, August 11. A neutral who has toured Germany i reports & slump in the textile industry. Clothing factories have stopped owing to the want of Australian and New Zealand wool. MARITZ, THE TEAITOS. ARRESTED BY PORTUGUESE. PRETORIA, August 11. Official: The Portuguese authorities arrested Maritz, and also a handful of Union rebels. . , _. THE GERMAN BLOCKADE. OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. NOW SCOFFFED AT. (Rec. 8.50 a.m.) NEW YORK, August 11. The New York Herald's London naval correspondent says: From the beginning it was recognised on substantial grounds the correctness of Mr Churchill's statement that the submarine menace would be fixed within de- ! finite limits. The Tribune's correspondent dei-n'.ars-s that although it was made \ ( ! kncwi* by Germany that they had »] ttiwa into a cS blockade the . United Kingdom by submarißss, the better type did not appear to bo giving increased effectiveness. Sfriiish f naval experts and Ministers wow scoff at efforts ta cat eff Englanit's ' supplies , ,

I GALLIPOLI LAND HUNGER. | AUSTRALASIANS TREELE THHIH. HOLDINGS. (Reed 12.35 p n) °" j Sir laa Kamilicn repc.-ts that thej sal'smiy an,] tlach cf the Australians, and New Zealacders trebled th e area. J they previously held. i • PLAYING FOE PEACE. -L_ LONDON, August 11. Apparently Germany thinks it advisable to make peace feelers in order '" i to make neutrals think the Allies ;iro. .} responsible for the continuance of the. j war. j The Tines correspondent in HolI land telegraphs extracts from th<» j Niewe Rotterdamsche Courant, a proj j German Dutch journal, suggesting j that the time for peace negotiations ; has arrived. The article is obviously j of German origin, because it attributes [ the war to Sir Edward Grey who, it ' j says, thrust aside Germany's friendly ' j hand. It says that there is no pros- ' i .pect of decisive results either in the . I west or the east, and thinks that Brit- ! ain, whose army and fleet are unbeaten, j will ultimately listen to the voice of j reason. There is not a single rWson j why the war should be unduly prolonged. The chance of exhausting the j enemy is small. | The correspondent says this article • has attracted much attention in Holland, causing amusement in those quarters which are acquainted with the German press methods. The Times denounces the peace feelers, which it states are a German trick, which was both foreseen anil foreshadowed when the Germans entered Warsaw. America and the other neutrals know too well what is at j stake to mistake the Allies' attitude, ] and that peace counsels tendered to i the Allies frcm any quarter would j certainly be met with a decided rej buff.