Russian Campaign.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 302, 31 May 1915, Page 6

Russian Campaign.

RUSSIAN SUCCESSES. STRENGTH OF ENEMY'S ARTILLERY ENEMY TROOPS FOR ITALY. Received May 30, 11 a.m. Petrograd, May 29. The success at Saincawa is interpreted as meaning that a number of Austrians and Germans in West Galicia are going to the Trentino. Official: We captured the stronghold of Bubie, near Sliavli, taking upwards of a thousand prisoners. We assumed the offensive north-west and eastward of Scniawa, inflicting heavy losses. We captured fortifications on the Pigany front, the third Caucasian Corps taking (10(10 prisoners, six heavy guns and six field-guns. The Caucasians Corps later carried Seniawa by assault, making * prisoner a thousand and taking live ?. guns. Nevertheless, the enemy, owing to considerable superiority of artillery, gained ground on 'both hanks of the San southward and eastward of Radymno The enemy, after several days of furious fighting, captured fresh trendies east ward of Giiisakow, hut they are beinj

gradually dislodged between the marshes of the Dneister and Dodina. FIGHTING NEAR BALTIC. Petrograd, May 28. Official: After successful fighting ii the Sliavli region we took several hun drcd prisoners and many motor-cars The enemy at .Tedwabuo fruitlessly at lac!;ed under cover of poisonous gases. The commander in the Caucasus re ported that he had occupied FTuminh GERMANS ADMIT REVERSE. Am-trrdam. May 2R. A German c(>mmw!ii<|re admits Ilia weak divisions in the region of Sienna wa. were forced back on the left bad of the San, losing six cannon. TURKS REINFORCE AUSTRIAN'S. Copenhagen, May 2S. Tlie None Freie Presse slates tha TnrkWh troops reinforced Austrian* be fore Przemysl, the Turks wearing A'ls trian uniforms and Turkish fezes.