Russian Campaign.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 313, 12 June 1915, Page 5

Russian Campaign.

EVACUATION OF LEMBERC. RUSSIANS PREPARING TO LEAIVE. Received June 11, 11.5 p.m. London June 11. The Russians arc preparing to evacuate Lcnuberg. STRONG GERMAN ATTACK. RUSSIANS SEND THEM BACK. VILLAGES CATURED BY RUSSIANS. Received June 12, 1 a.m. Petrograd, June 11. Official: The enemy in great force attacked our position protecting Mos- ' 'risks. They opened on Tuesday even- ' ing, and for three hours there was an extremely active artillery fire, partly using gas shells. Then, great masses of infantry were hurled forward, the assault reaching the wire entanglements, where it stopped. The enemy on Wednesday suffered severe losses, and wore thrown back two thousand paces from the trenches. We pressed the enemy on the Ugarts-berg-ZliidaszeW front, capturing two thousand, including fifty officers and eight machine-guns. The enemy in the Zurawno region, after a fierce fight, were drivea hack behind the railway. We captured some villages, taking prisoner 800, including many officers^ ... NECESSITY FOR MUNITIONS. Received June 12, 1 a.m. Petrograd, June 11. Mr. Lloyd George's munition speeches have reached the Russian industrial centres. A congress of the trade and industry at Moscow recorded its desire that all the industrial resources of the Empire should be mobilised and co-or-dinated for supplying the army. ACTIVITY AT SEA. THE MUNITIONS PROBLEM. London, June 10i Petrograd reports claim that a Russian submarine on the 4th sunk a torpedo boat and transport and damaged another torpedo boat, also that another enemy ship struck a mine and was blown up. A Berlin wireless message asserts that only a collier was sunk and slight damage done to the torpedo boats, Russia has arranged "with the Canadian Pacific Company for a through goods service with North America via Vladi- , vostock, and is granting special facili- < ties to traders. Petrograd, June 10. Mr. Lloyd George's speech has found a ready icclio in Moscow, the great industrial centre. The masters held meetings in order to co-ordinate efforts. All establishments hitherto engaged in the manufacture of luxuries and articles not essential for the well-being of the people will be adapted for the production of war supplies. Enterprises owned by Germans will ha taken over and adapted for the same purpose and kept running day and night. Every available specialist and all students at the technical colleges arc included in the mobilisation for industry. A consultative board, presided over .by a Minister, Jias been created. During the first half of the year the production of munitions increased seven-fold.