Russian Campaign.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 314, 14 June 1915, Page 5

Russian Campaign.

RUSSIANS HOLD LEMBERG. SUCCESS AT CRITICAL POINT. BRILLIANT STRATEGY. GERMANY MAY NOT WITHDRAW TROOPS. Received June 13, 3.30 p.m. m l^,l<tori . June 12. The Daily Chronicle's Petrograd correspondent says the German advance has Men cheeked at the two most dangerous places, Mosciaka and Zuravno. A continuance of the advance would have brought the enemy in the immediate neighborhood of Lemberg, The Russians scored a distinct success at a critical moment, and regained command banks of the Dneister. The Germans in Eastern Galicia were compelled to move their armies by isolated routes while the Russians, holding several important railway junctions, Were able rapidly to transfer troops from one portion of tlie front to another. The Daily Telegraph's Petrograd correspondent reports success at the Dneister. By. brilliant strategy the enemy was lured to disaster. There was corresponding success at Mkorlaieff, which may also discourage the German idea of withdrawing troops to assist 'in the western campaign. RUSSIAN OFFICIAL ACCOUNT. GENERAL RUSSIAN SUCCESS. DETERMINED ENEMY ATTACKS. Received June 13, 8 p.m. Petrograd, June 12. Official: The enemy's repeated and determined attacks westward of fsavli vvero repulsed, leaving piles of killed and wounded in front of our trendies. VVe took prisoner five hundred, and capfcured guns and mitrailleuses on the left Df Dubissa. The enemy continued fruitless attacks In the Mosciska region. We continued dii Wednesday night to press the enemy between the Tismenica and the Svik'a Rivers, capturing many prisoners, quickfirers, and other booty. The enemy, with a view to covering the retreat, despatched an armored train and live armored motor-cars to support the infantry towards Stryi and Mikolaieiflf. Our accurate gunfire compelled a rapid retreat. In this action j the head of our column of infantry, lehicli developed an energetic offensive, iaptured the whole of the fifth company <

»f the Seventy-ninth Austrian Regiment. The enemy, in a defeat on the left bank of the Dneister, sustained especiilly severe losses in the Second Prussian Guards, where wo captured ten guns md eighteen mitrailleuses. The enemy attacks at the bridgehead lear Halico compelled us to modify our front occupying the Pruth line. In the course of this operation we abandoned ctanislavoif. We repelled German attacks at Podiiigic, and took prisoner a thousand further south. CAUSE OF RUSSIA'S COLLAPSE. AMMUNITION FROM JAPAN STOPPED. SUPPLIES NOW RELEASED. Received June 13, 3.30 p.m. Washington, June 12. Diplomatic circles believe the collapse if Russia's Galician offensive is directly ilue to the recent China-Japanese crisis, by which Japan was obliged to cease the despatch of arms and ammunition to Russia. It ia understood Japan is now releasing supplies again. ENEMY DRIVEN BACK. RUSSIANS SCORE WELL. Petrograd, June 11. Official.—Wf drove back on Thursday ;o the right bank of the Dniester strong forces which liad crossed to the left bank near Jairasnov and extended to Siwka. The enemy had heavy losses., We captured seventeen guns, 49 ma-ihine-gims, 188 officers, and CSOO Austrojerman soldiers, including an entire company of Prussian Guards. GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT. Received midnight. Amsterdam, June 13. A Berlin official message says that General von Linsingen's forces attacked the Russians approaching the German wing from the north. We recaptured Zurarano, which was evacuated on Thursday before the advancing Russians. Other attacks in the district were repulsed. CHOLERA IN AUSTRIA. Rome, June 11. Bosnian deserters report that cholera is assuming vaster proportions than last summer in eastern Hungary, Transylvania and Galicia. There are many cases in Vienna, where there is some panic. ANTI-GERMAN FEELING. Received Juno 13, 2.10 p.m. Petrograd, June 12. The authorities at Moscow are expolling enemy subjects from factories. The populace has resorted to anti-Ger-Inan disturbances and pillage. The Governor is energetic, and in a proclamation intimates he will not tolerate mob violence, and declares that any domestic disorder encourages Russia's enemies in a more determined resistance, delaying final victory.