Russian Campaign

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 316, 16 June 1915, Page 5

Russian Campaign

OBSTINATE ENEMY ATTACKS. REPULSED 'BY TIIE RUSSIANS. SEVERAL COMPANIES WIPED OUT. Received Juno IC, 1.25 a.m. Petrograd, June 15. Germans near lirluivli locked up fifty wounded prisoners in a farm loft and set fire to the building. Ten of the least badly wounded escaped, although they were fired on. Official: Wc repulsed the enemy's repeated attempts to cross the (Windan near Liatzkow, and also -stopped their offensive where they crossed lower down. We recaptured advanced trendies northward of Prasnysz. There is stubbom fighting on the whole front from the San to Mosciska. The enemy made a massed attack on the Lubacszowka front. They crossed over and also captured the village of Tuclila, The enemy suddoiilyi 011 the right and left banks of the Dneister obstinately attacked our bridgehead at Liznivn. We delivered 011 the ZaezhawaZalesteliiki front on Saturday audacious counter-attacks, wlien several companies of Tyrolese riflemen and the 20th jaeger Battalion were almost entirely sabred. In the same region our Territorials took four hundred prisoners, including eight officers. AN AUSTRIAN REPORT. RUSSIANS' FRONT BROKEN. ITALIANS iIT ISONZU Received June 15, p.lll. Amsterdam, June 15. An Austrian oflieial report states that the Russian front has been broken east, mid south-east of .laroslav, the enemy being forced to retreat. The Italians have nowhere pierced our front at Isonzo.