Russian Campaign

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 318, 18 June 1915, Page 5

Russian Campaign

ADVANCE OF THE ENEMY. JiXOIIMGUS FORCES E\JPU»I*KD. FIERCE BATTLE ON THE SAN. DAYS OF VAKVIXG FOUTUX!*:, Received June 18, a.m. Petrograd, .liuio IT. 'J'lie enemy's strength on the Nan is enormous. Willi the n.-w r.-infuru-ments the Germans alone have lourt''en corps concentrated in the reruns of laibaczowka and \\isznia. The cnemy'i advance on the right 'hank of the J.ubaezowka gives him possession of a raihvav spanning the river, leading north-east to liawaniska. The group on the Lubaczowka is endeavoring to advance north-east and is menacing the Russian rear on Die Dncistcr, while the Wisziria group is moving in the direction ol Lemberg. Official: The Germans' attacks in the last three days on Liatzkoiv were unsuccessful and ended in our favor. Our troops in the Popeliany district crossed the Venta, the chivalry saining hundreds of fleeing Germans. The fighting at Shavli continues with varying fortune. Some villages have fallen into the enemy's hands. The enemy fruitlessly attempted to take tlie offensive beyond the middle of the Nienien and sustained heani losses. We recaptured all our advanced trenches northward of Prasnysz. The, battle' of the San continues with' increasing' fierceness. Fighting on the Tistenitsa and Bystritza front has continued to our advantage. HVe captured southward of Widacheff another five hundred Germans, including fourteen officers, also four guns and six machineguns. GERMAN ATROCITIES. Received June 17, 11.10 p.m. Petrograd, .June 17. The Commission of Inquire into German atrocities examined a sergeantmajor who had a large slice cut from his back by a German officer in an attempt to get him to divulge information. THE POSITION SUMMARISED. Jll-AYY FIGHTING AT JAROSLAY. Wellington, June 17. The High Commissioner reports, under date London, June ll>: In the Shavli district the fighting continues with no substantial change. On the Karew front, on the night ol Sunday, the enemy made an unsuccessful attack in the direction of the -Mis-henetz-Vaks region. Several enemy attacks were repulsed north of Prasnysz. lii Galicia tiie Germans brought up new forces for the first time, supported by strong artillery, and advanced on 'Saturday in the Jaroslav district. On the right of the San, after three days' desperate fighting, the Russians retreated some distance on the right banks of the Dnbaek'/.ow and Wisznia livers. On the Dneister on Sunday, left of Tismenica and Strv, the Russians captured 1200 prisoners, 21) officers and seven machine-guns. On the same day the Germans attacked in the district south of Zydakzow and occupied the village of Roguzno. At dawn the following day the Russians retook the village of Durawko and captured a gun and several machine-guns. 'i'he Uunnans fired after showing the white flag, but were killed in subsequent bayonet fighting. On .Sunday the enemy continued the attack on Xczniow with considerable forces and numbers of guns. The Russians repulsed the attacks and captured 15(10 prisoners. Between the Dneister and the Pruth, from Gzernowitz, the Russians retired across the State frontier. Petrograd, June 10. Official: The Germans, .stroiu'l - reinforced, resumed the offensive in th'J Jaroslav region and on the right bank of the San. After three, days' hard fighting we yielded ground oil the right banks of the HuUackzow and AViSznia. We successfully counter-attacked on the left banks of the Tisnieniea and at Stry, capturing twelve 'Hundred prisoners and seven machine-guns. The Germans at Widatcheff fired after hoisting tint white flag. We, Wiled them all With the bayonet. We toolt prisoner 5000 near Xezniow. We withdrew across the frontier in the Gzernowitz region.