Russian Campaign

Taranaki Daily News, 21 June 1915, Page 5

Russian Campaign

ENEMY THROWN BACK. THE USE OF OASES. Received June 20, 3.50 p.m. Pctrogfad, June 10. . Official: Tlie enemy on (he Bzura front spread a cloud of asphyxiating gas along a front of six versts. Our troops on the rjght bank of the San withdrew, fighting, across the river Tencv and in a line with the (iorodek Lakes. The enemy between Pruth and the Dnoister was thrown back into Austri; n territory. AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL REPORT. RUSSIANS REPORTED DRTVEN BACK. Received June 20, ;U0 p.m. London, June I ft. An Austrian official report says- We occupied Tarnograd. The Russians between the Lower San and the Vistula, retired at several points. We occupied the Creszanow heights. Strong Russian forces appeared in the mountainous region eastward of the Niemierow and Janow districts. The Russians southward of the Upper Dneister, after hard lighting, were driven towards Koloornbv Our pursuing troops readied the mouth of the Wcncszkc. Artillery on a certain sector inflict-d heavy losses on the enemy, who arc desperately attempting to throw back our p/laiiger in Bukowina. Wo there took eight officers and 1022 men prisoner, and captured three machine-guns. ~,. „ Bucharest, June 10. the Russian forced the plhuigers of the Austnans, who invaded Bessarabia to retreat to Bojan, and they captured a great quantity" of munitions and suuphes. ' RESOURCES OF RUSSIA. GERMAN OPTIMISM DEPRECATED. Received June 20, 3.50 p.m. Amsterdam, June 10. The Frankfurter Zeitung deprecates the excessive optimism in regard to the ■alician Sniggle. The journal saysWe must not forget that Russia is dangerous because she has human material than can only with difficulty be exhausted.

BAR GOLD CONFISCATED. Received June 20, 3.50 p.m. Pokin, June 10. Russians have confiscated a substantial consignment of bar gold from Mongolia destined for Germany. A bank nent the gold under a Chinese name. THE ENEMY'S LOSSES. Petrograd. June 18. Official.—On the sixty-vorst front from Tismenica to Sika, between May 20 and dune 15, the Russians captured 800 ollicers. -10,000 men, 100 machine-guns and 24 guns. The enemy's losses on the same front for the month are estimated at between *20,000 and 130,000.