Russian Campaign

Taranaki Daily News, 28 June 1915, Page 5

Russian Campaign

A DESPERATE BATTLE. RESULT' OF ENEMY OFFENSIVE. ENEMY BATTALION ANNIHILATED. RUSSIAN FORCES ADVANCE. Received June 28, 12.30 a.m. Petrograd, June 27. OlHeiiil: Tlio enemy's attempted oilensive ut Ormulell' cost him many killed and many prisoners*. The enemy assumed the oll'ensive near Prasnysz,' where a desperate battle, which developed mlu bayonet lighting, continues. Cur cross lire annihilated an enemy battalion which imprudenily approached tlui entanglements north-westward oi Zavikhost on the left bank of the Vistula. During our counter-attacks, supported by an armored train, in the direction of Zolkieii' and Lembcrg we captured thirty oUicers, two thousand men, and thirteen machine-guns. We continue to repulse desperate attacks by great Austro-Corman forces between Khodoroli' and llabiez. There we took a thousand prisoners, and progressed on the Uneister-J'ruth front. RUSSIANS BREAK THROUGH.

SEVERE BATTLE WITH AUSTRIAN'S. ENEMY CLAIMS SUCCESS. Received June 28, 12.20 a.m. Amsterdam, June 27 . A Berlin official report says:—The Wurtemburg regiments stormed the Russian positions in the Oglenda district northward of Prasnysz and held them against repeated counter-attacks. We captured 030 prisoners and four mach-ine-guns. General Linsingen since June 23 has taken 3000 prisoners. His attack on the northern bank of the Dneister is proceeding. An Austrian official report says: Between the Dneister, the Pruth, and the Pelan/.or we again repulsed superior Russian forces. The enemy broke through at one point, advancing several lines. At night time reinforcements arrived, and after a severe battle the enemy was ejected. We took several hundreds of prisoners. The enemy's repeated attack on the same front was repulsed by heavy losses to him. The Sixth Honved Hussars and the Croatian landwehr especially distinguished themselves. Our ally's troops on the heights northeastwards of Zuravno stormed several villages and repulsed counter-attacks. Fighting is developing on a line from Zawichost to Sienneliza in Russian Poland.

GERMAN OFFENSIVE REPULSED. ENEMY DRIVEN ACROSS THE DNELSTER. THE ATTACK RESUMED. " Received June 27, ■'! p.m. Petrograd, June 20. Official: The Germans attempted the offensive in the middle of (he Xieme-1, in the Omulefl' and Orgitz Valleys and on the Vistula, south of Pilitzii. All attacks were repulsed, except in the Orjitz Valley, where we yielded. The Germans suffered great losses south of l'ilitza. We drove them across the Duoistcr, near Jozary, units remaining on our side, and took prisoners on Wednesday the remnants of the forces which crossed near Marinoll'stany. ' Nevertheless the Germans on tlie same evening attempted to re-cross near Bukatchevus. Fighting continues. LARGE RUSSIAN CAPTURES. Received June 27, H p.m. Lmdon, June 2(i. The Daily Mail's Petngrad correspondent says that during the retreat from Galicia the Russians captured 130,<)(KI prisoners, three hundred machineguns, and fifty guns. THE AUSTRIAN REPORT. GENERAL SUCCESS CLAIMED. Received June 27, 2.30 p.m. Amsterdam, June 20. An Austrian ollicial report says: Wc repulsed the Russians' counter-attack on the north bank of the Dueister. Between Halier and Zurawno our attackis progressing. We. captured Cliodoron, north of Zurawno. WAR MINISTRY CHANGE. Received, June 27, .'1.30 p.m. l'ctrograd, June 2(1. M. Sukholminoff has resigned from the Ministry of War. It is "understood that General Polivanolf, a former assistant, succeeds 'Mm. > DESPERATE BATTLE DEVELOPING.

exormocs German losses. Austrian's flung back. Petrograd ,Juno 25. Official.—Tho enemy attempted, with ctxraordimiry persistence, to advance along (the railway from Lomliorg to JSrzezany (on the east), but Jailed, owing to our vigorous counter-attacks. A desperate battle riu the Juravno-Dome-strvitze. front is developing in our favor. Great German forces which crossed to the left lianlc of the Dneister in the Zozary district sutl'orod eiiormoiis losses, anil were driven ibaok to tlie river and forced to assinue the defensive in difficult conditions. Some wen: crowded on islands and other* clnnir to the left hank. The Austrian* crossed the Dneister near Martynovo and Rouzdiantw, and were flung hack to the river, where 1700 have already been taken prisoners. The enemy is endeavoring to hold houses near the river and is resisting desperately. Our artillery gave effective support. We assaulted a strong fortified nof.ilion at Mount bozvmiannn, in the Xijniow region. Tile Austrian* did not dare to face our impetuous bnvonet attack and fled in disorder to the second line. We followed and bavimotod the garrison, ecexpt a remnant who were taken prisoner. A GERM AX ADMTSSTOX. Amsterdam ,Junr 2~>. A German communinue savs that the filiation of Genera! Maokoiisen'.s army i-i unchanged. Portions of Genera! von j Linsingen's army were obliged to cross

to the south hank of the Dnciater in the face, of superior enemy counterattacks. Our attack further up the river is progressing. POLAND'S IXTKCTJTY. Petrograd, June 25. A commission of six Russians and six Polos, under M. Goremykin's presidency, is studying the restoration of Poland's territorial integrity and autonomy. STKAIX TKl,■!.'-! OX KMvUi. GERMAN RESERVES. Zurich, ,luno 25. Two Ha.'unan, two i'nissiau, and one Austrian army corps traversed Vienna, from Oalicia. The. men are not wounded but are complete physical wrecks, and require two months to recuperate. According to a competent military source Germany is ably to place eighteen new army corps in tile field 'by the end of duly, composed chiefly of second .Landstun.ioi'i, \v : .o have not performed, military service, ar.d inland reserves. It ,is calculated that these will do little more than replace the wastage in Oalicia. A RUSSLAX SfC'CKSS. Petrograd, .Tune '25. A Caucasus communique states that we repulsed all attacks in the Olty region and captured the town of Kop, in tho .Milazghero district.