Russian Campaign
BIG GERMAN FORCES. EXEMY OFFEXSIVE .FAILS. RUSSIANS FALL BACK AT OXE POIXT. . Received June 2S, 11.40 p.m. Petrograd, June 28. Official: The enemy brought great forces into the fighting line on the Zawikhost front, but his offensive failed. Our troops, after a stubborn resistance on the 'Hobrka-Zurawno front, fell back on 'Gmailalion, on the Mailalipa. We raptured in the Borka region during counter-attacks 1000 prisoners, including forty ; six officers, and two machine-guns.
FALL OF LEMBERG. HOW GERMANS' REGARD IT. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) Received June "28, C p.m. London. June 27. A Berlin official message describes the jubilations at the fall o.f Lembcrg. ■Everybody feels it is another great step towards final victory. THE AUSTRIAN REPORT.
CLAIMS SEVERAL CAPTURES. THE RUSSIANS IN RETREAT. Received June 28, 9.20 p.m. Amsterdam, June 28. An Austrian official report says: Our troops, after several days' fighting, captured the enemy's advanced positions and reached within storming distance of his main position on a height east of Dawidowka and cast of Mikolojonv, finally penetrating his line at several points near and south of Bolcrka. Here we ejected the enemy from the position connecting two parts of his front. Since earlyi on Sunday the Russians have been retreating on the entire front, and are also retreating north of Zokieff and north of Rawa Ruska.
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Taranaki Daily News, 29 June 1915, Page 5
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220Russian Campaign Taranaki Daily News, 29 June 1915, Page 5
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