Austro-Germany.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 July 1915, Page 5

Austro-Germany.

GOOD NEWS FOR GERMANS. > " iiERLJN lU2PORT ON TUB WAR, Revived July 8, 6.5 p.m. Amsterdam, July. 7, A German official report says:— We are threatening Lublin, Ivangor6d Mid Warsaw, and have frustrated the Russian efforts to break through the Austrian front between the Pruth and the Dncister. The Russians are using naval guns from Kronstadt and oth'er fortresses, and several of these gufis were esptured. ; '■! *

We *re progressing west of tho tipper Vistula. During our pursuit towards Zlialipn, on Saturday] and Monday Sve took prisoner 3550 Russians. , i\Ve inflicted fearful losses oil Jlie Anglo-French forces at Arras and, La Itassee. There were eight hundred survivors in a regiment of 4200. North of Ypres the British penetrated a portion of our trenches on Tuesday, hut were thrown out' in the evening. During our bombardment of the concentrations of the enemy at.Arras the town was set on firo ai;d the cathedral was burned. The French attempted to recapture positions south-west of Les Eparges and were ejected, except on a portion of a hundred metre*. We captured a posittdn Betwcan Ailly and Apreinont, taking three hundred prisoners-. Four airmen successfully Bombed a, eftfap southwest of SuippbS9. ~ Tt. is reported froiit Atlifi'hs that ttiS Anglo-Frfench Admiralties wel'e disturbed at this news that seven l»<r German pumbarines had appeared in the Aegeftil Sea, compelling the withdrawal of their ibig 'ships, involving a catastrophe to the army.