Russia's Task.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 July 1915, Page 5

Russia's Task.

VON BULOW'S ADVANCE. GRAM) IH'KK'S DIFFICULT TASK. lieecived July 28, S p.m. London, ,J ill v 28. Stephen Kepington, from I'etrograd, states that if tile forcing of the Karenline is not fjiiioklv retrieved it may precipitate a retreat; hut if von Billow's march is stayed, the liussiajis are not likely to retreat at present further than the line of Osouiec-lircst-Utow.sk-Wlodawa. (irand Duke Nicholas is puttiny- up a good fight in the south, much reducing General von Mackensen's progress, tint the non-cheeking of von ISulow's progress would possibly prove fatal.

ON THE NAREW.

INTENSE FIGHTING IN C!ALICIA. Received July "2S, 0.45 p.m. J-'etrograd, July '2B. Ofiicial: The position on the Dwina and Nienien is unchanged. The enemy south-west of Koono were repulsed on Monday. Beyond the Yesia river fighting increased in energy on Sunday and Monday from Dobiolerika to ' Novo Georgievsk. Russian counter-attacks on tile left hunk of the Narew held lip the enemy. There is intense fighting in the forest east of Rozhany. The "enemy brought up enormous reserves on Monday Vbove Sebotsk.

There have been successful Russian attacks on 'both banks of the Nai'ew, and some enemy detachments were compelled to hastily retreat to the village of Zeppelin. \\ e captured seven hundred prisoners and several maxims. Our armored motor-cars repelled the enemv's counter-attacks, and the enemvi's attempt to approach the NadazhynnPiasechino front, on the left hank of' the Vistula, were repulsed by a successful bayonet charge. The enemy on Monday captured portion of our trenches in the region Rakolonpy-Jlaidan-Ostrouski, but a counter-attack expelled them. There is stubborn fighting at Sokal. where portion of the enemy crossed the river. Our torpedoers bombarded Samosoun Rizeh, ii; the Black Sea, .killing 150 sailors. A INSPIRED ARTICLE. WISH FATHER TO THE THOUGHT.

_ (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) Received July 28, 8 p.m. London, July 28. The Cologne Gazete publishes a curious article, inspired by the German Chancellery, striving to prove that Russia is lieing sacrificed. England has not honored her promises, with the result that the tripartite declaration of September is void. The paper suggests that Russia should conclude a separate peace.

THE WARSAW CAMPAIGN,

A HOPEFUL VIEW. New York, July 27. A Petrograd message states that Generals von Hindenberg- and von Jlackensen are both threatened with complete defeat in their contemplated coup on Warsaw. The German force is temporarily abandoning its forward movement, and has been forced to protect its flank by curling back the tongue of the column to lend effective resistance to the Russian blows, which have weakened the line. Experts say the situation and conditions are strikingly similar to those obtaining before Paris when General von Kluclt's army was saved from annihilation by rapidly doubling back.

GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT.

- • PROGRESS IN POLAND.

Amsterdam, July 27. A German official report says:—We compelled a French aeroplane" to descend north-west of Turcoing, and captured a British aeroplane and aviator , near Geronne. The enemy captured our advanced trenches at Lingckopf. We repulsed a Itussian attack from' Mitau. We are closely following the retreating enemy between the Paswol, south of Mitau, and the Niemen. Russian attempts to push back our troops advancing across the Narew by a simultaneous attack from the line Goworow-Wywzckow-Sirock completely failed. We captured 3319 men and thirteen ma(;ur troops east and southeast of fiojany are pushing the defeated enemy westward. The situation at Warsaw -ami Novo Georgievsk is unchanged. We occupied villages north of Grubieszow. capturing 3941 men, other-' wise General Markeuscn's operations are unchanged. FIGHTING AT SOKAL. .-U'STIUAX VERSION. Received July 28, 5.5 p.m. Vienna, July 27. A eninmiiiiiijiH* states: Since we stormed Sokal lighting is proceeding for possesion o!" the heights south-east of the town, which protects the crossings of the Jin;:. We stunned the position yesterday, taking three thousand prisoner-. and live machine-guns.