RUSSIA'S CAMPAIGN.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15478, 4 January 1916, Page 7

RUSSIA'S CAMPAIGN.

A GROWING OFFENSIVE.

SUCCESSES AT SEVERAL

POINTS.*

ADVANCE IN EASTERN GALICIA

THE STYR CROSSED .

(By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) • PETROGRAD, January 2. An official communique says: — "Desperate counter-attacks .by the enemy with the object of driving us back on the right bank of tho Styr were unsuccessful. 1 '"Two miles of enemy trenches on the river Strypa were occupied. We broke thiough the enemy entanglements, and. consolidated the ground won." PETROGRAD, January 2. An official communique says.: — "Wo crossed tho Styr in tho CzartoSsk region, and captured tho village iriasi, dcspito futile counter -attacks which followed. drove back the enemy in tho Uscioczko district to tho right bank of tho Dniester, and progressed between tho Dniester and tho Roumanian frontier." (Received January 3rd, 8.35 p.m.) PETROGRAD, January 3. An official communique says: — "The northward of Czartorysk was twice driven back, sustaining heavy losses, particularly in a ficrco fight near Czarnovitz, where wo occupied several heights." Tho High Commissioner reports: — LONDON, January 3, 3.45 p.m. The enemy twicc attacked the fortifications at Czartorysk, but wore repulsed with Heavy losses. On the Strypa, tho enemy retreated to new positions. After fierce fighting north-east of Czarnovitz, wc capturcd commanding heights.

THE AUSTRIAN REPORT. ASSAULTS EVERYWHERE ItEPULSED. (Bv Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.'; VIENNA. January 2. An official communique says: — "In Eastern Galicia the Russians advanced five times to our entanglements. The assaults were, everywhere repulsed by tho severity of our fire, and the foo retired." (Received January 4th, 12.30 a.m.) VIENNA, January 3. An official communique says:— '•'The Russians have resumed their offensive on tho J3essarabian front. They made two unsuccessful attacks, were repulsed by vs." THE GERMAN REPORT. POSITIONS "TEMPORARILY ENTERED." AMSTERDAM, January 2. A German communique gays: — • Wo repulsed weak Russian divisions at various points except northward of Lake Drisviaty, where the Russian* i temporarily entered our positions." *

A CHANGED ASPECT. THE RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE. LONDON, January 2. The Petrograd correspondent of the states that last week has changed the aspect of the whole RussoGerman front. From Pripet to the Galician front and on the Dwina front there suddenly blazed out a fierce activity. The previous inactivity had greatly increased Prussia's striking power. The new troops are a fine type of soldier, and ammunition is plentiful. The Russian military authorities estimate that the Anstro-Germans from Pripet to Roumania number 1,500,000. So far the Russians have had the advantage of the fighting. A very interesting article describing the condition and spirit of Russia after fifteen months of war will be found on page 2 of this issue.