HEAVY FIGHTING ON LEFT BANK OF VISTULA

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2501, 30 June 1915, Page 7

HEAVY FIGHTING ON LEFT BANK OF VISTULA

ENEMY SUFFERS GREAT LOSSES CAUSE OF THE GALICIAN RETREAT By Telegraph—Prcaß Association—CopyriiUt, (Rec. Juno 29, 9.40 p.m.) Petrograd, June 2D. Official.—"There has been a stubborn battle in the Ojaroll district, on thtf left bank of tho Vistula, tho enemy everywhere being repulsed, suffering great losses. "The enemy's attacks on the town of Cliniani were particularly desperate ; during counter-attacks we took prisoners belonging to all the regiments in the Austrian Fourth Division. "The enemy's advance on Tom a sow, Belz, and Kamimuka continues. "Before retreating on Onilalipa, wo repulsed a. desperato attacy by great German forces." r "THE GERMAN VICTORY HAS NO TO-MORROW" ITALIAN OFFICER'S VIEW OF THE SITUATION. London, June 28. An Italian officer with the Russians points out that the retreat was solely du® to the insufficiency of communications and munitions. "The Russians," he says, "possess unlimited resources of men and material. The 1915 class, comprising six hundred>thousand, has scarcely started for the front. Tho 1916 class will be called to the colours nt the oud of the present month, while the whole of the second category of troops, numbering six million, has not been touched. "To-day the wall of Austro-German bayonets gives way slightly, and the Russians, inexorable, will resume rfteir march forward. . The German victorv is sterile, and has no to-morrow. German prisoners at Kieff speak in terror of the enormous losses in Galicia. Half the effectives are gone, and have been replaced by forces brought from Belgium." GERMAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE' DNIESTER CROSSED AFTER HEAVY FIGHING. London, June 28. A Berlin communique claims that General von Linsingen has Occupied Halicz, and crossed the Dniester after five days' heavy lighting. The communique adds: "We are approaohing the River Bug in tho sector north of Loraberg." AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. """ (Rec. June 30, 0.35 a.m.) Amsterdam, June 29. An Austrian official message says: ''Halicz is in our possession. The southern bank of the Dniester above Halicz has been cleared of the enemy. "The Archduke Joseph Ferdinand's troops stormed Plazow, south-west of Naral, and pierced the hostile positions on a height north-eastward of Plazow. The Russians are retreating to Naral." THE CHANGE IN THE RUSSIAN WAR MINISTRY. (Rec. June 30, 0.35 a.m.) London, June 29. Dr. Dillon says that the change in the Russian War Ministry (occasioned by tho resignation of General Soulchom linoff) is most important. Genoral Polivanoff's appointment is welcomed by competent judges. He is regarded as Russia's greatest military administrator. THE CAMPAIGN IN THE CAUCASUS (Rec. June 29, 9.40 p.m.) Petrograd, June 29. Official. —"A Turkish attack on Gheidaq: Mountain, in the Caucasus, was I repulsed with heavy losses, upwaids of a thousand dead Turks being found."