RUSSIANS ASSUME THE OFFENSIVE

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2511, 12 July 1915, Page 5

RUSSIANS ASSUME THE OFFENSIVE

HUGE CAPTURES IN LUBLIN REGION RUSSIAN VICTORY ON RIGHT BANK OF THE VISTULA ; - . I. . - - -. _■■■ ; ■ •. ■ ■ The. High' Commissioner reports:- 1 ' < : tonflon, July 9, 6.35 a.m."Petrograd announces that tie. Russians, assuming the' offensive/ success-' fully repulsed tie enemy!s advance in.-the -direction of Lublin, capturing 11,000 prisoners and:numerous Maxima. The, retreating .enemy, was pursued." OFFICIAL REVIEW i OF THE OPERATIONS / GERMANS USE ENORMOUS POISON;' CLOUDS, ; " (By Telseraeh.—-Press 'isHn.—Copjriclil.) , .... Petrograd, July 9. Official.—"The enemy attacking the tronches in the Oremitz 'district was;repulscd with heavy losses. ■ ' . , ''On the night of July 6, on the left hank of the Vistula, and under, cover of enormous clouds of poisonous gases, they delivered : attacks towards Tsoli- ; mow on an eight-mile front, capturing our first-lino trenches in: 'some of the sectors, but were ejected. "On July 7 we recovered the positions, except in the sector near the . Tsolimow Road, where the fight against poisonous gas continues. "We continued our successful development in tho Urzedow-Bychawa sector. '• We crossed tlio River TJrzedovka, and advanced along the ; Brystajitza. Wo dealt the enemy terrible blows, capturing .betwecn'July 5 and 7, 11,000 prisoners 'and. several dozen.'machine-guns. 1 The'enemy in. this sector is retreating, and we are .pursuing." THE TIDE ROLLS BACK .WESTWARD 'AGAIN, ' (Rec. July 11, 3.30 p.m.) • . . v Petrograd, July 10. Official.—"The enemy in the direction of Bolimow attacked, using gases, but nowhere progressed. - , "Our offensive in. the Lublin disrrict extended along the whole region from the mouth of the Podlipe to a stream south of Bychawa., The enemy continues to retreat, while trying to hold us. "We have now taken prisoner over-fifteen thousand, \ ' (Rec. July 11, 3 plm.) v , Petrograd, July 10. ■ -'A Geneva telegram states that a) battle began on Wednesday on the right bank of the Vistula between! Wisiiiga and Ohodel, and terminated in a Russian victory. _ _ ... ' * • ' ■ Tho Russians attacked ivStli such' dash that the enemy immediately, retreated, and the Russian artillery accentuated the retreat. •The Austro-Germans within twenty-seven hours have lost-thirteen thousand killed, aiid twenty thousand wounded of their best, first-liue troops. A REMARKABLE REARGUARD ACTION /. . l_ TOLD BY "THE TIMES" CORRESPONDENT, (Rec. July 11, 3.30 p.m.) ( , London, July 10. "The Times" correspondent, after a visit-to the Russian Army which' 1 is holding the Zjota. Lipa line; states that it fought one of the most remarkable rearguard actions in'history. "Despito the overwhelming concentration ot the German-Austrian forces, the Russians withdrew during .six weeks from the Stryj. to the Zlota Lipa, taking fifty-three thousand prisoners, besides inflicting oven greater casualties on tho enemy. ■ "The , Russian policy has been to retreat ' by forced marches until they 'gained natural defensive positions, several days 'ahead of their pursuers, and when tho pursuers arrived they found themselves facing extremely difficult positions, which wero held for ft fow dava, tho Germans nud Australia being forced to pay the maximum pi'leo Jor thOT a-dysmco. When■ thcxjtoaity gqt ths_barter, thej; diirccYcr.cd _

that the'main force of the Russians;had again disappeared, and were.waiting in an equally strong position a, few days' march beyond. "Their present position is in heavy rolling country, the river forming a natural barrier of'greafc strength, and if the general situation necessitates a further retreat, there are at least six natural positions between the Zlota I/inn and Tarnopol. Each will cost tho Austro-Gcrmans three or four times the Russian casualties. Hardly a day passes without largo captures of prisoners. "Tho Austro-German losses at tlie Battle, of Zlota Lipa, in prisoners alone, exceeded tho total Russian casualties.. German prisoners state tiiat many of £bf> companies are reduced to a hundred* Many of them admit that they camowlirect from tho French front."' TACTICAL ADVANTAGE NOW HELD BY THE RUSSIANS AUSTRIAN ARCHDUKE'S - BLUNDER TURNED TO 'ACCOUNT, ' . ~ Petrograd, July 9. Military critics point out. that the repulse of the enemy during threo days on the Lublin front renders.it impossible for tho ,Austrians arid- Germans to strike a lightning blow, for which the Russians aro prepared. The Russians are now extremely mobile, owing to the railways, whereas the enemy's' : present communications aro difficult, even, as regards roads. Furthermore, the Russians are fighting with confidence, with the Ivangerod-Brestlitovsk. line behind them. ' Details regarding the latest Russian success 'show.;that the 'Archduke Josef Ferdinand's force was hurried along the Krasnik-Lublin highway on ( Monday, in the belief that>tha Russians wero in full retreat; henco the force lost touch with General von Mackonsen's army, on its right. The Russians seized the advantage caused by the blunder: A large forco suddenly emerged from a wood on the highway, and inflicted a blow, delaying tho tylvance of the whole Austro-German forces. ~ MUNITIONS: iWORKS BYj PUBLICSUBSCRIPTIONS;, ; - . (Rec. July/11, '3.5 p.m.) , , ... ' Petrograd, July 10. . A' munitions factory costing a million sterling is being Ppened'at Mosooir, the citizens haviiig generously, contributed . funds towards the cost,