THROUGH ENEMY EYES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3999, 4 August 1915, Page 5

THROUGH ENEMY EYES.

GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT. * V German emumunique states: AVe occupied several French trenches m tin: Argomie by a surprise-bayonet attack. Our troops after some lighting occupied Aiitau. The town outlie whole was undamaged. We stormed height 180, north-east of SinvuLki. Our troops north-cast of Lomza reached the Nnrcrw after an obstinate resistance. We took prisoner one thousand. We are. advancing on the remainder of the Vistula front, prisoner inn 530 ‘

The situation before Warsaw is unchanged. In the south-eastern theatre the troops under Von Woyrsh have advanced amid heavy fighting, through a good district eastward of Podzameze and captured 1500 men and eight machine guns. . The Austrians ar° .closing round Ivangorod. The Russians arc still engaging Von Maekensen. IVe gained a success oast- or Ivurow. taking prisoner GOO. The pursuit of the eneinv north-east of Cholm contiime.s. The Austrians are across the Bug south-west of Wlaimirwolynski. AUSTRIAN REPORT. (Received August 4. 12.10 a.m.) “VIENNA, Aug. 3. Official : West of Ivangorod our Transylvanian regiments took at the point of the bayonet eight vantage points bin'll one above the other. The scmi-virele around Ivangorod is becoming considerably narrower. AVe have '(*anlived over 2000 men and 40 guns. Austrian infantry stormed the railwav station at Novo Alexandria. The Germans have* penetrated the third line ni Kin row. Troops u hieh crossed the Bug between Sokal and Krylgw are adv.anc ltlg on Wnlylisky. GOMMOMWEALTH !TEMB- - I'STU ALI A DAY FUND (Received Aug. 4. l.?t> a.m.' SYDNEY. Aug. 3. The Australia Day fund has reached L407,22(*. 'f ile members of Tatter sails centributed L4IS3. The Ventura sailed on Saturday and took ove‘ a. million in gold. AMERI GA hi GOT T 0 N SUPPLY. FALLING OFF IN ESTIMATED si; hpey. fßeceived Aug. ti, 0.7)0 p.m.) \Y.V>UfiXG'IOX. Aug. 3. Ail official estimate gives the (.otton crop as twelve million bales, as compared with 10.1 J.fi.OOO in 101 J G ERMAN ATROCITIES, FRENCH OFFICIAL REPORT. PARIS, Aug. 2. A further official report on German atrocities details numerous cases where French civilians wen.' used to screen German attacks. Many Frenchmen arc suffering from horrible wounds, due to filed Indicts, which the Germans packed: ;n special boxes labelled “parabellum.” General Stonger, commanding the 7)Blhi Brigade, issued orders on August fiOih that- no more prisoners were to he taken. Net a living Frenchman was to be left. Statements of German prisoners anti German diaries show that the order was carried out. j French wounded men were also finished off in cold blond with bayonet stabs ard butts of rifles. In other case.-, it was found their throats were slit and chests crushed in, and they were otherwise mutilated. GENERAL ITEMS. SOLDIERS KILLED BY ACCIDENT SUBMARINE SINKS GERMAN DESTROYER LONDON, Aug. 2. A British steam iorrv skidded into a. detachment of British soldiers at Rouen and killed three and injured ten. A largo' German cruiser has been launched at Wilhelmshayen. The Kaiser has ordered that it shall be named Hindonburg. Arrivals from Constantinople report that a fire hist week destroyed three thousand buildings, including a German. hospital filled witn wounded. A German communique records the capture of a French trench in the Argonne by means, of burning liquids. The French immediately conn tor-at-tacked, recovering most of the ground, j Paris reports that the British Army is experimenting with 500 steel helmets for use fn the trenches. Three Americans were killed on the Iberian. The hank holiday was observed <u th(> munitions areas of the Welsh coalfields, all workers undertaking to resume to-morrow. The West Coast seaside resorts were thronged. Fifty thousand people witnessed military sports at Bamiord Bridge in aid ot maimed and blinded soldiers and sailors. The Admiralty announces (hat a British submarine sunk a Gorman destroyer olf the •Gorman coast on Jtity A British submarine in the Sea of Marmora on Friday shelled a. troop train passing.along the coast to Haidar Pa-In and destroyed seven wagThe Admiralty states that a subin.iiirm has returned; and n'RU'ts llnat.she -.auk a. destroyer on the 2Gtli oil till German coast. There has also been much submarine activity in the Sea. of Marmora, including the sinking of several vessels. , , ~ The Admiralty states that the German destroyer «i:ik Belongs to ihe GU>6 class. Tim Vice-Admiral of the Eastern Mediterranean reports that a British submarine in the Son, of Marmora, torpedoed n steamer of 3000 tons oil Mucinnia pier, to which several sailing vessels were secured. The explosion was verv heavv. AVe also torpedoed a small steamer close to Karaboghn Bay. Constantinople, reports state that a gunboat has been torpeclocdl. .Possibly Hi is is the same incident. Torpedoes were also fired at lighters alongside Constantinople arsenal. Heavy explosions occurred, but the results were not seen. r . Tlie submarine bombarded the /Avnnlik powder mills, but did not ascertain. the results owing to the darkness. It. then bombardedi the railway west, of Karaburmi, blocking the fine so that a troop train was unable to ))ass, ,;Vud was fired at until it steamed 1 hack'. 'lliree truckloads of ammumtion were blown up. (JKRMAN TRANSPORT SUNK. (Received Aug.’ 3, 8.50 p.m.) PETROGR AD, ;Aug. 3. Official: A British submarine sank a 1 German transport in the Baltic. ; GALA PA BRIDGE BLOWN UP. ! (Received Auw. 3, 11.40 rr.m.) IjONDON, Aug. 3. 1 Mitylone . reports submarines have ; blown Up Galata bridge at Starnboul.