THE RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXIX, Issue LXIX, 17 June 1915, Page 5

THE RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN

HEAVY FIGHTING.

CONTINUED IN GALICIA.

ENEMY CLAIMS SUCCESSES

HOPES TO CAPTURE LEMBERG

THIS MONTH.

ROTTERDAM, June 16. General Mackensen has telegraphed to the Kaiser that he hopes to capture Lemberg before July 1. ' PETROGBAD, June 16. The Germans at the Bz.ura are using liquid fire with squirts in hand-to-hand encounters. AMSTERDAM, June 16. A German official report claims further successes on the eastern front. General yon Maritz captured Mosciska and General yon Linsingen's cavalry readied the district south of MarianAn Austrian official report says tirere is heavy fighting on the whqle Galician front. General Mackensen's army is fighting heaVilyoos both sides f«f Krakmusce and towards Oleszyc. Strong Russian forces are defending the bridgeheads at Mikolajow, Zydac■^ow and Halicsz Against General yon Linsingen rs army,, wh^ile further down the river we. eaptuted £aleszczySi. a,-* ..iffy.;* ~ •