EASTERN THEATRE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 10 July 1915, Page 5

EASTERN THEATRE

GREAT RUSSIAN RALLY ITS IMPORTANCE POINTED OUT. LONDON, Jmly 8. The "Times", points out the importance of the great Russian- ifally at Krasnik, which is. a' severe check to the enemy offensive between the Bug and the "Vistula, proving- that the Austrian assertions that they had pierced the Russian line here was premature and incorrect. ' FIGHTING ON THE VISTULA^ GERMANS RESORT TO POISONOUS - '-..,- 'GAS/ RUSSIANS HAVE POSITION IN HAND. (Official.) PETROGRAD, July 9. : Tie enemy attacking' our trenches i» ; the Oremitz district were Tepulsed with' heavy losses.

The enemy on the iiaglifc of the 6th, onthe jeft bank of the Vistula, under cover of enormous clouds; of poisonous gases, .delivered attacks towards Tsolimanoff, i on an, eight-mile front, capturing the' first line trenches in. some sectors, but | they were ejected.' on tile 7ph. We recovered tlie 'positions except hi- the sector near Tsoliminoff rda'd, where the fight against the poisoners continue 3. We continued the successful development ini the-Urzendow —Byclanva sector. We crossed the a-iver TJnzendovka. We advanced along_ the Bystritza and dealt the enemy terrible blows, capturing 'between/ the sth andi 7th, 11,000 ■ prisoners, andi several .dozen, machine guns. The enemy in. this sector are retreating, and we are pursuing them. Military critics ipoint out that the repulse of the e nemy .for three days on the Lublin front .renders impossible the lightning blow- for which the Russians have prepared. The Russians are now extremely mobile, owing to the railways, whereas the enemy's, present communications are difficult, even by road. Pur-, therm'ore, the Russians are ■fighting with confidence, with the Iyangorod—Brest Litovsk line Behind them. Details of *h e latest Russian success show that fthe Archduke Joseph Ferdinand's force hurried!, along the Krasnyk —Lublin highway on Monday, believing that the Russians were in- full retreat. Hence the force lost touch -with Mackensen's armv on it« right. , The Russians seized the advantage of' the blunder,, and a,large force.. suddenly, emerged from a wood, on : tp the high-, wav and inflicted a blow delaying tjhe advance" of the -whole Austro-Gerina'n ■forces.

AN AUSTRIAN COMMUNIQUE,

VIENINIA, July 8,

A communique states:—r-"The battle east of -. the, Vistula is .proceeding. Numerous severe Russian attacks have been bloodily-repulsed! . Our troops have been withdrawn."to the heights north; of Krasnyk owing to attacks by superior Russian forces brought up- for the protection of Lublin. Some Russian advanced positions, fwest of the Vistula were stormed. The general situation on. the Bug is unchanged: Hostile attatoks on the lower Zilalipa were repulsed.