GERMAN REPORTS FROM EAST AND WEST.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15947, 18 June 1915, Page 7

GERMAN REPORTS FROM EAST AND WEST.

LINES PUSHED BACK BY ■ BRITISH NEAR YPRES. RUSSIANS GAIN GROUND SOUTH OF LEMBERG. ■ London, June 16. A Berlin communique states: " Influenced by the Russian defeats, the French and British made strong attacks at many points. The English, near Ypres, slightly pushed back our positions in the north, where fighting continues. Two attacks by four English divisions between the Estaircs-La Basseo Road and the canal completely collapsed. The Westphalians, reinforced by a portion of the Guards, repulsed this attack after desperate hand-to-hand fighting, in, which the British suffered severely. We captured several machine guns and one mine-throwing howitzer. "The defeated Russians, on Wednesday, attempted to arrest-the pursuit on the San front, between Sieniawa and the Dniester marshes. There was hard fighting, and the Russians had been thrown out of their positions by evening. Since the 12th General Mackensen has taken prisoner 40,000 men, and captured 69 machine guns. The Russians gained some grouud between the Dniester marshes and Zurawno." •*, . An Austrian official communique, states : "During the last 15 days we captured 108 Russian officers, 122,300 men, 53 cannon, 187 machine guns, and 58 waggons. The Italians were everywhere i repulsed." - N . .