CONFIDENT RUSSIANS

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9093, 12 July 1915, Page 7

CONFIDENT RUSSIANS

A VICTORY ON RIGHT BANK OF VISTULA By TelegrapH—Pres* Association —Copyright. (Received July 11, 4 p.m.) PETROGRAD, July 11. Official.—“ The enemy in the direction of Bolimoff attacked, using gases, but nowhere progressed. “Our offensive at Lublin has been extended along the whole region: from the south of the Podlipe to a stream south of Bykhava. The enemy continues to retreat, while trying to hold us. We have now taken prisoners totalling over fifteen thousand. A Genova telegram states that a battle began on Wednesday on the right bank of the Vistula, between Wisniga and Chodel, and terminated in a Russian victory. The Russians attacked with such dash that the enemy immediately retreated, and the Rusian artillery accentuated the retreat. The Austro-Germans, within twenty-seven hours, lost thirteen thousand killed and twenty thousand wounded of their best first-line troops. THREE DAYS’ FIGHTING ON THE LUBLIN FRONT PETROGRAD, July 9. Military critics point out that the repulse of the enemy during three days on the Lublin front renders it-impossiblo for the Austrians and Germans to strike a lightning blow, for which the Russians are prepared. The Russians are now extremely mobile, owing to the railways, whereas the enemy’s present communications are difficult, even as regards roads. Furthermore, the Russians are fighting with confidence, with the Ivangorod-Brest-Litovsk line behind them. Details regarding the latest Russian, success show that the Archduke Josef Ferdinand’s force was hurried aloug the Krasnyk-Lublin highway on Monday, in the belief that the Russians were in full retreat; hence the force lost touch with General von Mackensen’s army, on its right. The Russians seized the advantage caused by the blunder. A large force suddenly emerged from a wood on the highway, and inflicted a blow, delaying the advance of the whole Austro-German forces. TERRIBLE BLOWS DEALT TO THE ENEMY PETROGRAD, July 9. Official.—The enemy attacking the trenches in the Oremitz district was repulsed with heavy losses. The enemy, on the night of the 6th, on the left bank of the Vistula, and under cover of enormous clouds of poisonous gases, delivered attacks towards Tsolimoffi on an eight-mile front, capturing our first-line trenches in some of the sectors, but was rejected. On the 7th wo recovered the positions, except in the sector near the Tsolimoff road, where the fight against poisonous gas continues. We continued our successful development in the Urzedofs-Byclawa sector. We crossed the river TJrzedovka, and advanced along the Brystajitza. Wo dealt the enemy terrible blows, capturing between the sth and 7th 11,000 r>risoners and several dozen machine guns. The enemy in this sector is retreating, and we are pursuing. The High Commissioner reports:— LONDON, July 9, 6.35 a.m. Petrograd announces that the Russians, assuming the offensive, successfully repulsed the enemy’s advance in' the direction of Lublin, capturing 11,000 prisoners and numerous Maxims. The retreating enemy was pursued.