RUSSIANS REPULSE ATTACK.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XX, Issue 5191, 20 July 1915, Page 5

RUSSIANS REPULSE ATTACK.

INFLICT GREAT LOSSES

PROCESSION OF PRISONERS

Petrograd, Last Niglxt. A communique says: The battle between the Vistula and the Bug attained extreme intensity on Saturday. We repulsed the enemy’s onset with valour and tenacity. We also repulsed ten attacks in Wilkolaz district. Great masses of Germans attacked the left bank of the Viprz and succeeded' in making progress in Izbebno district, but our troops heroically repulsed the attacks. The enemy on the 16th suffered very great losses- in attacking positions on the river Volitza, where they left heaps of bodies in front of our trenches. Heavy fighting is proceeding at other places on tire river Bug. The enemy's offensive against Tukkum-Atlantz continued. Large bodies of cavalry are being employed by both combatants. The attack on Prasnysz, which was conducted on a wide front, forced us to concentrate our position nearer Da-row. We captured two thousand Austrians, with seven machine guns, who crossed the Dneister on Friday. During June 61.900 Austrian and German prisoners passed through Kieff, including 1.141 officers. Ten thousand of the prisoners were Germans. A German aeroplane recently discovered a weakness in the Russian lines on the Ni-emen-Vistula front and an Austrian brigade was ordered to break through. The brigade waited fill night before attacking. A Russian motor transport captain accidentally discovered the Austrians and he rushed to the nearest regiment and brought the men in relays in forty large motor lorries. The Austrians confidently attacked in the morning, Later the Germans attacked in overwhelming strength, but the Russians had already retired, preserving their line intact. LUBLIN THE DANGER POINT. RUSSIANS CONCENTRATED. London, Last Night. A Times correspondent, who traversed the Russian front from the Dneister to Warsaw, motoring 1400 miles, says the crux of the situation is the army south-east ot Lublin, which is commanded by a remarkable new general, who is destined to become famous. The army has been entirely reorganised since it was shattered during' the attack on the Russian centre in Galicia. German troops are being transferred from all fronts in order to attack the Russians protecting CholoLublin, the object being to seize Lublin railway. The cream of the Russian army is now concentrated at this danger point. The Russians are taking every .measure to prevent a repitition of the disaster which resulted in the destruction of the army at Dunajee. One decisive blow against the Germans, whose main -strength lias in the Prussian Guards, in the centre, south of C'holo would demoralise the Austrians between the Vistula and the Dneister. Even during their recent .successes the Austrians were with difficulty prevented from surrendering. The Austrians long regarded Galicia, as lost, and were not enthusiastic aliout its recapture. In view of the terrible losses in order to support the Austrians Germany was forced to split up its sixteen army, corps in Galicia to such an extet that the largest German combination is now three army «orps, with the PnisVan Guards on Lublin-Cholo front. Many Germans now regret that they pushed beyond the San as nothing of importance resulted, and now it is very difficult to extricate the German forces, fbe correspondent says the trip increased bis optimism as to Russia’s capacity to weather the storm, and his faith in the stamina anti stubbornness of the Russian infantry. THE BERLIN ACCOUNT. London, Last Night. A Berlin communique says General Buelow, near Aliaux, defeated the Russian enforcements hurriedly brought up, capturing 3620 officers and men, six guns, and three machine guns. The Russians continue to retreat between the Pissa and the Vistula, where the reserves and Landwebr, under General von Sdholz, stormed some village-., and General von Gallwitz broke through strongly consolidated positions at Mlod/.ianowo Knrniewe. The Russians are also retreating between the I'ilitzn and the Vistula. General von Woyreoli is making progress, and drove a wedge into the Russian position at llznnka., furring the Russians to retire in the night with severe losses southward to Zwelen. General Mackensen made several thousand prisoners in .storming the heights south of Hiazki l . THE WESTERN CONFLICT. GERMAN EFFORTS CHECKED. FIERY LIQUID— GAS SHELLS. Paris. Last Night. A communique states: There were sharp actions on the heights of the M euse. We re-captured a trench section, which the enemy had occupied on Saturday ujxui a ridge of thesouthern slope of Souvnnk Ravine. We repulsed a fresh German attack, accompanied bv jets of burning liqu’id. We inflicted very heavy louses, taking 200 prisoners. London. Last Night. Field-Mi .rah nl Sir John French reports: The situation is unchanged since the 9th. though there has been' considerable activity, the enemy and ourselves springing several mines. On r front was also subjected to a

heavy bombardment at various places. The enemy on the tenth deped a small attack north ox Ypres, and gained a footing on the front line. Our local support immediately re-captured what it lost. The enemy on the 13th rushed an adavnced post on the Ypres-Menin road, but were driven out immediately. Further north the game night we lost a trench held by one company, but bombing parties drove out the Germans and re-occupied it. A feature of the incident was the German employment of many gas shells.

ITALIANS ADVANCING

FIGHTING FOR PASSES

Rome, Last Night. The Italians gained a mile towards Tiernova and reached a point commanding the railway junction, whereby food passes to Gorizia from the Tiernov-a Plateau. It was a thrilling episode. Ten thousand feet from the Tonale Pass region, the Austrians thought they had found two undefended passes, which would enable them to break through western Trentiuol and reach the Lombardi Plain. Parties of Tyrolese mountaineers, with guns, traversed the Adamello glacier, crossing the sea of ice seven miles. A raging blizzard split up the two columns, and they stole cautiously- along tracks known ony to Alpine smugglers, expecting to catch the Italians napping. The Italian Alpini discovered them, and a sharp fight took place. The Ty-rolese, defeated, had to again face the glazier and blizzard. It is not known whether they- re-gained their lines. Italy is preparing for a winter campaign in the Alps, collecting skins, including those of rabbits, foxes, and wolves. People are urged to encourage the temporary breeding of these animals, which multiply easily. DA R DANEL LES A SSA ULT. ALLIES ATTACK VEHEMENTLY. London, Last Night. The Athens correspondent of the “Daily Mail” reports that the Allies are attacking a vehemently, the whole line of ships co-operating. It is reported that all the attacks have been si iccessfu 1. HOSPITAL ARRANGEMENTS. London, Lart Night. Sir Frederick Treves, at a Red Cross meeting at Aylesbury, said there was no hospital at Gallipoli, and no means of erecting one. The wounded were taken off from Gaba Tepo and other beaches, and conveyed to Mudros. Thence they were distributed to Alexandria and Malta. Mud ros Contained a general hospital, with beds, also hospital ships, pillows, cooking-stoves, fly-curtains, and fan*. This meant a great deal for the army, which was better provided for than the British. There never was an army in which the medical and sanitary arrangements were more perfect. But such a vast expansion was necessary after the outbreak of war. that the army must look to civilians to supplement it* efforts. A WAR INDEMNITY. Constantinople, Last Night. Germany has informed the Porte guarantors that England will pay Turkov a war indemnity of £2OO 000000. SOME PLOTTING. Cairo, Last Night. Goncrnl Maxwell issued «n important proclamation calling on anyone aware of a plot against the Government, to inform the authorities, otherwise they will be liable to maria J law. BULGARIAN. ATTITUDE. Sofia, Ixi-t Night. A Ministerial order definitely suspends railway communication with' Turkey. WHAT OF GREECE? Rome, Last Night. Prince George of Greece has arrived at Corfu. Victor Emmanuel and the diplomatists attach great importance to the mission.