Enemy’s Grip Tightening

Southland Times, Issue 17483, 26 July 1915, Page 5

Enemy’s Grip Tightening

Russian Offensive on Left Wing ENEMY’S TRENCHES CAPTURED Italians on the Isonzo Hold Commanding Positions America’s Plain Warning to Germany President Wilson’s Note 356 th Day of the War iumwnimmmrrmrr*— ** (JSy Telegraph.—Proas Assn.—Copyright)

WELLINGTON, July 24. The High Commissioner reports from London, under date, July 24, (4.30 a.m.): — At Bois le Pretre on Thursday night the French set foot in trenches previously lost. Two German counter-attacks were repulsed. A French flying squadron dropped 2S shells on the railway stations at Conflans and La Jarnisy. There is fierce fighting on the Russian front. The Germans claim that between the Vistula and tlie Bug the Russian resistance Is broken. The well-informed Petrograd correspondent of the Morning Post, in a remarkable despatch published to-day eulogising the Grand Hake's strategy, says that In the recent campaign the German advances was made every time over ground abandoned by Russians, not after defeat, hut in execution of a well-thought out general plan. Borne advices show that Tnrco-ltalian relations are becoming increasingly embittered. The American Nolo to Germany has reached Berlin. PETROGRAD, July 24. Official: The enemy stormed portion of our lines in front of Ivangorod after breaking the entanglements. AVe counterattacked and drove them back. Stubborn fighting is proceeding in the Sokal region, where wo captured several linos of trenches, pressing the enemy towards Sokal. Large enemy forces occupied portion of Portnrzca, near Sokal."' We expelled them, and when their reserves attempted to come up our artillery prevented them from crossing the Bug, inflicting enormous losses. There is stubborn fighting near Voilewitze, on the left bank of the Wioprz. Largo German forces commenced to advance north, and a fierce battle raged in the woods on the night of 22nd Jnlv. The enemy was everywhere thrown back with very heavy losses, and also lost six guns and five hundred prisoners. On the rest of the front the situation is unchanged.