Eastern News

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 61, 12 July 1915, Page 5

Eastern News

VICTORY ON THE VISTULA. United Press Association. Geneva, July 10. A telegram states that a battle began on Wednesday on the right bank of the Vistula, between Wisniga and Chodel, and terminated in a .Russian accentuated the retreat. The Austrovictory. The Russians attacked with such dash that the enemy immediately retreated. The Russians’ artillery Germans, within twenty-seven hours, lost thirteen thousand killed and twenty thousand wounded of the best of their first line troops. Petrograd, July 10.

Official : The enemy in the direction of Bolimoff attacked us. using gasses, hut they are nowhere progressing Our offensive at Lublin extended along the whole region from the mouth of the Podlipe to a stream south of Bykhava. The enemy continues to retreat, while trying to hold us. We have now captured over fifteen thousanad prisoners. Official: Encounters are more frequent between Przasnysz and the Vistula. The Germans on Friday night jevacuated the last trenches captured near Genuine, covering their withdrawal with a hurricane of fire. In the Lublin area, south of Uhzeloff, our troops have approached the River Vijnitza. The enemy maintains his position on Height 118, south oi’ N il kolaz. and delivered violent attacks on the village of Bystrzitza, which were all repulsed. Our reserves dashingly counter-attacked on Friday afternoon and forced the enemy to make a hasty and disorderly retreat. Between Vierpz and Westerhnr we easily repulsed attacks. The enemy assumed the offensive at Zlotolipa and several times reached the entanglements, hut were repulsed each time.