LATE WAR NEWS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144708, 17 June 1915, Page 7

LATE WAR NEWS.

GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT; VICTORIES EVERYWHERE! DY ELECTRIC TELEQIUI'U.—COPYRIGHT. (Received I* uno 17, 1.50 p.m.) BERLIN. Juno 16. A communique states that, influenced hy the Russian defeat; tho French and British made strong attacks on many points. The English, near \pr<ss, slightly pushed hack our positions north of Lake village towards Belle, where fighting continues. Two attacks of four English divisions between tho Eslniros-La lla-ssco Road and the canal completely collapsed. The Westphalians reinforced a portion of tho Guard and repulsed this attack after desperate hand-to-hand fighting, in which the British suffered _ severely. We captured several machine-guns and one minethrowing howitzer. We defeated the Russians’ attempted arrest of the pursuit on Wednesday on tho San front between Sieniaja and the Dneater marshes. After ham fighting the Russians wore thrown out ol their positions by evening. Since June 12 General Mnekensen has taken -10.000 prisoners and captured 09 machine gnus. The Russians gained some ground between the Dneistcr marshes and Zuawnn-I. GERMAN AND AUSTRIAN LOSSES. NEARLY SEVEN .MILLIONS. (Received June 17. 2.30 p.m.) ■ PARIS. June 16. Tho newspaper Matin estimates the German.killed, Rounded and prisoners to date at -t.200.000 out of £j millions. Tile Austrians aro put at 2,526,000. out of It millions.