RUSSIA

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144709, 18 June 1915, Page 3

RUSSIA

BIG GERMAN FORCES. OPTIMISTIC OFFICIAL KEPORTS. PETKOGRAD, Juno 17. The* enemy's on the San is enormous. With iho now iciniorco ments the Germans alone, have fourteen corps concentrated in the regions of Lnbaezouka 'ami Wisznla. The enemy's advance on the right hank of tlio Lubaczowka gives him- possession of a railway spanning tho river, leading north-east to UawarusUa. The group on the Ltihaczowka is endeavouring to advance north-easi and is menacing the Russian rear on tho Dniester, while the AVisznia group is moving in the direction of Lemberg. Official.—Tho Germans’ attacks in the last throo days on Liatzkow wc r e tmsnoccssful and ended in our favour. Our troops in tho Bopoliany district crossed the Venta, tho cavalry sabring hundreds of llcoing Germans. Tho lighting at.Shavli continues with varying fortune. Sdino villages have fallen into the enemy’s hands. Tho enemy fruitlessly attempted to take, tho offensive beyond the middle of thc’Niemen and sustained heavy losses. We recaptured nil our advanced trendies northward of Prasnysz. Tho battle of the San continues with increasing fierceness. Fighting on tho Tistonitsa and JJystritzu front has continued to our advantage. Wo captured trenches northward of Przasnysz. Tho hundred Germans, including fourteen officers, also four guns and six machineguns. The Commission of Inquiry into Gorman atrocities examined a sergeantmajor who had a largo slice out from his back by a German officer in an attempt to get him t-o divulge information. . AUSTRIAN CAPTURES. BERLIN, Juno 16. An Austrian official report says: During the last fifteen days wo captured 100 Russian officers, 122.300 men. 53 cannon, IS7 machine-guns, and 558 wagons. Tho Italians were everywhere ropulscd. RIOTS IN MOSCOW. Due TO GERMAN ATROCITIES. TIMES AND SYDNEY SUN SERVICES. (Received Juno 18, 8 a.m.) LONDON, Juno 17. Mill workers in Moscow, enraged by tho stories of German barbarities and attacks ’by means of gas, raided tho houses of managers of Gorman origin. Rioting ensued and great damage was done. MORE HOPEFUL RUSSIAN REPORTS. WELLINGTON, Juno 18. The High Commissioner reports under date London, Juno 17 (11.55 a.m.): In tho course of counter-attacks m tho region east of Mariampol tho Russians captured tho villages occupied by the enemy. On Tuesday tho enemy begun a bombardment of Osowiec, but at 2 o’clock in tho morning tho batteries of tho fortress got the upper hand. In the Orkitz Valley during Tuesday night tho enemy opened intense artillery fire from numerous batteries against tho village of Jcdnorojetz, throwing tens of thousands of shells in a short time. On Wednesday the enemy several times tried to attack tho position, his efforts ending in his occupation of only part of the completely, destroyed trenches of one of our regiments. North of Brzasnyz tho Russians, by an energetic counter-attack, re-occu-pied all the advanced trenches wlioro the enemy had maintained his position since his attack on the 13lh. In west Galicia the battle on the San continues with increasing fierceness. On the Dniester fighting along tho front continued on Monday and Tuesday to tho Russians’ advantage. South of Jidatcheff, near Boreznitza aud Kroulovska, the Russians captured another 500 Gorman prisoners, including 14 officers, also four guns aud six machine-guns.