THE DEFENCE OF WARSAW.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3993, 28 July 1915, Page 5

THE DEFENCE OF WARSAW.

GERMANS WITHSN 24 M 8 LES. POISON CAS FAILS TO STOP RUSSIANS. enemy helo up on the BUG. FORMIDABLE OBSTACLE TO CROSS. ENEMY ADVANCING IN HALTfC PROVINCES. RETROGRAD, July 20. Wlirii the Gormans employed ( K*'s clouds on the Narow ironl the Russiaus rushed out to njcet the cloud, and dived through, holding wet rags to their faces. ’I hev tell on the sm - prised Germans, not giving quarter The general mode of del cnee is to till a shallow trench with brushwood soaked in netrolenm. When the gas approehes "the petroleum is ignited, carrying up‘a portion oi the gas_. The -Germans crossed the Narew near the continence oi tie- Or.iitza and iloated pontoons down small iribittarics, which the Genieies had previousL seised. The crossing was facilitated by an islet in the middle ol Die river. ‘There are extensive forests on (he left hank of Narew. and tins region is intersected by streams. Ihe Russians hope that their success on the north hank of the Dneister nutlet smiihlr conditions may lie-repeated on • *ie Narew. In any case the Gentians are confronted hy 10 miles oi roadless country before they reach the Hug, which is a much more formidable obstacle than the Narow. The Germans tire muv 21 miles irom AVarsaw. A German aeroplane dropped homos on Warsaw in a vain attempt te destroy the Vistula brt'b'e. Several civilians met with casualties. The Germans continue to mlvanee in the Baltic province-. I levr immediate goal is Ronven,c-T, ami ultimately the Petrograd-Yilmi radwav: Tilt* operations at presold are oJ secondary imoortance. T; '• Russians have ‘been called hack 1-a maintain touch with, the Mitau-Sliavli forces. Experts expect the climax "gain.-t AVarsaw, Lublin, and Cholm uiihin a fortnight-. The ■•Daily Mail's" Retrograd correspondent says A!, vnkhotnbnoft > supersession to the War Ministry coincided with a ('lean sweep Irom the War Office of all responsible tor the shortage of munitions which ditvumsliod the Government's action, and ha" greatly increased the country s confidence.

RUSSIAN HEROISM.

DELI HE RATE SELF-SAC RIF I'd

Si’LLXDID AID FOR 'fHE ALLIES

(Times and Sydney Hun Services.) (Received Julv 27. 7.T0 p.m.) LONDON. July 27.

■The '■Daily Mail's" Retrograd correspondent states that W arsaw is under military control, am! no information is being telegraphed to the Russian papers, hut it has Lean privately ascertained that the fit' is calm and fairly confident. He adds: 'Teoling here'is that in giving battle and facing a great risk, the Russians are considering the interests of France and Britain in preference to their own."

The “Bourse Gazette” points out that it would Ik: a small matter for Russia, with her vast expanse of territory. to give up for the time being, a niece more of Roland, but- it is clearly recognised that a further retirement without fighting would allow the enemy to transfer largo forces to the western front in order to break through to Calais and possibly to Paris.

FRO N T REMAINS UNCHANGED.

LATEST RUSSIAN REPORT

ALL ATTACKS R-EPF LSKD

(Received Julv 28. 1.30 a.m.) RETROGRAD. July 27

Official: AVith the assistance of our ships, we repulsed the enemy's offensive, which began on Saturday towards Cldok. which is in the region of Tukkum. The enemy continues to unsucessfnlly attack positions at Pissa, near Sinvatki. There was a stubborn encounter south of ltojanv with the Germans, who crossed the Narew. AVe threw them back to the village. AVe repulsed attacks south-east- of Pultusk. The enemy’s attacks on the advanced works at Ivan go rod were repulsed.

The battle between Niepiz and the Bug continues with great intensity. The enemy on Sunday attacked on the whole front, but all their attacks were repulsed and our counter-attacks wore successful.

The front is unchanged, except where a few villages pass from hand-to-hand. Our tovpedoers in the Hlaek Sea destroyed 40 coal-laden sailing ships. THE CAUCASUS FRONT. RUSSIAN PROGRESS REPORT. (Received -Inlv 27. .10.20 p.m.f PETROLRAD, July 27. A Caucasus oflieial message says: "in the coast region we repulsed a partial Turkish offensive. on the right Hank. Keen engagements were directed at .Mush over a wide front. BR !TA3 N S S ' BLOCKADE. RE PI A' TO AMERICAN NOTE. .THE RIGHT TO SEARCH. (Received July 2i , 10.20 p.m.) WASHINGTON, July 27. Britain's reply to the American 7-ote of i'arcli JO, maintains that Britain has steadfastly adhered to the broad prir: iples of international law and if neutrals are aggrieved their remedy lies in the courts or, eventually, in arbitration. It is generally contended that when a neutral country is made a base for operations against a belligerent, other belligerents are justified in blockading its cities. The United States blockaded Bermuda during the Civil War. The only way to ascertain the dost motion of supplies from the United States is to consider the normal consumption of neutrals, wlio do not prevent reshipments to Germany. THE SEA WOLVES. AMERICAN STEAMER. SUNK. LONDON, July 26. A submarine sank tlio American steamer Leelanaw, bound from Archangel to Belfast with a cargo of flax. The crew landed at Kirkwall. r lho British steamer Grangewood, from Archangel to Havre, was also sunk m the „ North Sea. The crew were saved.