LATEST RUSSIAN REPORT.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3997, 2 August 1915, Page 5

LATEST RUSSIAN REPORT.

ENEM Y ADVANCING AT A PRICE. AUSTRIANS LOSE HEAVILY AT SOKAL. FIERY RUSSIAN BAYONET CHARGE. (Received August 2, 12.30 a.m.) PETROGRAD. Aug. I. Official: There were'barren attacks at Bausk. between the Dwina and the Niemon. A fiery Russian bayonet charge west Of Km no on Thursday dislodged the enemy from several positions, which were captured. This morning the enemy's weak forces continued their efforts to cross from the left bank of tin* .Yaiew to the east at Rozan. VY r e maintained our old front. We yesterday repulsed a German attack uni t h-west of Blonie and vigorously attacked troops who crossed (In' \ istula. On the Magduchetf-Ivozenitze front in the sector lie low the mouth of the Radoihka we dislodged the enemv front the forests on the right bank and drove them on to the. islands and sandbanks on the Vistula. The enemy is holding his ground on the Fpper Vistula, near Matzewitze. Our troops on Thursday night, between the Vistula and the Bug were ordered to march to positions prepared in the rear. The enemy did not molest our occupation on the new front, where we established ourselves on Friday without a fight. We evacuated Lublin and the railway between the stations of No vail l Alexandria and Riovetz. Our troops continued to dislodge the enemy from -osltions at Sulcal. Prisoners state that the enemy has suffered severe losses h here in the last few days.

THE SEA WOLVES. .MO RE TRA W LE.RS SUNK. (Received August t. 4 p.m.) LONDON - . July 31. The Lowestoft trawlers Achieve, Guest, Strive and Athena were submarined and the crews landed. LEYLAMD LINER SUNK. . TWO AMERICANS KILLED. (Received Aug. 1. 3.40 p.m.) LONDON, Aug. I. The I.eyland liner Iberian, lias heen torpedoed and sunk. Seven people were killed, and the remainder and sixty-two of the crow were saved. The Iberian’s survivors were in Dio boats for several hours. Two toed aboard the rescuing steamer. An American, woman was killed aboard the Iberian. AMERICA WILL TAKE NO ACTION (Received Aug. 1, 5.5 p.m.) WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. One American muleteer was killed aboard the Iberian. The State Department will not take action, as the Iberian tried to escape. SULTAN OF TURKEY. ANOTHER ILLNESS REPORTED. (Received Aug. 1, 3.30 n.m.)AMSTERDAM, July 81. ' Merlin messages 'state that the Sultan .is again ill, and an operation lias not relieved bis suffering..

DECLARATION DAY. WEDNESDAY’S RESOLUTIONS.' GOOD CHEER FOR THE ALLIES. (Received August I. 3.30 p.m.) LONDON, July 31. The Central Patriotic Coin ini tteo places the chief value of Wedinesday’s anniversary meetings upon messages of good cheer to the Allies. The number ol meetings arranged throughout the Empire proclaiming an indexible determination to continue. till victory is won is largely increasing daily. Many society women .are signing a pledge to give up luxuries and not to use .motor cars for private purposes, not. to patronise restaurants, not to observe fashions, and to wear clothes till they are worn out. A campaign with these objects is commencing throughout Britain. AUSTRALIAN ITEMS. ■ AUSTRALIA DAY. COLLECTIONS. (Received August 1. 7.10 p.m.) SYDNEY, Aug. 1. The Australia Dav collections reached £372,000, and in Victoria £200,000. The Australian Jockey Club proposes to vote a further £IO,OOO, making a total of £23,00.0, to the patriotic funds. , „ V. M. McLun, who has died or wounds, served in the New Zealand contingent in South Africa.