THE POLAND CRISIS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3999, 4 August 1915, Page 5

THE POLAND CRISIS.

RUSSIA’S DELIBERATE RKTREAT ADVANC9NC EWE MY GREATLY PUNEBHEO. DAYS OF STUBBORN FIGHTING. (Received Aug. 3, 8.50 p.m.) PETROGR AIL Aug. 3. A communique says: —We captured 500 priMmers and six machine-guns cast of Pontevesz. Tlie enemy made progress on the right ha.‘ik of the Narew alter several days of .stubborn fighting. The enemy has concentrated very large forces in the Boss..hi district, and attacked in tno direction of the railway south of Ostroieiniu, where an extremely desperate am. sanguinary batth; continues. Actions on the Vistula north-west of Blonie and south oi Carakal. ana terminated in our favor. We withdrew to a more concentrated position near the i.uugui'ocl crossing. After a stubborn engagement our troops on the sector of the Bug occupied their new front unmolested.

GERMAN REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVING.

FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE ALLIES. PETROGR AD, Aug. 2. Official: The transport of large German reinforcements from the French to the Russian front began on the fourth week in July, when General Mackenscu’s army was severely handled in the Viepr/i Valley and the battles of the Narew were long drawn. This created lavorable conditions bn the Allies’ operations in the Vest. The batteries at Novoedroevisk dismantled two German guns on niotoi carriages, and tin; enemy failed in repeated attempts to remove them.

RUSSIA’S HUGE RESOURCES. FINANCIAL A-PETTY OF THE WAR. A SATISFACTORY BF.BOPT. PUT ROGRAD. Aug. 2. In the Duma, M. Park, Alinistcr for Finance*, statc f { tliav- not withstanding the enormous cxjiemliture. Russia had succeeded nut onlv in deriving the uoco-'sarv rcsuiirccs irum her national wealth, but had filled the gap <luo to stoppage of the sale ot -aI oho!. The Hiii expenses of HI 15 would reach. 7242 million roubles. The Government proposed a series oi credit, operations, oi which the success would he undoubted because the total national savings had increased by I >oo million savings, which proved Hie country’s resources were adequate lot carrying out. these operations . . Their resource*- ought 1n be entirely attributable to the peopiO s tOlltpCl ance. lie insisted that this beneficent salutary prohibition ought to be maintained after the war.

TURKEY’S GOAL SUPPLIES DISORGANISED BY RUSSIAN TOIIPEDOERS. F URTII ER DA A! AG E Jt K l ’OI IT Ei > • (Received Aug. 3, 10.50 p.m.) PF I'ROG RAD, Aug. 3. Official : Our tornedoers in. the Black Sea ignited a coal depot and .-aim ten coal-laden vessels, and also destroyed over 200 coal sailers and three .-hipyards oil the .Anatolian coast. GERMAN WAR THRIFT". AN IXYEXTOI?Y OF COTTON. (Received Aug. 3. 8.40 p.m.) LONDON. Aug. 3. Germany is talcing an inventory of the cotton throughout tlie country, oven including men’s underclothing. Special permission is needed lotusing motor boats privately, with a view to conserving benzine.

BRITAIN’S PREP A RATIO N S STATEMENT BY SIR EDWARD CARSON. A WORD TO NEUTRALS. NEW YORK. Aii". 2. Sir Edward Carson, m a statement to the Associated Press, said: “Britain hates war. but is resolved to sec the matter through. “Britain to-day teems with militarv camps, wherein a million men oi the finest material are being trained and equipped. The laet that the task is being accomplished without dramatic demonstration and foolish boasting is not a sign of . weakness, but oi strength. “We have the right to ask neutrals whether they are doing everything possible to insist- that the laws ot humanity and doctrines ot inu'i national law are being earned out. “Neutrals are the executive powot to compel 1 the observance ot principles of international law. Il they Bill the result would lie disastrous f<> t 1,1 world.”