GROWING FEELING OF OPTIMISM.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 4000, 5 August 1915, Page 5

GROWING FEELING OF OPTIMISM.

TEMPORARILY USABLE TO PUSH' HOM'H • THESB DRIVES, ' •• Osit? kSAf iif Bfc SAVED, BUEMY ON THE NAREW.

bolow 5 s mm mi mmm< BRITISH SUBMARINES THREATENING F!HS?H~ORCE. ME MTS, (United Press Assoclafciea.—Copy rig lit. i (Received August 4. 10.10 p.m.) LON DON, Augusi -{ . Mr Washnurn, the war con'**pendent, after covering the Visiida raid JNarew fronts, is rather ojitimi.stie. He says (he _ger rol impression south of Warsaw seems good. On the Blouie line Die position is not serious. The Germans seem to be lacking applies for the first time, with the result t'liat their drives are not continuous. Ten German divisions are dug in soutlr eas of the hfarew. The immediate fate of Warsaw probably dep ads on the strength of the defending armies here. An mu (Mu-ity toid him: ‘'As conditions are, we can stick and probably save W i-rsuw.” Mr Wash burn think' that ten days will decide the hue of Lite city. Da tor reports indicate that iho (Jermans have retired m the di lion of ra wee a:.d i ptimisia in regard to Warsaw is slightly gu .■.■ mg. W ar critics are coining to the conclusion that the centre of gi\i iiy on the Jhtlan Ikon-, has shifted definitely from soutli to north and it now seems that Die German attack on Aiemonawina A the real thing. The Germans reached Ponioviesz over a week ago. but only advanced one march, which showed that the .Russians were quite prepared, to meet the movement. ()ne hundred and fifty guns were recently concentrated at a Anglo point in the advance against the -Petrograd railway and tin- Russians were obliged to retire, but counter-attacked before the big guns were able to follow up the advance, forcing the t bumans to fall back ten versts. The. German transport torpedoed yesterday in the Baltic by British submarine carried .reinforcements to Libau for Von )>■•-• vs-: bard--pressed army. The importance of the foot lias lr> ■ i: the fact that a German regiment was seal to the bottom, than that-maritime reinforcement must cease or be carried out with extreme caution in future. J'h fex ere sir' ugly opposing any attempt to advance I o*l Riga. , i | Germany's Fo^css. Tiie Russians state that there are 35 German Army Corps between the Baltic and Bukovina, of which ten have come from the west front since May I anu three since July 1, which were required to make good General Maekensen’s and General Hindenburg’s serious losses. The Germans at W'yhzkow include 131 active battalions,considered the best of Germany’s remaining army. Russian officers who faced the German artillery drive opine tliat the best method of dealing with the drive is to attack withou* giving the enemy a chance of selecting a spot to mass his artillery. Experience shows that an unsuccessful attack is less rosily than an attempt to hold positions. Russia, has already armed and equipped between six and sc-.-ri: million men and lias the same number available. A Refry rad official message says: Our seaplanes drove a German gunboat ashore at Windnu and had a round with a /h-p----p.-liu and two German seaplanes, sin of which was brought down. There' was desperate righting oil Biraday and Monday east of lam i cvr-z and hand to band fighting on the Narew and at the | moiiih of the Achlcva. Trenches frequently changed hands and desperate battles still- rage left of the Narow and north-east of Rozani. where the enemy makes every step at the cost of enormous losses and prodigious efforts. After an«»)>:tremdy sanguinary action. on Sunday tin* Germans who crossed the Vistula captured part ol Mutzec vitze lore.st and made furtiier considerable- progress. . We repulsed the enemy near Ivuroff and north of Dublin and also on Loth sides of tlie Tr-ytniki-Vloodvn Road, inflicting gn-ai losses. Master Stroke of «Gsiiera§sfiip, q'he “Daily Telegraph’s” Pc-trograd eorrespoudent says recent operations show that the withdrawal from the Vistula was decided on weeks ago and will probably be revealed later-as a masterstroke of generalship. The only reason for the Austro-. German advance north ward ox toe 3 .üblin-C-hojin railway on Sunday was that tlie ground wan suitame lor entangling the .Russia ns in a "vhera-1 engagement and hence the Russians preferred ivbdl ba<-G " The “Times’ ” PeGograd corr-uxmdont says theq Diana proceedings indicate that despite iiiv trials Russia will taco tne f*; 1 1. i j - anwaveri ngl y. The correspondent says there is much animation in the lobbies. numerous members who had visited the front speaking- confidently of tlie future. The question as repeatedly heard : blow soon will our Allies resume the general offensive f .G! are confident that this will not be delayed a moment longer than necessary. ’ _ The civil life of Warsaw continues. People still frequent the cafes and parks. The hob-ls are empty. Visitors imve di'pai ied it* timir homes. The narrowing process of the Russian-Pol ish front continues according to plan with the utmost success. General Tlindenberg*. with new troops from the west front, is si mining every effort to bridge the. obstacles of: the Ojsli river and .make a thrust aouinst the branch line connecting the War-saw-1 Vi rogmd railway .with OstreleTilcn .