Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-30

The Russians are now making their stand on the Bug River. This great stream, which offers many advantages for a strong defence, rises near zloc- COW in Galicia, runs almost north, forms a great part of the eastern frontier of Russian Poland and joins the Vistula eighteen miles northwest of Warsaw. It is along its Galician course that the army of Grand Duke Nicholas is believed to have taken up strong positions, the loss of which would mean the further retirement of the Russian forces.
 Russians Driven Back.
 Already the Austro- Germans have pushed the Russians back to the Bug River near Kamionka, northeast of Lemberg and further north have pen etrated Russian Poland, capturing the important town of Tomaszow; they have also, according to the official re- port from Vienna, driven the Russians holding ground near Sielec, northward IS far as krystianpol a distance of about eight miles, and have taken Burstyn, north of Halicz. In fact. the masses of Austrian and German troops are advancing along their en- tire front, in the southeast forcing the Russians before them in a broad sweeping movement and in the north east pushing forward, with Warsaw, the Polish capital, as their objective.
 Should the Austro-Germans succeed in crossing the Bug River in strength the complete evacuation of eastern Galicia by the Russians would seem probable.
 Montenegrins In Albania.
 An interesting incident of the war is the occupation of Scutari, Albania, by the Montenegrins. Two years ago, in the Balkan War, the Montenegrin troops captured Scutari, after long siege and held 1t for a time against the protests of the great powers Austria. and Italy being mostly con cerned-but it's evacuation was or dered by King Nicholas when the Montenegrin coast was bIockaded by m international naval squadron. Ser bia had already sent troops into AL bania, when Montenegro decided to make a second descent on Scutari, which has long been an object of her desire.
 Quiet In Western Zone.
 The western zone is strangely quiet. Although the sector in which Arras is situated is still the scene of French efforts to gain ground which in the final accounting would prove of inn measurable value to them, and fight ing also has been going on in the Vosges, where the Germans captured positions held by the French on the slopes to the east of Metzeral, only to have them re-taken, there are great stretches of the Franco Belgian front, which to the initiated are character ized by a. somewhat mysterious inac- tivity. This has been particularly mo- ticeable of late with reference to the section held by the British troops.
 Asquith's Plea for Money.
 Tn the Guildhall at London Premier Asquith has made a plea to the peo- pie to come forward and subscribe to the new war loan and at the same time urged upon them the necessity of thrift to this end.
 In the French senate Premier Vii viani and the war minister, M. Mil lerand, urging the passage of the ap- populations bill, providing $1,12G, ,000,- poo to cover the government expenses for the quarter beginning July 1, which was eventually adopted, made a plea for solidarity and patient eff fort The war minister announced a vast increase. in the production Of ammunition and guns.