South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-09
DRIVE ON WARSAW
CHECKED BY RUSS
BIoodieSt Fighting of the War
is Going on Both Sides of the
Road to Lublin, North of
kraSnik.

LONDON. July s.-Reinfcrced by
fresh hordes and supported by the i'm
portant strategic railway at their rear
the Russians in southern Poland have
developed a violent offensive which
has for the time at least blunted an
other AustrO- German drive on War
saw and thrown the Teutons strictly
upon the defensive Before vicious
attacks by large Russian forces the
Teutons have fallen back from both
sides OF the road TO Lublin upon the
heights north Of Krasnik. The losses
on both sides have been unprecedent-
ed II is reported. the bloOdiest fighting
Of the war gOinS On in the angle north
OF the little Polish town.
Within a few miles OF their object
I've the Teutonic allies not only have
been brought TO a sharp halt. but the
offensive has passed to the SlaYs. Mil
itary critics are unwilling at present.
however to say whether this fighting
forecasts a definite end 70 the massive
sweep which carried the AustrO- Ger
man armies from the Carpathians
across Galicia and we'll into Russian
Poland.
There are so many possibilities that
might lead TO a merely temporary
halt in the Teuton drive that these eX-
peTts are awaiting further results IN
the fighting before forming opinions.
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around Prsemysl. the AustrO- Germans
suffered an apparently decisive check
only few days before the fall of the
fortress when, awaiting fresh supplies
OF ammunition they fell back for
time across the river San.
The TeutOn offensive west OF the
Vistula continues unchecked. Ac-
cOrding to reports from Berlin the
Russians are being pushed back
steadily and the western bank Of the
river is being cleared. The Teuton re-
treat on the plains beyond Krasnik,
according to Berlin writer's, is mere
temporary shift which puts the Rus
slams to the necessity or storming
practically impregnable positions on
the fortified heights and gives the
Austro- German artillery tull play
against the Slav defenses.
Despite n considerable Russian eX
penditure OF shells in the fighting now
proceeding. IL is not believed that this
can be kept up. 1t is also pointed
out that owing 10 the steadily increas-
ing hustro- German line OF communal
cations II is more difficult than for
merIy TO transport shells in the great
quantity in which Won Mackenzen
swept a path through Galicia. Tenn
porary halts to replenish are to be ex-
pected, IL is stated in Berlin.
Heavy fighting also continues
against Won Linsingen's army which
now holds the western bank of Zlota
Iipa The Russians have directed a
number Of assaults against his lines,
all OF which, according to the state
rnent received here Thursday night
from Vienna have been repulsed.
Fierce fighting continues along the
Bug and far to the south on the
Dneister, but the Germans and Aus
TRANS report that everywhere they are
keeping their front intact.
The Russians report that in the
fighting south of Iulin 1000 prisoners
have been taken in the fighting thus
far. Some disorder has marked the
Teuton movements in Withdrawing TO
the heights, it is said
PETROGRAD, July S.-Maintain-
ing their offensive against the Austrl-
an troops that invaded Poland from
the south. the Russian forces nave
driven the enemy back twelve miles
from the WilkOlaz heights, accordlnS
10 reports received from the front on
Thursday The fierce Onslaughts OF
the cars troops are keeping the sol
diers OF Archduke Joseph Ferdinand
on the defensive.
The latest advices from the front
Petrograd military experts assert IN
dicate that the blow which the Austro-
German forces had planned against
IvangOrOd and Warsaw will terminate
in complete failure and that a repeu-
ton Of the disaster with which the
Austrians met last fall is imminent
The German offensive against War
saw from the west is declared at the
war office TO have met with failure
again. The Germans made several
assaults in the region of Borzymow
on Tuesday and were able to gain only
two unimpOrtant hills. which the Rus
SLAMS had abandoned TO avoid unnec-
essarv loss OF life until the terrific
fire of the German artillery ceased
In the attempted advance that fol-
lowed their occupation of these Mills
the Germans suffered enormous loss
es They were met by calling fire
from the Russian artillery and ma
chine guns and two companies tnaI
led the attack were practically de-
stroved by rifle fire from concealed
trench.