NEWS OF THE WEEK.
rnE Russian news as we write on Thursday is distinctly
bettor. News reached this country on Wednesday after- noon that the Russians were making a stand in Galicia, and that in the course of fighting over a wide battle-front our gallant ally repulsed no less than eight attacks by the Germans and Austrians, and ended by capturing some forty guns, twenty-four machine guns, and about seven thousand prisoners. It is true that at the same time the Germans claim to have captured the fortress of Luck, but this appears to be solely due to the continued strategic retirement of the Russians. The Russians are still engaged in the work of falling back in order to straighten their line, and in all proba- bility this manoeuvre will continue for some time to come— a period which is not likely to be less than ton days or a fortnight.
