RUSSIANS PRESSING THEIR ADVANCE

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2734, 31 March 1916, Page 5

RUSSIANS PRESSING THEIR ADVANCE

GERMAN REVERSES

THAW FLOODS LOW-LYING GROUND By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, March 29.,; A Russian communique states: "The Germans made furious counterattacks north-west of Postavy. We exploded thirteen mines north of Bojan, in Galicia, rushed two enemy trenches, killed the survivors, and destroyed five guns. 1 ' (Rec. March 30, 10 n.m.) Petrograd, March 30. "In the region west of Lako Narotch, we disloclgaS the enemy in the southern part of a forest near the village of Mohritza.^ "We forced the German entanglements in the Oghin'sky Canal region, the enemy fleeing across the canal. "As the result of a thaw all along our front, all the marsh and lake ground is flooued." FLOODS HAMPERING OPERATIONS. London, March 29. The "Daily Chronicle's" Petrograd correspondent says: "A big Russian ad-. Vance is impossible at present, as floods will soon stop' operations. The Russians are merely clearing the elevated ground, in order that when the waters subside the Germans will be unable to reoccupy it." GERMAN FLEET 1 MUSTERING IN THE BALTIC. ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.^ (Rec. March 30, 5.5 p.m.) London, March 29. Writing from Petroprad, Mr. Hamilton Fyffe says that the assembling of German capital ships indicates an attempt to command the Baltic in support of land operations- The enemy does not appear to be confident of success in his advance at several places, while Austriaus in Galicia are anxious about Rumania's attitude. AUSTRIAN ALARM AT COLOSSAL LOSSES ON THE DNIESTER (Rec. March 31, 0.10 a.m.) Rome, March 30. The "Idea Nazionale" states that the Russian offensive has alarmed Vienna and Budapest, where tens of thousands of wounded have arrived. A Bucharest dispatch states that the Austrian losses on the Dniester were colossal. RUSSIAN WAR MINISTER RESIGNS (Rec. March 30, 10 p.m.) Petrograd, March 30. M. Polivanoff, Minister for War, at his own request, has resigned his office. M. Chouvleff, head of the commissariat, will succeed him.