THE WAR ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2740, 7 April 1916, Page 5

THE WAR ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT

GENERAL IVANOFF'S SUCCESSOR London, April 5. .Experts point out that General IvanofF was a great artillerist and mathematician. His plans left nothing to chance. General Blousiloff, a cavalry officer, will succeed him. GERMAN FLEETS BOUND FOR GULF OF RIGA VIOLENT CANNONADING HEARD. (Rec. April 6, 8.30 p.m. / Stockholm, April 5. Two large German squadrons of cruisers and torpedo boats have been seen going north. It is believed that they are attempting to force the entrance to the Gulf of Riga, which is now free of ice. Violent cannonading has been heard. RUSSIAN SUCCESS IN THE CAUCASUS (Rec. April 6, 10.50 p.m.) , - - Petrograd, April 6. A Rusßian communique states:—"On the coast region of the Caucasus the Turks, supported by the fire of the cruiser Breslau,'attacked the Russian right flank, but were repulsed with heavy loss. Simultaneously we attacked the centre, and carried part of the Turkish position. ••.-"'We have dislodged the enemy from a series of powerfully-organised mountain positions in the Upper Chorok basin." BRITISH IN MESOPOTAMIA ENTRENCHED POSITION CARRIED BY ASSAULT. The High Commissioner reports:— London, April 5, 11.45 a.m. "General Sir Percy Lake (Commander in Mesopotamia) reports that at five o'clock this morning the Tigris corps' attacked and carried the enemy's entrenched position at Um-el-Hanah. Operations are proceeding satisfactorily." A SCORE OF GREAT .VALUE. v ' (Rec. April 6, 10.50 p.m.) London, April 6. Experts attach' the greatest importance to the victory at TTmm-el-Hennah. The enemy's main advanced position was of great strength, naturally and artificially. It is situated on the north bank, extending from the Tigris to the Suwaicha marshes, thus barring the approach to Kut-el-Amara, twenty miles away.