LATEST COMMUNIQUE FROM PETROGRAD

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2794, 12 June 1916, Page 5

LATEST COMMUNIQUE FROM PETROGRAD

RUSSIAN CAVALRY! IN ACTION VANGUARD 20 MILES HROM LEMBERG (Rec. Juno 11, S.EA p.m.) Petrograd, June 10. A Russian official communique states: 1 US' Germans are attempting to cheek our advance in Voiliynia and Galicia. Fresh Troops have arrived from North Polsie, ljVit notwithstanding powerful resistance we continue to advancc our whole front from the Pi'i[ict to the Rumatiia.n frontier. Many Germans are among the prisoners taken. "Our cavalry led the attack in many of bhe sectors. The Cossacks captured 2 guns, 8 ammunition wagons, and 200 caissons of shells, wliilo on another sector 30 cylinders of poison gas were captured. ! "We have crosscd the Strypa, and some of our troop? have reached the river nt Zlotapotok.. v "General Midouline was seriously wounded. . "The'encmy violently bombarded the region ."north-east of Krevo, south of Smorgoni (near Vilna), and took the offensive 'ija Thursday night with considerable forces. His attempts to reach our troncheii failed."-

DEVELOPING THE OFFENSIVE ALONG THE DNIESTER Petrograd, Juno 11. A Russian official communique states: "The piercing of the enemy's front in the Strypa region has resulted in the occupation o£ the enemy's fortified posi. tion on tho cast bank. _ "Ws entered Buczacz, and, developing our offensive along tho Dniester, cartied the village of Solanka and seized a largo artillery park containing great quantities of shells at the village of Potokzoty. . 'Our total captures to date are 1240 officers, 71,000 men, 94 guns, 167 ma- • clune-guns, 53 bomb-throwers, and a largo quantity of material." BACK TO THE SEPTEMBER FRONT (Roc. Juno 11, 5.5 p.m.). Petrograd, June 10. A further capture of 5500 sofclicrs, 90 officers, and 11 guns is reported. Tho enemy's losses aro estimated at between one-fourth and one-third of their original effectives of 650,000. On tho front between Buczacz and the Dneistw, the Russians have completely brokon the enemy, while on the Styr and ithe Strypa they havo regained all tho ground they had losjt since September. The Russians have now crossed tho Z lota Lipa, and are advancing on tho Milota Lipa. AUSTRIANS EVACUATE DUB NO. (Rec. Juno 11, 5.5 p.m.) Geneva, June 10. The Austrians have evacuated Dub no. The Russian vanguard is now within twenty miles of Lemberg, The Russians sinco the outset of their offensive have captured 0i guns, AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. (Roc. June 11, 5.5 p.m.) Amsterdam, June 10. An Austrian official communique states: "The fighting on our north-eastern front is less severe. Tho Russian attacks near Kolki, north of Nova Lejfinetz, north-west of Tarnopol, and on the Dniester, havo been ropulsed with heavy enemy losses." (Rec, June 11, 11.5 p.m.). Amsterdam, June 11. An Austrian official communique states: "Extremely stubborn battles have been fought between Okno and Dobronoutz. Eight attacks werp repulsed in one sector and five in another. "Strong Russian forcos, after bitter fighting, drovo our troops to the western bank of the Strypa. "We repulsed numerous attacks north-wost of Tarnopol. ' ' "Fighting occurred in the Lutsk region, west of the Styr. "The Russian attempts to cross near IColki and north-west of Czartorysk Havo failed." ' THE RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE IN ASIA MINOR (Reo. June A,. 6.5 p.m.)' * Petroflrad, June 10. A Russian official communique states: "We dislodged tho Turks south of tho ftartokof region, in. Trebizond, and dashed at the enemy's positions in tho direction of Gulmiohejian, capturing much equipment." FIERCE FIGHTING ON ITALIAN FRONT ENEMY MAKING DESPERATE EFFORTS AUSTRIAN DEAD PILED IN HEAPS (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright). (Rec. June 10, 3.20 p.m.) Rome, 0 line 9, An Italian official communique states: "Fighting of extreme violence con. tinues on the Sette Comeni plateau. The battle for our positions «ast of Cnmpojuulo raged desperately until eleven o'clock at night; our infantry niada hecatombs for their assailants, ?(i3 bodies being counted in front of a single ccmj;r.ny. "The enemy received enormous rein forcements yesterday. After intenso bombardment their infantry renewed their attacks east of Asiago and Campomalo, Wo ropeatedly repulsed them nuii courageously counter-attacked with tne bayonet, lr.:t at tho end of tho day we fi-,11 Kick ore hundred metres (about 110 yards), in order to avoid the enemy's incessant artillery fire." i (Reo. Juno 12, 0,25 a.m.) , Rome, June 11. 'An. Italian official communique states:—"We have made progress in the Upper Larsen Valley, in the Monte Ogno sector, the Astico Valley, and the western slopes of Monto Cegnio. We continue to, advance in the Upper Botto and Ansei Valleys." AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. (Rec. June 11, 5.5 p.m.) Rome, June 10.' An Austrian official communique states: "We captured Monte. Sisenql, north of Monte Melotta, and Monto Castel Gom berto. Both positions were strongly defended," ■ ITALIAN TRANSPORTS ATTACKED BY AUSTRIAN SUBMARINES (Rec. Juno 11, 5.5 p.m.) Rome, June 10. Two Austrian submarines attacked threo Italian transports in the Lower Adriatic, and torpedoed the Principe TJmberto, which sank in a few minutes, about half the soldiers being drowned. ITALIAN GOVERNMENT SUFFERS A TECHNICAL DEFEAT. (Rec. June 11, 5.5 p.m.) ' ■ Rome, Juno 10. The Italian Government suffered ato clinical defeat on a motion granting monthly votes on account, tho Chamber refusing to insert words expressing confidence in the Government. / .