TEMPORARY LULL IN TIE RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2797, 15 June 1916, Page 5

TEMPORARY LULL IN TIE RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE

ENEMY WITHDRAWN OUT OF REACH / RUSSIANS CROSS THE DNIESTER (By Telegraph—Press Associ-.tion—'Vpyrigbt). (Rec.-Juno 14, 7.20 p.m.) The latest tidings from the Russian southern front discfoss a tempoMv lull. An official communique states: "In view-of the fact that the Austro-German troops in many places have withdrawn out of reach of our blows, our armies T eF„°I tec l. llttle ln ? rea f :e ,D tV number of prisoners to-day. Tho total to dXi* ® fficers , an .d -IW.JOQ men, <rf whom General Letchitzky took 751 officers and 3c,833 men, with 201 guns and machine-guns. makS e Sess7' Sed Dniester aud captured many fortified points,' continually , J h * Germans, are not venturing to transfer reinforcements to the Galicinn endeavounng to create a diversion north of the St Ihey have had soma local success, capturing the village of KochanvCt this is quite ingapable of materially aifecting events. "-ocnany, but General Letchitzky's army in the south ..performed prodigious valour Tl,„ precipitous bans of the Dniester had been converted into one continuous stron" hold, and the Austrian* had regarded Dobronowce and the surroundtac Soun tains, which were with forests, as a reliable protection aeatost sis e tance SSlan anCO ott Czemt>wltz . hut General Letchitzky's overcome afl r«. General Brusiloff's capture of the Demidovka (south-west of Dubno) nlaces the Russians m command of an important forest. region, forming a natural stronghold, of winch the Ikva and Stvx may bo comnavprl tn ;,m«oL natural protecting two sides of the position. This, valuable base will enablo General Brusiloff. to checkmate any Austrian effort to counter tho northward. The Eighth Amy, which has advanced thirty miles in the direction of Kovel, will soon be m a position to assist to ttirust troops beUd T a r 10 •pol, and join them in advancing on Lemborg. A aino ' "A NIGHTMARE OP A COUNTRY" • !*•' (Bee. June 11, 7.20 p.m.) ; HmMin " Dail^t Cl f niole " s!> y s \."General Brusilors. schemes l^^ 1 "^-!^! that he was able Jp commence his offensive' at twn tlm-*' . paiiecc nightiuariTof a marsfr been living on :slands in the channels of black water whiln H,,, uL?,Ji • tions were practically rafts, stranded half-way between the nnl P '? l ' proachable over log roads. It is impossible to exag-erate the 4o?rl , t' genmty by which General Brusiloff contrived to Dour'a dense ntb.nl" <, paths, through man-drowning 2'S' a ° d so reach the rising ground of which is the centre, and thmce along 1116 Sarefcb, where there is more open country. Tho T?eli»inn Avmnnvn/i Pm. Corps did excellent service. 1 7 " 1110 ■ Bei f> ia " Aimoured Car 'The population «t Kieff is renewing tho ■ emotions of tlio early davs of the ,£• sstfiss sSs :iers is 1 J&tSrt tSSSCL"" JSt -t ft.

GERMAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. • •' . CRec. June 14, 2.15 p.m.) on theflvina""' 3 annihilßtert a Russian cavalry brigade AUSTRIAN LINE BROKEN EROM BUCZACZ TO THE DNIESTER ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) The Austrian front is'broken from Buczaez to'the have already regained all the ground lost since September, IDIS. If the northern tirement con as weU as the «™amdor, it will compel a general Galician reThe offensive is one of the Rreatest surprises of the war. Experts believed that Kussia had still not recuperated, , and they were not ready for an offensive ot such extraordinary energy and weight, but correspondents report that the Russian Army is thoroughly reconstituted, is re-equipped wifcli modern arms and supplies, and has an abundance of artillery and munitions. They hare f OT , i I,illl V'«yf which thoy lack : a wonderful system of light linos, causeways, and modern bridges. The Russian defensive positions for hundreds of miles havo perfectly-made tronchcs, practically impregnable German' correspondents are warning' Germany thai; tho Russian artit leiy is wonderful, and its fire terrific, and that this may seriously affect the Eastwii campaign.

THE EIGHT BLOW, THE RIGHT MOMENT, THE RIGHT PLACE ("Times" and "Sydney "Sun" Services. (Rec. June Id, 5.5 p.m.) „ . , . ~ - London, June 13. Ihe limes, m a leader, says: Ihe magnitude of Urn Russian offensive' and the Jingo capture o prisoners awl booty furnishes y, signal example of Urn advantages of co-ordination winch aro governing the Allied onera, tions. Austria has been surprised by the sudden revelation of the number power, and accuracy of th 0 new Russian batteries, swiftly reversing tho impression created by last summer s retreat. Russia has been armed anew, and 'no longer experiences the anguish of finding her guns outranged, and sacrificing her incomparable lmnntry through lack of artillery, Tho nrocess of re-armanmnf is probably not yet complete, but Russia j| eaTill |Utime when she will meet the enemy on eqnal torms. She h ns now struck at the right moment, and in the right region. If \Oll Hindeiiburjr jjitoiultj to inovo on tho Tligfl-Dvinsk front he is ail uncommonly slow starter, | )u t ) 10 , mls |. 1)0 sor i ollslv l lllm ]i rßnp ea by, the westward withdrawal of his re 3ems> nml German High Son. Fleet's unlucky challenge 111 the North Sea, wind, marred tho nrosnoct of the blow in the Baltic, on which \mi Himlenburg w a3 counting. Nevertheless, it is too soon to assume tha'* VOll Ilmdenburg s prospects havo been shelved. There is an judication that nis forces arc beginning to rnove. Germany is reaching that condition wlie.ll she will strike anywher© and everywhere in search of a success.'