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STAGGERING TOTAL BY RUSSIAN CAPTURES'

152,476 PRISONERS TO FURTHER, ADVANCE BY , ' , • The High Commissioner reports:— London, June 16, 12.45 a.m. . An official message from Petrograd states:—"On tha Dvina front, south-west of Lake Narotch, the enemy's artillery was active,., strongly .- bombarding many places. The enemy's subsequent attempts to leave .the trenches were repulsed everywhere., " ■ ••• • •• .' "In the Baranovitiohi. region we took trenches, hut retreated to our former, position. "General Brusiloff's troops continued to advance yesterday. On several sec- v tions of the front we again captured prisoners and military supplies. Thtf enemy in places counter-attacked. - , ' ■ "Supplementary reports give more precise calculations of the captures, as follows:—One General, three regimental commanders, 2167 officers, five doctors, 150,000 men, 163 guns, 266 machine-guns, and 131 bomb-throwers." (By Telegraph—Press Assoajjttoa-'-Cbpyriglit); i" Petrograd June 15. . The Russians are incessantly advancing on Kovel, and the fall of the place is imminent;' . . RUSSIANS CAPTURE THE PRUTH BRIDGEHEAD. . ■; " ■ Paris, June 15. The Echo de Paris" reports .that 'he Russians have captured the .bridgehead on .the Pruth.'at Czernowitz, and have entered the north-eastern suburbs. .-. > The ;Cossacks' advanw. guards lave reached Wachkorits, south .of Sniatyn. CIVILIANS ORDERED TO QUIT LEMBERG . WILL' PRZEMYSL STAND ANOTHER SIEGE? " ." London, June 15; The "Central News" correspondent it. The Hague telegraphs that the inhabitants of Lemberg have been instructed' to evacuate the town. ' The banks have been closed, and money and valuables sent to Cracow. , Another correspondent, writing from Bucharest, states that the Commandant of Przemysl has informed the troops that the Russians will probably invest the fortress, and urged them to make a new display, of valour similar to that of their predecessors. , DISMAY IN VIENNA. ~ „ . ' . . ~ . • Rome, June 15. . Tne Russian advance is causing dismay in Vienna. In Budapest the public is withdrawing deposits from the banks, and civilians are abandoning-Lemberg. : NEW AUSTRIAN CONSCRIPT LISTS PREPARED.' . Zurich, Jnne 15. Austria has ordered a third revision to be made of the lists of men of eighteen to-fifty years. The Government' explains that there is no present' inten-• tion of sending the men to the front, but of utilising' their Bervices in the in-, terior and at the depots.- This explanation failed to allay-the dismay, especially as 75-per cent, of the men between these ages were accepted for- service atthe,second revision... ■ KEY TO THE ALLIES' STRATEGY GERMANS .PINNED TO VERDUN. " ' . ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) ' 1 ' ■ London, June 15. A correspondent, writing from Paris, says that the magnitude of the Russian victories and the prospective Italian counter-offensive indicate clearly -that the.continued French-resistance at Verdun is the key to the Allied archvictory. If the Germans intend to achieve even a moral success at Verdun they must reach their objective shortly, otherwise they must admit a defeat. The pause in the infantry fighting since Port Vans was captured lias last-.-J four days, both sides busily preparing now field artillery positions. ' Military men agree that another gigantic effort will be made within t'ho next few days to pierce the strong defences covering the six kilometres" which separate the Crown Prince from Verdun. Prisoners say that new corps have bee.i brought up to participate in the assaults on the last of the Verdun forts. RUSSIAN PIERCING AND OUTFLANKING TACTICS SUCCESSFULLY USED .." '. (Rec. June 16, 10.5 p.m.) Petrograd, Juno IG. The Russians continue close on the track of the retreating Austrians, and are developing successful tactics in piercing and outflanking considerable sections of the Austrian front. The Anstrians are still losing ground, but are fighting better. The suddenness of the Russian blow paralysed them, but the) have now recovered, and are defending 3trong positions which were prepared during the winter. , Generals Brusiloff and have already penetrated Volhynia to a depth of sixty versts (40 miles) and n depth of one hundred versts (67 miles), and liavo also penetrated southward of the Dniestor to a depth of 45 versts (18 miles) and a breadth of fifty versts (33 miles). .

' GEEMAN OFFICERS REVILE THEIR AUSTRIAN- ALLIES. (Rcc. June IG, 10.5 p.m.) Patrograd, June 16. German officers who were taken prisoner bitterly complain of the. Austrians for not only weakening the Galician front by their Italian offensive, but in not asking for help in time. They say: The fool 6 did not tell us the bitter truth about their collapse until it was two days too late." AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. : (Rcc. Juno IG, 10.5 p.m.) Amsterdam, June 16. An Austrian official communique states:—"We repulsed the Russian attacks north of Czernowitz and frustrated their attempts to cross the Pruth. "There was extremely bitter fighting, at' Wißiiiow.ezyk, north of- Buczacz. : The enemy is employing new division?, and attempting to force the crossing of the Stochod River, in the Styr sector," THE NAVAL COUP IN THE BALTIC .. Potrograd, June 15. Our torpedo craft attacked a German convoy in the Baltic, sinking two small conveyor ships and auxiliary cruisers. The enemy ships took refugo in. Swedish 1 waters. We suffered no loss.

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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2799, 17 June 1916, Page 9

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STAGGERING TOTAL BY RUSSIAN CAPTURES' Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2799, 17 June 1916, Page 9

STAGGERING TOTAL BY RUSSIAN CAPTURES' Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2799, 17 June 1916, Page 9

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