THE RUSSIAN CAPTURES TO DATE

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2809, 29 June 1916, Page 5

THE RUSSIAN CAPTURES TO DATE

NEARING THE: 200,000 MARK GERMAN ATTEMPTS AT OFFENSIVE TACTICS REPULSED (iiy Telegraph—Press Associ '.tion—^eprright). (Bee. .Tmio 28, 8.10 p.m.) Potrogradn.Uune 27. A Russian official communique states: "Numerous attempts by the Gfc'rmaji infantry to take tho offensive on our northern sectors—especially in. the Jjusk district—have been easily repulsed. "Heavy bombardments on the Stochod and JJiddle S'trypa fronts oonif.iDue. "General Brusiloff reports that tho captures from June 4 to- June 23 rofcal 4031 officers, 194,011 men, 210 guns, Git machine guns, MG bomb mortars, and 553 searchlights. "During tlie crossing of tho Dniester, parties of Don Cossacks swam across naked, carrying only their rifles, On reaching the other bank they attacked tho enemy with the l>ayi>net, and held tho position until reinforced." GERMANS STRENGTHENING KOVEL. ' ' 'Ecc. June 58, 10.20 p.m.) , ' • . Petrograd, Jmie 28. Ono hundred thousand men, including many prisoners, 'are strengthening the defences of ICovel, which extend ten miles from the town. '. The Don Cossacks are crossing the Dniester, south-west of Bucacz, and threaten Kolomea. It is expected that the Cossacks will sweep round the.. Cheriiiava River from the west. RUMANIA IMPRESSED BY THE RUSSIAN VICTORIES/ ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) (Hoc. June 28, 5.10 p.m.) , London, Jum> 27. It is reported from Bucharest that the Russian successes have made a grerft impression in Rumania. The Opposition urges intervention, and the idea of a Turk-ish-Rumanian commercial agreement has been abandoned. Bulgaria's obstinacy in continuing to close the frontier is creating a mo.'Ejfe unfavourable impression in official circles. THE WAR AND MONTENEGRO i EX-WAR MINISTER IMPEACHED. ; London, June iff. Geueral Weber, the Austrian Governor at Ccttigne, has issued a proclamation, accusing General Vechovitch, a former Montenegrin War Minister, with fomitliting an insurrection in Montoiipgro, attacking Austrian troops, and killing Austrian officer. - General Weber summoned General Vechovitch to surrender, otherwise tfia father and brother will be hanged.