SMASHING OFFENSIVE TACTICS IN GALICIA

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2814, 4 July 1916, Page 5

SMASHING OFFENSIVE TACTICS IN GALICIA

LETCHITSKY'S ADVANCE ENEMY'S WHOLE POSITION IMPERILLED / Australian-Slew Zealand Cable Association. Patroqrad, July 2. General Letchitsky, after the seizure of Kolomea, is irresistibly, smashing his -way between the Pruth and Dniester, striving to cut all the communications between Bukowina and <Jalicia, and to threaten the flank of the rear principal Austrian Army masses, with bases at Galatz and Lemberg. The Germans east of Kovei 1 . continue their fierco attacks between the Upper Stochod and the Upper Styr, hoping to break the Eussian line. ' Already they havo launohed forty fresh batteiions without meeting with any success.. The Cossacks have cut the railway near Gurahumara, in Bukowina. An Austrian troop train, proceeding to Dorna Watra, was derailed, 200. being killed. ■ ' WHAT KOLOMEA MEANS TO THE RUSSIANS. (Beuter's Telegram.) \ London, July 2. The capture of Kolomea nutans that the Russians command the railway traversing the Jablonitza Pass in. the Carpathians, also the line to Lemberg. The Russians are planted on the flank of the enemy's central force under General von Bothmer, who will; now be probably compelled to retire to lemberg, which will necessitate a crearangement of the whole enemy line.' HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. The Higli Commissioner rc^iorila ' London, July 2, 9.40 p.m. A Eussian report says: "In tjio region west of Kolomea, General Letchitsky's army, after intense fightingr, took the enemy's position by storm, with 2000 prisoners from troops who hud been freshly brought up, tho greater number of whom were intoxicated. . . "At Volhynia the enemy continues his desperate attacks. "A German offensive between 'the Eivers Styr and Stochod, in the region pf the Koptche and Zobary Villages, was repulsed.',' AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. , Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. Vienna, July 2. An Austrian official communique 'states: "Cavalry masses extending a breadth of one and three-quarter miles attacked General Bothmer. The enemy was dispersed with big losses. . . . "Wo are pushing back the Euftstans in Volhynia. "Since the beginning of June we have captured 158 Eussian officers and 23,006 men, several guns, and nine machine-guns, south of the Pripet marshes." . GERMAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. ("13ie Times.") London, July 1. A German communique states-. .The Austro-Germans have stormed the heights south-west of Tarnopol." REVOLT IN MONTENEG3RO—AUSTRIANS MASSACRED Petrograd, July 2. "A rovolt has broken out in lloncenegro. Several of the Austrian garrisons have been massacred.

, . ] VIGOROUS ITALIAN OFFENSIVE . | FURTHER PROGRESS MADE I BRILLIANT ATTACK ON A TRENCH LINE j " ' -i Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. - . London, July 2. An Italian official communique states: —'"B&tween tho Adige and the Brents •. we are continuing the offensivo* vigorously. The infantry has begun an attack i in the Val Arsa against. a strong enemy line. Between Zugna Torta and ! Soppiano our artillery is shelling the fort of l'ossacchio., The Austrians aro stubbornly resisting from fortified positions between Cosmagnon and Mount Spil. ■ _ * "Our position on the Posina-Astico line continues to improve, and we are completing the conquest of Mount Jlajo. We oecupicd the south side of ' Mount Seluggio. We attacked and drove out tho Austrians from the trenches of Pcdescala, the enemy abandoning arms and ammunition. ■ : "Skirmishes took place on -the Asiago Plateau. Upon the north side of the Arsa Valley we brilliantly caTrietl more trenohes, and took 196 prisoners. "At Monfalcono we repulsed, a counter-attack, witn heavy losses. "Aeroplanes bombed Majostica and various places in the Lower Isonzo region, but there were no casaulties, atid (inly slight damage was done." AUSTRIANS RESORT TO BRUTAL DEVICES. Roma, July 2. 1 Semi-official: "Tho Italian offensive extended over the whole front. Ths Ads' ti'ians ttere powerless to arrest the advance, though employing the most bar, barous methods. General Boroevio's troops wafted asphyxiating gases in gfeat quantities. The Italians were Surprised by tho measure, which-was. prepared with minutest detail in the presence of tho Archduke Joseph" and - General j Boroevie. The scheme gave every promise Of brilliant results; but the- Italians, after the first moment of surprise, wore able to resist until fresh troops arrived in time to throw themselves on the adversary and capture four hundred prisoners. > "Another device was tho arming of special squads of Austrians with clubs | . bearing sharp points, to dispatch the fallen Italians. These barbarous implements were found on tho battlefield." • AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. ' : Vienna, July 2. ' An Austrian official communique states: "The fighting on the •' Doberdo plateau has decreased. We repulsed tho Italian attacks." . EFFECTIVE RAID BY ITALIAN AIRMEN. , ' Rome, July 2. . i In a -recent raid on an Austrian aviation camp at- Pergine, where there J were thirty aeroplanes, Italian bomba destroyed all the machines and ako wrecked the headquarters camp. PENDING DENOUNCEMENT OF TREATIES.WITH.GERMANY. Copenfiagen, July 2. i The German journal "Lokal Anzieger" learns that Italy will shortly de« nouncc tbo Italo-Ger'man commercial and other treaties. ' VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN THE GOVERNMENT. Rome, July' 2. ' The Chamber of Deputies, by 369 votes to 44, passed a motion of confidence in,the Government. THE FIGHTING IN THE CAUCASUS The High Commissioner reports: tendon, July. 2, 9.40 p.m. "On the Caucasian front, east of Ptantana, our troops captured by a bril« liaafc attack a chain of mountains which, had been fortifie<l by the Turks.. The enemy was repulsed beyond the river SamsoundaraSsi, leaving many dead in his positions." ' TURKISH. OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE.... Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. Amsterdam, July 2. A Turkish official communique states: "We drove the Russians out of Ear- J ind and are pursuing them in the of Kermanshah. '"Our left wing in tie Caucasus is progressing."