RUSSIAN WAVE ROLLING WESTWARD

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2820, 11 July 1916, Page 5

RUSSIAN WAVE ROLLING WESTWARD

FORTIFIED POSITIONS CAPTURED PFLANZER'S ARMY BEYOND ALL HOPE Australian-New Zealand Cable Awociation. - . Pctro&rad, July 9. Jhe Russians continue to advance on the Dniester and west of the Strypa. They are now twenty miles from Halite h and Stanislau. The Russians have captured all the. fortified positions eastward of Ugli between the Styr and the r."cliod, with many prisoners, besides taking three howitzers. General Brusiloff'fs right wing is progressing towards Kovol. The Germans are employing 30,000 prisoners and civilians in strengthening their defences. » Tlio Austrians liave no hope of saving General Pflanzer's amy, which is completely demoralised. 'L'he Russians have taken prisoner thousands of the army. STRIKING ADVANCE BY THE RUSSIANS 1 ' ' HUGE FRONT ON THE MOVE. (Rec. July 10, 10.45 p.m.) „„ _ , , Petrograd, July 10. IHe Jiew Russian offensive lias already driven tlio enemy twenty-five miles in some places. Tlio wtole of the fifty-mile front from the Pripet to the Lask salient is now on the move. \Tho Russians in some places have crossed tha Stochod, and are pressing the enemy very hard in the direction of Kovel. Fighting is proceeding within twenty miles of the town, ivnd tlio enemy is retiring in great disorder. ' Tlio Russians in Bukowina arc employing aerial torpedoes, which are launched by a now type of •mine-thrower with great effect. They are also using a new and almost noiseless French aeroplane. DELATYN JUNCTION CAPTURED ' ' . . London July 0, 8.20 p.m. ■ (Jn the Russian front the offensive on tie lower Stochod continues, the enemy retiring in great disorder. Soutl of Sarny-Kovel railway, two villages have been occupied after fighting. "In Southern Galicia General Letchitsky occupied JJclatyn yesterday after violent fighting. The Delatyn railway junction is of very great importance." The Press messago covering the news in the above report by the High Commissioner adds that much material was captured at Delatyn. "Tho liveliest fighting continues eastward and north-eastward of Barqnovitchi, where the enemy is desperately resisting our fire." ' ' ' LETCHITSKY'S BRILLIANT ADVANCE ANOTHER HUGE BAG IN TWO WEEKS' FIGHTING. ", (Router's Telegram.) m. t, Petrograd, July IK Kofsiajis have crossed the Stochod* near the village of Ugli, half-way between the railways running 'towards Kovel from Savny and Rovno. The enemy iorces defending' Kovel are chiefly concentrated along these Jine?, but the Russian move in the centre threatens both groups. (Rec. July 10, 11.30 i>.m.) ' . • a t, ■ . • « . , \ ; . Petrograd, July 10. A Ktiv»ian official communique state?: "\\e have scared further successes west or Jvimpoiung. "Between Juno 23 ami July 7 'General LetahiLskv has captured G74 officers, 30.8r5 men, and eighteen guns." ' GERMAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. (Rec. July 10, 7.15 p.m.) Amsterdam, July a. A German official communi(|i!" slates: "The Russians repeated strong attacks against Prince Leopold's armies broke down, with the heaviest josses. "Attacks at several points against Von Linsingen's army wore, unsuccessful." GERMAN REPORTS. London, July 0. A German message states: "Berlin newspapers report' l that the Russians are directing a most violent fire against Von Hindenburg: The cannon are thmi. dering day and night. "Aviators report that the Russians have wncentrated colossal masses of troops in the Pinsk-Smorgon area. A great offensive is expected. "At Lauienarocz there was a stfong attack on both sides of the Dorowo against Prince, Leopold of Bavaria, thou-ands of dead lying before our positions. Attacks at Lusk and Bnczacz were also fruitless."

AUSTRIAN OFFICERS URGENTLY RECALLED. Athens, July 9. All Austrian officers in Constantinople liave been urgently recalled. THE OLD FAMILIAR CRY: "OFF WITH HIS HEAD!" RECRIMINATIONS IN HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT. (Boater's Telegram.) (Rec. July 10, 6.5 p.m.) London, July I). The "Morning I'ost" Budapest correspondent says that while the Hungarian Parliament was in session members who were present on the Russian and Italian fronts during tho big offensive agreed that the Austro-Hungarian losses for six weeks totalled at least 600,000, of which 100,000 were disabled by illness due to hunger. Men droped in hundreds in the forced marches (luring the retreat, and had to be abandoned as thero wis insuffient transport. Members of Parliament censure the Chief of Staff, Count Conrad de Hoetzendorf, and the Archdukes Eugene and Frederick for grossly under-estimating Russian strength. They say they should have placed General von Mackei:scn in command of tho Austrjans when tho Russian offensive proved formidable, and hotly demanded that Hoeizendorf and the Archdukes should be degraded. RIOT IN THE CHAMBER, * (Eec. July 10, 10.45 p.m.) , Amsterdam, July 10. The Budapest papars Report a stormy sitting of the Hungarian Chamber on Wednesday. The Opposition violently attacked the Hungarian Minister of Finance on the question of Hungary's financial disorders, and the sitting ended in blows, the Deputies throwing inkstands. The Opposition finally left, refusing to discuss the question further with., a Government which, they said, had sacrificed the interests of Hungary. TURKISH'DEFEAT WEST OF ERZERUM 1 BIG haullof prisoners and supplies. (Eeuter's Telegram.) 1 ' (Rec. July 10, 11.30 p.m.) Petrograd, July 10. A Russian official comnilwiicfue states: "The Russians have inflicted a severe defeat on the Turks west oßUrzerum, capturing many prisoners and vast quantities o£ supplies." RUSSIAN HOSPITAL SHIP SUNK WITHOUT WARNING » (Router'B Telegram.) (Rec. July 10, 11.30 p.m.) Petrograd, July 10. / A Russian, "One of the enemy's submarines in the Black Sea sank a Russian hospital\'ship without warning. Seven were drowned." THE WAR IN THE TRENTINO ITALIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. AUEtrallnsn-NeTr Zealand Cable Association. Rome, July 9.. An Italian official communique states: "We stormed the trenches northward of Mount Chiesa, and occupied! the Aquclln pass. We have regained the Upper Campclle valley." . ,