IMPORTANT POSITIONS STORMED.

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2827, 19 July 1916, Page 5

IMPORTANT POSITIONS STORMED.

GERMANS SUFFER HEAVILY. / RUSSIA'S NEXT MOVE. ENEMY FORCED BACK. . WITHDRAWAL ADMITTED. . -Further important successes are reported from tho British front in tho-Western theatre to-day. The Gorman 'second lino of defence north and west of-.Bazontin-10-Potit has been stormed" and captured, the gap in tho German line las been widened east of Longfueval, -whilst the Tilings of Ovillors is now entirely in British possession. The Franco-Brit-ish captures to date, since the beginning of tho groat . offensive, have swelled to,, roughly, 25,000 prisoners, and a great collection of guns of j all calibre. Tho next act in the big war drama, wo aro told, will bo the French attack on Pcronnc. Along tho French front, from tho Oise ■ to Lorxainoj there has been a series of local actions, to tho -advantage of our Allies. Matters are looking serious fpr the fortunes of the AustroGerrnau armies on tho Russian front, from where anothor great, haul of prisoners is reported. A great blow is ponding,' with Kovel as the objective, and in the meantimo the pressure of tho Russians has compelled 1 an admitted withdrawal and shortening of the German line. In Asia Minor, north-west of Erzentm, tho Russians are pursuing a. rigorous pffenaivo. .