ANOTHER HUGE HAUL BY THE RUSSIANS

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

ANOTHER HUGE HAUL BY THE RUSSIANS

12,350 PRISONERS TAKEN PENDING ASSAULT ON KOVEL (Ranter's Telegram.) Petrograd, July 17. Official: "Yesterday the Russians captured, in Volhynia, 317 officers and 12,037 men, with 30 guns, including 17 heavy guns." Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. (Rec. July 18, 8.30 p.m.) Petrograd, July 17. A Russian official wireless communique, wimming up the fighting on Sunday, states: "General Salcaroff has broken down tho resistance of tho enemy nast and south-east of Sviimhi, in Volhynia. Our advance continues on the Lower Lipa, where fho enemy is making a stubborn resistance. AYo have taken prisoners 277 officers, 8037 men, and 24 guns on tho Lower Lip.i. "Our offensive is also advancing in the direction of Kirlibaba, on the frontier of Transylvania." (Router's Telegram.) (Rec. July 1!),.. 0.50 a.m.) Petrograd, July IS. A communique states: "We continue to press the enemy in Volhynia, capturing prisoners." * IMPORTANT OPERATIONS IMMINENT Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. London, July 17. A message from Petrograd predicts an early resumption of important fighting, and adds that tlio fall of JCovel would bo a staggering blow to the Central Powers, and would completely disrupt their plans. It would also menaco Lemberg, and open the road to Brest Litovsk. The Russians have enormous supplies of ammunition. A', notice is printed on tho cartridge boxes: "Don't spare bullets. Thero are plenty for all." GERMAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. (Rcc. July IS, 8.30 p.m.) , 1 London, July 17. A German official communique, datcil July 17, confirms the Russian advanco on tho Lower Lipa. It adds: "There is lively, fighting on von HindenLurg's front south of Riga. General von Linsingen's advance hr.s been cheeked by an attack by tho enemy south-west of Lusk. 111 order to shorten our line of defence the Germans thereupon'hayo withdrawn behind the Lipa, without interference by the enemy."

AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL . COMMUNIQUE. (Rec. July 19, 0.50 a.m.) Amsterdam, July 38. An Austrian comrmniiqup states:—"Tho Bussians suth-wcat of laislc attacked with superior forces out front in the sector near Szklin. Wo withdrew to tlie cast of Goroohow. "Tho Austro-German allied troops s outli of Lusk withdrew behiml the Lipu. AUSTRIANS REINFORCED.FROM ITALIAN FRONT. (Rec. .July 19, 0.50 a.m.) Amsterdam, July 18. Two Austrian divisions have been withdrawn from 'the Italian front, and sent to the west of Delatyn. STRONG PEACE MOVEMENT IN HUNGARY (Reuter's Telegram.) (Rec. July 19, 0.50 a.m.) London, July IS. The "Horning Post's" Budapest correspondent states that M. ICarolyi, president of tho Hungarian Independence Party, has resigned. Ho will form a peace party,'seventy strong, and will demand immediate peace, regardless oT Austria's or Germany's approval and, consent. DESPERATE FIGHTING AT BARANOVITCHI BULGARS IN THE GERMAN RANKS. (Renter's Tcloßram.) (Rec. July 19, 0.50 a.m.) Copenhagen, July 18. It is reported from Petrograd that violent German efforts to recapture tho lost trenches at Baranovitichi have failed, and that the Russians are advancing. Bulgarians are participating in the fighting at Baranovitehi. A Russian submarino sank the Hamburg-America liner Syria off tho Swedish coast. Tho crew was rescued. THE FIGHT AT GRUSIATYN Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. (Rec. July 19, 0.25 a.m.) London, July 17. Mr. Gibson, tho "Daily Chronicle's" correspondent on the Russian front, describing tho fighting at (jrusiatyn on July 7, says: "The German trenches wore monuments of .patience and labour, but tliey melted liko mere earthworks under tho shattering impulse of_ tho great shells. Many hundreds of men were buried twenty feet deep in their bomb-proof shelters. The communication trenches were l'ound Mocked with men who wove afraid to retreat owing (o tho hail of shrapnel in their rear, and they eagerly surrendered. Most of tlm enemy wero killed during tho shellinj, the remnant surrendering when tho Russian bombers and bayonets poured into the first-line trenches, with the exception of a Honvei! regiment, which fought magnificently till overwhelmed and destroyed, Grusiatyn was taken with tho bayonet, and many of tho enemy were killed."

THE RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE IN ASIA MINOR .BRILLIANT SCORE BY THE COSSACKS. (Itcc. July 18, 8.30 p.m.) . _ . „. . , . Potrograd, July 18. A .Russian official communique states: '.'Our offensive on the right 'flank in tho Caucasus is developing. Our Kuban Cossacks, belonging to General Gorjiastaeff's column, scored a great success on July 15. Tho Turks fired Baiburta before hastily retreating. - '