RUSSIAN CAVALRY IN HUNGARY

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2829, 21 July 1916, Page 5

RUSSIAN CAVALRY IN HUNGARY

POPULACE EXCITED PFLANZER'S COMMUNICATIONS THREATENED (Router's Telegram.) Petrograd, July 19. A Russian official communique etales: "German aeroplanes have bombed Rbval. "Floods in tho Dniester aro demolishing tho Austrian bridges. "We are approaching tho mountain passes south-wost of Kilty." A DAY'S RIDE INTO HUNGARY.. Australi#n-HW Zealand Cable Association. London, July 19; The "Daily News" correspondent at Folroprad stales that Gcnoral Lotohitsky's cavalry has penetrated a day's march into Hungary, and. thrcaton the rear of the Austrians in the Kimpolung-Kuty region. PFLANZER'S .COMMUNICATIONS IN DANGER. , (E<c. July 20, 7.20 p.m.) Petrograd, July 20. General Letchilslcy's cavalry is now across tho Carpathians on tho main road from Kirlibaha, towards Marmarossziget threatening General Manner's communications, and causing intense anxioty in Hungary. 9 , TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION CUT. (flee. July 20, 7.20 p.m.) Amsterdam, July 20. / A message from Vienna states that telegraphic, communication with 'Marmarossziget has beon suspended. A largo portion of tho village of Curabmora, ill tho war,zone, has been destroyed by. fire, fivo hundred houses being burned. GERMAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. Amsterdam, July ID. A Gerrnau official oomrminiquo states: "Von Hindenburg's troops, south and south-west of Riga, Wko repeated Russian attacks. Tho enemy suffered extraordinarly high losses. "Thero has beon lively artillery aohmy on tho btochod. "Elsewhero the front is quiet." AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. (Bee. July 20, 7.20 p.m.) Amsterdam, July 20. ■ An Austrian official communique states: "South-west of Delatyn we drove out Russian detachments which had penetrated to the western bank of the Pruth." GERMAN PRESS UNEASY. 1 Amsterdam, July 10. The Austrian aud German newspapers attach great importance to the' Russian advance on the Lipa. Tho Russians, aided by splendid railways, swiftly concentrated large forces near Sv.klm. Correspondents assert that these attacks are the prelude to big operations. THE BATTLE ON THE LIPA DEADLY. FIGHT FOR A BRIDGE PASSAGE. (Rec. July 20, 9.10 p.m.) Petrograd, July 20. In the fight on tho Lipa tho Russians forccd tho line at 3 o'clock- m tlie morning of July 16, wading under machine-gun awl rifle fare in water and marsh above tlieir waists—often to their armpits. The Engineers laboured undci a. heavy shell fire to construct a .bridge to enable the cavalry and guns to cioss 111 'rho bU Austrian%To7'tlie bridge was a homble place, congested with dead, dvin" and horribly wounded men. Many of the Austrians had apparently been Wounded I>Y their own guns while attempting to prevent the bridging of the stream The Austrians now simply reiuso to fight after their initial resistance. They prefer to surrender in blocks rather than risk being cut to pieces on their retreat. N THE RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE IN THE CAUCASUS DRIVING THE TURKS WEST AND SOUTH. (Router's Telegram.) Petrograd, July 19. 4 Russian official communique slates: "Tho Caucasian array has 'advanced considerably south of Trobizond. and westward of Baiburt, everywhere dislodging the Turkish rearguards." GLOSSING QVER THE LOSS OF TREBIZOND. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. Rome, July 19. ' The township of Ordu, on tho Auatolian coast, has been officially renamed' Trebizond in order to conceal tho loss of Trebizond. TURKISH OPERATIONS ON THE "PERSIAN FRONT SUCCESSFUL SURPRISE COUP CLAIMED ON THE EUPHRATES Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. (Rec. July 20, 9.10 p.m.) Amsterdam, July 20. \ Turkish official communique states: "On tho Persian front tho operations are "taking a course favourablo to us. The Persian Mndjahds aro rendering us erCa <\v? surprised the enemy on tho Euphrates and captured seven food-laden vessels."