THE RUSSIAN BLOW IN VOLHYNIA

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2830, 22 July 1916, Page 9

THE RUSSIAN BLOW IN VOLHYNIA

AUSTRIAN ARMIES BROKEN DP PFLANZER'S FORCES RETREAT TO TRANSYLVANIA , ; (Router's Telegram.) (Rec. July 21, 9.25 p.m.) Rd , ssiall J sl ? 17 in Tolhynia opens up poMibilitie^o^Stion ®?i, d Lem i« r S The enemy is no <longer able to counter General Xaledine either north or south,'and nearly all the Austrian armies are now broken-up. The Germans are unable to send assistance, while General wk?IV f^ rc ? s . are ret ™F be ? ond t' le Carpathians ■ into Transylvania. M«anvah^es'froi^Lemberg,^ a:uu: " clcer '' are hurriedly removing Correspondents at the front pay a .tribute to the desperate bravery of some of the Germans, who voluntarily tottered themselves to their machine-guns, three being fettered to each gun, including an officer. The Russians found some still working the guns, and.standing !n pools of their own blood." • ■ RUSSIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. Australian-New. Zealand Cable Association.' > , „ . n- • " • , L temt Petrograd, July 20. • A Russian ofhcial communique.states: 1 lie enemy's aeroplanes bombed- a hospital lazaret at Zamiren, north-east of Baranovitchi, killing tlucc doctors and ten patients, and wounding twenty-eight. \Ve have checked tlie advance of the enemy south-east of Gorckhov (? liarochoff): "The overflow of the Dniester continues. The valleys are flooded, and the slopes of the heights so 6lippery as to be almost unclimbable. Jlany bridges nave been washed away." (Reuter's Telegram.) • - (Rec. July 22, 1.20 a.m.) Pelrograd, July 21. A communique states:—"Violent-artiffery duels are taking place on the Dwina and Volhynia front. THE TASK AHEAD OF THE RUSSIANS ("The Times.") London, July 20. ' . -Mr. StanleyWashburn, writing from the' Hovel front, describes the Rus-sians'-difficulties.- -The Austrians-and Germans have scientifically strengthened their, natural defensive lines/oil the. Stochod, intending either to give time, for the completion of the Kovel fortifications or to check the Russians' advance while Kovel is smoothly cvacua'tcd. He points out that the Germans are in a dilemma, as they do- not know where to expect the next Russian blow, because the Russians are hitting here, there, Land everywhere, but the Germans, are clever fencers, and' have never (foiight-iuoro.desperately;;. f ■ "It/is, a mistake-to imagine that the Germans are on; 'the,-, .verge, of -.poliapw, although,the shortage of'food "at Koine is. causing . the ' troops' uneasiness and anxiety, affecting the morale.' The Aus'tro-German losses in ten days here were seventy-five to one hundred thousand."

GERMAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. .. . Australian-New Zealand Gable Aeeociatiou. (Rec. July 21, 10.10 p.m.) . . Amsterdam, July 21. . A German official communique slates: "The Russians made unsuccessful attacks on the lckaukeyir lioail, south-east of Riga. "The Austrians north of Sokal drove the ' Russians out of their front positions, and then retired to their positions. . "The Germans have advanced their positions south-west of Lusk." AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. ; (Rec. July 21, 10.10 p.m.) . Amsterdam, July 21., An Austrian official communique states: "The Germans in Volhynia forced back the enemy, who was coming from the westward of Zwiniacze, in a northerly direction.' ' ■ ZEPPELIN WRECKED BY RUSSIAN GUNS. " The Hague, July 20. ' It is reported in Cologne that Russian guns wrecked a Zeppelin at Riga. , HUNGARIAN DEMAND FOR INDEPENDENCE Amsterdam, July 20. The new party set up by Mr. Karolyi, lato President of the Hungarian Independence Party, demands Hungary's economic independence, and an independent army and banks. THE RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE IN ASIA MINOR . TURKS IN GREAT FORCE AT MOSUL. . ' Australian-New Zealand Gabl© Association, Petrograd, July XI. - A Russian official communiques states: "We occupied the'town of Kugi, an important junction in the roads from Eczerum to Lhnputi and Khzindjtha (?;. "The Turks, in great force, commenced to advance on July 17 from tie direction of Mosul. Our detachment retreated to a now position. "We dispersed considerable todies of Persian Nomads near Ispahan." (neuter's Telegram.) "In the Caucasus our successful offensive on the right wing continues. Some detachments have advanced over ten miles." TURKISH OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. Amsterdam, July 20. A Turkish official communique states: "The Russians were repulsed east of Eineh, leaving a great number of dead. We have carried out a successful attack in the Caucasus." ' - LULL IN THE BRITISH OPERATIONS- IN MESOPOTAMIA ' London, July 20. The War Office announces that these is nothing to report from Mesopotamia. The heat is excessive, reaching over 120 'legrees in the shade.