RUSSIANS HAVE CAPTURED BRODY

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2837, 31 July 1916, Page 7

RUSSIANS HAVE CAPTURED BRODY

AN IMPORTANT TOWN if ,„ FURTHER SUCCESS ON OTHER PARTS OF THE FRONT The High Commissioner reports:— , London, July 28, 4.10 p.m. It is offioially announced that tho Russians havo captured Biody. ■ [Brody j s all important town in North-East Galieia, about fifty miles from Lemberg, the capital of Galieia, and is Bituated on the Lembcrg-Eovno railway.] . GENERAL BRUSILOFF RESUMES OPERATIONS. The' High, Commissioner Tcports-.— * . London, July 29, 4.45 p.m. Eussian. official: General Brusiloff resumed the offensive and threw the enemy back on the whole front of the Kovel-Rovitche railway to Brody, capturing Brody. . ■' ' , BRODY WAS CAPTURED IN THE MORNING. '(By Telegraph—Press Assooiation—(>pyright). Australian-New Zealand Cable AMociation. ■•'..,' (Eec. July' 29, 8.15 p.m.) -.'.'.'' Petrograd, July 28. A Eussian communique says: Explosions and firos occurred at Brody, which wo captured at 0.80 o'clock in/the morning. We saw dense columns of goods trains departing. ' . Our prisoners and booty arc not yet known. . AUSTRIANS' PRACTICALLY ADMIT THE LOSS OF BRODY. \ (Eec. July 29, 8.15 p.m.) Vienna, July 28. . An Austrian communique says: The Eussians continued their attacks all day long northi of Brody. Our troops succeeded in cheoking them until late in the afternoon, but the attacks in massed formation in the evening succeeded In penetrating our positions on tho road from Lesenioff to Brody. Our troops continued the fighting on tho southern edge of Brody. -. '. The onemy recommenced tho offensive in Volhynia in the middle of July,' after a four weeks' cessation. The entire success of the offensive cannot bo precisely estimated at present,- but we only lost front positions for a distanco of fifty kilometres (30 miles). The enemy secured this by means of a scries of the heaviest attacks and enormous sacrifices, AN AUDACIOUS THRUST BY GENERAL LETCHITSKY. (Rec. July 30, 5.5 p.m.) Petroflrad, July 29. A Eussian communique says ■ Our air squadron raided Baranovitchi on the 2Sth, and bombedtho station und rolling stock, and started several fires. General Letcliitsky, by an audacious thrust, threw tho 'onemjffij back in tho direction of Stanislau. to south of the Dniester. The details are Trot available. . . ■'' . v GERMAN VERSION OF THE RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE. : ■ London, July 28. A Berlin communique 6tates: Two Eussian army corps vainly attacked six times on the Skrobowa-Wygoda.front. Eussian attacks north-east of Swininchy temporarily gained Aground. ,' . . The Austrians drove the Eussians out of advanced positions near PostomylyV ' ENGAGEMENTS BETWEEN ADVANCE GUARDS. , i Petrograd, July 28. A Eussian communique states: As the result of engagements between advance guards, wo slightly advanced north-east and south-east of Baranovitchi. Tho High Commissioner reports:— London, July 2S, 4.20 p.m. A Eussian official report states: On the Sloniovki and Boldurovkn Eivers our advance • continues: eucccssfully. , \ ''■•■■' ANOTHER OFFENSIVE WESTWARD OF LUSK , RUSSIANS CAPTURE TWO GENERALS. (Eec. July 29, 8.15 p.m.) Petrograd, July 29. A Russian communiquo says: "Wo took tho offensive westward of Lusk nhilbroke through tho wholo of tho first line, and are now advancing. Our cavalry is pursuing tho fleoing enemy. Wc captured forty-six guns, including six mortars and six machine-guns, fifty officers, including two generals, two regimental commanders, and over nino thousand mon. We defeated the qnemy in the valley of the rivers Sloniovki and Boldurovka ipon the whole line. ENEMY ADMITS ABANDONING'HIS POSITIONS^ (Rec! July 30, 5.5 p.m.)' s London, July 29. A German communique states: The fighting" on the Skrobawa -Wygoda front terminated in our favour. Wn repulsed a strong attack north-west of Sokul, with severo enemy losses. After repeated futile attacks north-west of Lusk, the enemy penetrated our lines in the region of 'I'rysten, and caused us to abandon our advanced positions tsyond the Stochod. The Eussian attacks west of Lusk wero brought to a standstill.

AN AUSTRIAN COMMUNIQUE.

(Rec. July 80, 11.20 p.m.) London, July 30. An Austrian communique says: We recaptured west of Lusk a large portion of the territory lost yesterday. . Our troops between Turya Elver and Rovol-Kovol railway withdraw behind tho Stockod. PURSUIT OF THE -ENEMY SOUTH OF THE DNIESTER. < (Roc. July .30, 11.20 p.m.) Petrograd, July 29. A Eussian communique says: We constructed bridges over the Stockhod near Gulevitchi and crossed to tho left bank, where we are strengthening new positions. • '. . ' . Wc continue to advance in the Kovel-Rovitcho region. The enemy is retreating behind the Stochod. '■ We are pursuing the enemy south of the Dniester, in tho direction of Stanislau, where he is fleeing to new positions previously prepared. TURKISH TROOPS CONCENTRATED IN HUNGARY. (Eec. July SO, 5.5 p.m.) Berne, July 20. Seventy thousand Turks have been concentrated on tho Hungarian Plains.