THE RUSSIAN THRUST AT KOVEL

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2839, 2 August 1916, Page 5

THE RUSSIAN THRUST AT KOVEL

GERMANS RETREATING ANOTHER HAUL OF PRISONERS Tho High Commissioner reports:— London, July 31, 3.55 p.m. To-day's Russian official report slates: "On tho Stochod, the Russians are fighting their way forward on tho river bend. As the' result of our attack tho whole of the Slet Hunyad Regiment, including tho commander and his staff, were taken prisoner. "At other places near the Stochod 035 prisoners and four machine-guns were taken. "Towards Kovol fierce- fighting continues. •; "At Brody the Russians, who are pursuing tho enemy, have reached the Oraberki and Seru Rivers." i . ■'','■ RUSSIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE (R-eutcr's Telegram.) Rec. August 1, 9.25 p.m.) ' Petrograd, August 1. A Russian official communique states: "Tho advance on the Stochod continues, with desperate fighting over tho greater part of the front. Tho enemy is making every effort to retain his line of defence, and 'is bringing up troops from every direction, oven by single battalions." •> RETREAT BY THE GERMANS ON THE KOVEL FRONT Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. *■ '(Rec. August 1, 10.10 p.m.) ■' Petrograd, August 1. Although tho Germans are stubbornly resisting about -5i miles west of tho Stochod, on the road to Kovel, the Russian balloon observers regard it as a rearguard action, as tho road to Kovel is thronged with, retreating troops. 7 GERMAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE LondonyJuly 31. A Gorman official communique states: "Continued strong assaults by tho Russians against Von Linsingen were repulsed with tho heaviest losses. , "The enemy's main pressure is on tho Kovel-Sarny railway, and both banks of the Lipa. "Tho Russian'?, west of Buczacz, penetrated Von Bothmer's first line, but were repulsed." *.-'.' \ ESTIMATE OF' AUSTRIAN LOSSES. ■ ■ *» Rome, July 31. General Corsi, in an article iu the "Tribuna," estimates tho Austrian losses sinco June 4 as follow:—Russian front: Prisoners, 300,000; killed and wounded, 300,000. Italian f-ront: Killed, wounded, and prisoners, 150,000. THE RUSSIAN DRIVE IN ASIA MINOR FURTHER ADVANCE IN ERZIN'GAN REGION. , Petrograd, July 31. A communique states: "Wo have made a further advanco in tho iii7,inga.n region, and repulsed a Turkish attack in the region of Disygiayer, iu the direction of Mosul." | n TURKISH ADVANCE ON THE CANAL FRONT ' FURTIVE MARCH OF TWELVE THOUSAND. ' _ (Rec. August 1, 7 p.m.) I s London, August 1-. The "Daily 'Telegraph's" correspondent in Kgypt states that the Turkish advance on the'Suez-Canal along th& caravan route from El Arish to El Kantara has reached a ridge eight miles from Romani, and threo miles from the edge of tho Jfatia (or Katiyeh Oasis. The strength of tho enemy is estimatod at twelve thousand men. They are feeling their way cautiously along a ten-milo front, making night marches, and hiding in the daytime in palm groves and shallow holes covered with pnlm [eaves, to escape aerial observation. SUCCESSFUL COUP BY THE SHEREEF ' : ■ ■• : I T JEDDAH AND TURKISH GARRISON CAPTURED. Cairo, July 31: Tho Shoreef has daptured Jcddah, with tho whole of the Turkish garrison and many guns. , TJeddah is a seaport in the Red Sea, 65 miles west of Mecca, and is the place of disembarkation for pilgrims bound for the Holy City.] ,