RUSSIAN VICTORIES SOUTH ON THE DNIESTER

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2847, 11 August 1916, Page 5

RUSSIAN VICTORIES SOUTH ON THE DNIESTER

7488 PRISONERS CAPTURED 1 LETCHITSKY PURSUING THE ENEMY The High Commissionerreporis:— mi r, . „. . , London, 'August 9, 4.45 p.m. Ike Russian official report says: "East of Sviniuchy, tlio Russians captured a portion of tho enemy's trenches and took 613 prisoners. On the River Koropietz the enemy was driven out of a fortified position," which we captured on the left bank of the river at its junction with the Dniester South of the Dniester, General Letchitsky continued his pursuit of tho enemy, and drove him out of a series of villages ana heights whicli ho had occupied on reaching the river at Tlumacz. In the evening we ocoupied Tyemienica and a ' ridge of heights north-east as far as the right hank of the Dniester and tho right of the Vorona, and southwards of Tysmienica as far as Stokovgheia These battles happened before Monday. We took 7488 prisoners, including 3500 Germans, and also captured 5 guns, 03 machine-guns, and a number <5 limbers and bomb-mortars." [Most of tho place-names mentioned in the High Commissioner's dispatch may bo located on a good map, using Stanislau as a starting-point, and working about both banks of the Dniester east of the meridian of Stanislau as far as the Strypa. Itiscelin, mentioned in the Austrian coiiimunimip is so miles S.S.E. of Kovel, west of tho Stochod.] 4 5 AUSTRIANS CLAIM SUCCESSES i Amtralian-New Zealand C«ble Association. (Rec. August 10, 9\p.m.) : , ■ , . Amsterdam, August 10. Ihe Austrian official communiquo.states:—"We captured the heights eastward of "Worochta, on tho Upper Prutb, and withdrew from the vicinity of Ottynia to previously-prepared positions. Wo repulsed strong attacks on General von Bothmer's southern wing. Fighting in Volhynia is of tho most violent character. _ Tho Russians have been driven back at certain points and also near Kisiclin and on tho Stochod salient. Siberian and guard troops attacking in masses near Kaizowka were everywhere driven back. The whole field fronting our positions is covered with corpses as the Tosult of tho enemy's suicidal methods of fighting." • GERMAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. ■; . Amsterdam, August ». A German official communique states: "Russian attaoks in the Stochod salient, cast of Kovel, wero repulsed. Tho Austrians havo regained their positions south of the Dniester. The Teutonic Allies have withdrawn over tho Niznioff-Tysmienitsa-Otynia, line. ENEMY'S MAIN SUPPLY BASE IN DANGER. (Rcc. August 10, 6.45 p.m.) , , a ' London, 'August 9. The "Morning Post s Pctiograd correspondent states that the Russians are within eight miles of tho main line to Lomberg, which supplies all the enemy's troops north-west of Tarnopol. General Sakharoff threatens the German left flank in the last-named region, and is endeavouring to envelop them and push them back. NAVAL ACTION OFF COURLAND SUCCESSES CLAIMED BY THE ENEMY. . Amsterdam, August f». A German official communique states: "Off the northern corner of Courland wo damaged many Russian torpedo-boats, steamers, and sailing vessels." THE RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE IN ASIA MINOR London, August s. A Russian official report states: 'West of Gruinuehkhod we drovo off the Turks on a commanding height, and captured a village south of Kegi. Owing to pressure by the enemy, we retired north of tho region of Mush and Bitlis "