FURTHER RUSSIAN SUCCESSES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2849, 14 August 1916, Page 5

FURTHER RUSSIAN SUCCESSES

STANISLAU CAPTURED GERMAN INFANTRY ATTACKED BY CAVALRY '' — 7. — (By Telegraph—Press Association—<>pyright). Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. " New York, August 11. TIIO Russians have captured the town of Stanislau. v[Stanislau is about ten miles 6outh of tie Dniester, and is an important station on the Czernowitz-Lemberg railway. It is eighty-two miles by rail from Lemberg, and eighty miles from Czernowitz.] ' London, August 11.. A Russian conpaunique states: General Sakharoff, despite a desperate resistance, advancing on the Sereth, drove out the enemy from villages and woods on the right bank. The cavalry threw dense masses of German infantry i into disorder. ' . We have taken 14,000 prisoners since August 4. .... _ ' I' RUSSIANS BEACH THE LEFT BANK OF THE ZLOTA' LIP A. . London, August 11. A Tinssian communique states: Our successes are developing on * the Monasterziska-Niznioff railway. We penetrated the south part of Monasterziska, where fighting continues. We tool? prisoner 2500. ■ We reached the left bank of.;tlv© Zlota Lipa and captured a village, taking ' prisoner a thousand. We repulsed _a counter-attack with enormous Toss. Our cavalry forded, the Zlota Lipa,and pursued the enemy, reaching the left bank of the Dniester, and taking prisoner five thousand. . GERMANS-ADMIT BEING CbMPELLED.TO RETIRE. ; ■ London, August 11. A German communique states: There has been extensive fighting south of 'Zalosche. The Russians temporarily gained ground at Bialoglowy and Bordyszeze, but were stopped by our counter-attack. . . ) . South-west of Monasterziska on the Dniester at theßystritza Junction we were compelled to. retire before a superior enemy'. Our counter-attacks brought the enemy storming attacks to a standstill. We are now regrouping our-troops to meet the Russians'altered dispositions. STANISLAU WAS CAPTURED /LAST THURSDAY. Tho High Commissioner reports:— London, August 11, 10.30 p.m. Official.—The Russians captured Stanislau last night. AUSTRIANS ADMIT, THE LOSS OF THE TOWN. r Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. 1 (Reo. August 13, 5.5 p.m.) . London, August 11. > An Austrian official communique says: We evacuated Stanislau without fighting, taking up new positions, owing to Russian pressure. TWO NEW POSITIONS CAPTURED BY THE RUSSIANS (Rec. August 12, 5.5 p.m.) Petrograd, August 11. Official.—The Russians havo occupied Monasteriska, and pursued the third German reserve regiment. The latter still resisting were annihilated by our armoured niacbine-auns. ■ Wo occupied Ustrezetione, at the junction of the Dniester and Kliorovanka. . • , ■ ■ Several explosions preceded the evacuation of Stanislau prior to ThursBrusiloff's armies have taken prisoner 402,000 sincc June '4. CONNECTIONS BETWEEN'AUSTRIAN ARMIES CUT. (Rat, August 13, 11.5 p.m.) ■ • _ ' Petrograd, August 12. ' It ig "belioved the capture of Stanislau cut the connections between General Bothmer's and Archduko Carl's armies. A communique says: The enemy is retreating in the middle Sereth Tegion. ,Wo aro advancing on Iwrna, and have captured tn© railway between Monastervhk and Vycarka, and more ground between /lota Jjipa and Horovauka. Our troops;continue crossing the Bystritza at several points. ■ , The enemy destroyed J>ho railway junctions at oliunsUui; otherwise the town is undamaged. '• _ GENERAL BRUSILOFF CAPTURES SIX VILLAGES. (Rec. August 13, 11.5 p.m.) Petrograd, Augasfc 12. A Russian communique says: General Brusiloff captured Kosloff, Cebrov, (Jverna, and thrco other villages. Thus the whole region of the main enemy, winter position .before Tarhopol and Buczacz, after being pressed on both flanks, fell to our possession. . , General Letchiteky has seized Nabvonair aflu crossed- fcbo Bystrifcza, to '£ Vienna communique merely mentions the captures of small batches of urisoners at Eazowka and eastward, of Gonzia.

ANOTHER TOWN CAPTURED BY THE RUSSIANS;

(Itec. August 13, 11.5 p.m.) Potrograd, August 12. A later report states: We captured the town of Nadivorna, twenty miles south-ivest of Stam»lnu. THE KETIiEATING ENEMY BEING PURSUED. (Eeo. August 12, 6.30 p.m.) ' Petrograd, August 11. Official.—General Letchitslry at Stanislau pursued the enemy in the direction of Suliek. The enemy evacuated the left bank of ifae Bystruza Wo crosscd the stream, and are ehelling the retreating forces.