IRRESISTIBLE ADVANCE OF THE RUSSIANS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2850, 15 August 1916, Page 5

IRRESISTIBLE ADVANCE OF THE RUSSIANS

THE GALICIAN BATTLES AUSTRIAN LINE RETIRING ON WHOLE FRONT Australian-Sew Zealand Cable Association. London, August 13. A llussian official communique states"General Sakharoff's troops at tho TJpper Seretli drove the enemy ou b from a sorics of fortified positions. Our break through tho Strypa lines forced tho enemy to abandon strong fortified positions General Tcherbacheff, who captured Czerna, has continued to advance westward along tho whole front, reaching the TJpper Sereth And is now crossing to the west bank. our detachments which crossed the Jloronietz in pursuit of the enemy captured a strong position on the heights between the Koropietz, the Zfota Lipa, and tho Horovaaka. Continuing eouth our troops reached tho Dniester at Mariampol. Tho advance southwest of Delatyn continues. Tho enemy's attempts to resume the offensive wero everywhere repulsod. One of General Sakharoff's corps captured between tho 4th and 31th nearly 17,000 prisoners General Tcherbacheff, smce June 5 has taken 56,000; and General Lotclutsky, between August 1 and 10, has captured 10,450 prisoners." (Rec. August 14, 7.10 p.m.) Petrograd, August 14. A llussian official communique states:—"Wo have occupied Podgaicy, in tho Zlota. Lipa region. Our cavalry captured Mariampol, and drove the enemy across tho River Bystritza." BOTHMER'S LINE PALLING BACK ON WHOLE FRONT London, August 13. Tho official announcement from Polrograd that General Brusiloff has seized the whole of tho Strypa line opposite 'Tarnopol and Buczacz indicates that General Bothmer has begun a retreat along an entire thirty-five mile front. General Brusiloff's front has advanced 6ix to eight miles. . Tho possession of Nadvoraa gives the Russians another approach to the Carpathians. German communiques disclose that German troops are fighting alongside the Austrialis in the defonco of tho Carpathian Experts are discussing whence theso reinforcements have been drawn. Meanwhile, M. Marcel Hiitin, in the "Echo de Paris," emphasises that it is a German bluff." Germany is pretending, with von Wiegand as the mouthpiece, that she is in possession of important fresh reserves. . M. Hutin contends that the German reinforcements at. tlm Somme came mostly from the Vertlun front and neighbouring sector s, which are now quieter. BRUSILOFF'S STABBING TACTICS. ("Tho Times.") London, August 13. Mr. Stanley Washburn writes that tho Russian armies are showing almost incredible endurance and persistency, despite days' continuous fighting. The enemy is being constantly roinforced, but is unable to accumu- \ lato blocks of now troops, bccauso tho oxtgencies created by the Russian pressuro eat up tho reserves as fast as they arrive. As soon as the enemy slows the Russian advanco on one front, Genoral Brusiloff promptly breaks through on another. Tho Germans' railway facilities enablo them to stubbornly resist the Lusk armies, but they are unable to move a. single unit southwards.

GERMAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. Anstralian-Now Zealand Oahle Association. London, 'August 13. '£ Gorman official communique states: —"Russian attacks southward of Smorgon, near Lubieszoff, were unsuccessful. The Archduke Charles threw back tEe Russians who were attacking westward of MonasteTziska- and southwest of Stanislau." AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE; Australian-New Zealand Oable Association. (Rcc. August'l4, 7.10 p.m.) Amsterdam, August 14. An Austrian officiil communique states: —"Wo repulsed massed attacks by tho Russians west of Stanislau. Tho figh'llng has decreased in tho Volhyliia nncT Stochod regions. In tho last unsuccessful attack on the Stochod all the divisions of the Russian Guard were used, and heavily punished." MOSLEMS BEING HURRIED TO THE ENEMY'S FRONT (Renter's Telegram.) Amsterdam, August 13. The Berlin "Tageblatt" states that the of Turkish .and other Asiatics, Including Arabs, to tho European battle fronts is proceeding on a great scale. RUSSIA'S NEW FOREIGN MINISTER ■ Australian-New Zealand Oablo Association. Pfltrograd, August 13. M. Stormier (the Premier) repudiates the suggestion that his appointment as Foreign Minister signified a ohange in Russian policy. He declares that Russia considers it her duty to fulfil all measures in relation to Ger. Jnany which England decided upon. . . THE OFFENSIVE IN THE BALKANS A BLOW BUT INEXORABLE ADVANCE, . (Router's Teleziam.) " (Rec. August 14, 7.10 p.m.) kondonj August 13. Reports from Salonika, stato that the Allies have slowly and inexorably closed in on the. Bulgarian linos along the whole front from Lake Prcsba to Demirhissar. The enemy is being untiringly worried by a heavy bombardment, and tho Allies are gradually creeping forward along tho principal lines. - •