WEST OF THE ZLOTA LIPA

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2853, 18 August 1916, Page 5

WEST OF THE ZLOTA LIPA

RUSSIANS OCCUPY FRESH POSITIONS DESPERATE COUNTER-ATTACKS REPULSED Australian-New Zealand Oabio Association. London, August IG. A Russian oflicial communique states: "Wo occupied somo places west of tho Zlofcii Lipa, tho onomy's counter-attacks checking our further advanco. Our troops aro fighting forward botweon the mouth of tho Zlota Lipa and the Dniestor. Despite a desperate resistance, wo occupied two towns upon tho Bystritza. Our prossuro in tho Delatyn and Voroksta regions is compelling the enemy to rotire westward. Wo captured a sories of heights and frustrated enemy attempts to resumn tho offensive in the region of the Kapul mountains. (R«o. August 17, 7.15 p.m.) , , Petrograd, August 17. A Russian oflicial communique statgg; "There aro no changes on our European front."

GERMAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. London, August 16. A German official comnitiniquo states: "North of tho Dniester tho Russians, after a sanguinary defeat oil August 14, have mado only fesultloss and weak attacks. Wo captured a height north of Kapul." RUSSIAN CAPTURES TO DATE. CHoutcr'a Telegram.) Official.—General Brusiloff's generals, from .Tuiio'S'tJfAueust'll'' captured 7757 officers, 350,815 men, 405 cannou, and 1326 machine guns. GENERAL RUSSKY TAKES THE NORTHERN COMMAND-IN-CHIEF (Rec. August 17, 11.5 p.m.) n i n i / , , Petrograd, August 17. 1. uW Russify (who had to retiro somo timo ago for reasons of illhoalth) lias been appointed Commandor-in-Chief of tho Russian northern armies, in succession to General Kuropatkin (who was recently appointed Governor-General of Russian Turkestan). ' CAPTURED OFFICERS TALKING OF PEA.CE. Australian-Hew Zealand Cable Association. ir tt u ti k t .i « . London,' August 16. Mr. Hamilton lyfle, writing from tho Russian front, states that officers who have been taken prisoner say that tho Staff is discussing peace terms TJoy think that failing success in the spring, Germany will offer to rostoro tho occupied territory, and possibly pay an indemnity. If tho Allies agreed Germany would start preparing for another war. Austria is onlv now able to,hold a defensive lino far back. Tho fall of Lombcrg is ren-arclcd as certain. ° AUSTRIA'S NEW FOREIGN MINISTER i i , . ',* j -r* „ . Ceneva,'August 16. A wireless mossage states that Baron Bunan do Rajecz is resigning from tho Austrian Ministry for Joroign Affairs, and that be will be succeeded bv Unmfc Anarassj\ J 4.1. /The "M'y Telegraph's" Milan correspondent says that it is bolieved that tho outcomo of tho mission of Herr von Bothmann-Hollweg (German Imperial Chancellor) and Herr von Jagow (Foreign Minister) to Vienna will bo that Count Andrassy will succeed Baron Buriau do Raj era as Austrian Foreign Minister. Tho former is intensely Gormanophilo, and this change will signify a closer Austro-German uiiion.] (United Service;) (Rec. August 17, 7.30 p.m.) . ■ Paris, August 17. The nowspapors regard tho appointment 'of Count Andrassy to the Bureau of Foreign Affairs as indicating the unification of the Central Empires' anmes and policies in German hands. Thoy describe Count Andrassy as "tho kaiser's clinging swollen-headed vassal." EABLY DAIS FOR SETTLING POLISH QUESTIONS. (Eeuter's Telegram.) r , • ,j, . ... „, , ■. London, August 16. it is reported: from Vienna that Austria has decided to confor self-gov-ernment on Poland, and to release' a largo number of interned- Polos.