GENERAL BRUSILOFF QUITE PREPARED

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2854, 19 August 1916, Page 9

GENERAL BRUSILOFF QUITE PREPARED

FOR COUNTER-OFFENSIVE POSITION ON EAST FRONT UNCHANGED Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. Paris, August 17. French experts, in discussing the possibilities of an Austro-German counter-offensive from Kovel towards Lusk, . simultancouslv with an attack against General Letchitsky's left wing (in Southern Bukowina), say that General BrusSofi is prepared. Petrograd, August 17. A Russian official communique states:—There are no changes .on our European front. ARTILLERY AND RIFLE DUELS ON THE WHOLE FRONT. petrograd,. August 17. A communique states:—There arc artillery and rifio duels on the whole front. ' General BezobrazofE has 6incG the 16th captured 7500 prisoners, 17 heavy guns, 29 field guns* and 70 machine-guns. FIERCE RUSSIAN NIGHT ATTACKS WEST OF ZALOSGHE. London, August 17. A German communique states: —Fierce Russian night attacks were repulsed west of Zaloschc. The enemy's advances north of the Dniester were - fruitless. ■■■'■';■ • AUSTRIA'S HEAVY LOSSES INBUKOWINA AND GALICIA. Ceneva, August 17. Tho Austrian Red Cross estimates that the Austrian losses during General Brusiloff's offensive up_ till July 7 total 697,716. Of these -76,000 were \ killed and 300,000 are missing. The Austrian losses now exceed a million!' -- - " '.....'*' ENEMY ACCOUNT OF THE RECENT -FIGHTING.'' '."■''' • (Rec. August 18, 7.30 p.m.) Vienna, August 17.' . Hill, the- capital of the district, has been captured. Russian advances, southward .of Moldava and Ingper Bistritza failed..'. m "General Botnmcr's army was engaged in fighting of tho greatest viol- " once on Wednesday, between Prepelikni and Picdaki. The enemy for twelve hours uninterruptedly threw masses against us. Most of the assaults were broken before orir entanglements, and wherover the enemy temporarily en---tered our trenches, as at Manajov, he was driven out." .'• ' .NO.CHANGES ON THE EAST FRONT. ■ .- . (Rec. August. 18, 7.30 p.m.) ■ - .-..-.'. l " Petrograd, August 17! . A'Russian'communique says:—"There are no changes on the European or Caucasian fronts."' •' ' j •