OPERATIONS ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2863, 30 August 1916, Page 5

OPERATIONS ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT

RUSSIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. / Australian-New Zealand Gable Association. .'. , London) August 28. -"\ A Russian official communique states: "We captured a/wood north of the ' Dniester." ' ■ J (Rec. August 29, 8.15 p.m.) j Petrograd, August 28; A Russian official communique states: "The position is unchanged." GERMAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. < London, August, 28. • A German official communiquogitates: "In the north-east of the.' Svin- ; uichy-Lusk salient the Austro-Hungarians repulsed the Russians, An attack hy the enemy north of the Dniester temporarily succeeded, but was wiped "" ' out by a counter attack at night. We repuls/d the enemq's advances north- s west of Kukul and Stara Wipezna." ' . AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE »' (Rec., August 29, 8.15 p.m.) ' ] Amsterdam, August 28. -1 An Austrian official communique states: "We repulsed a strong Russian | attack north-west of Mount Kumal, in.the Carpathians." . : . S THE PUPPET CROWN FOR POLAND. . ' I •' r - : - i "> ■ -Zurich,' August 28. \ The Central Powers have agreed to the appointment of Frinco Leopold tif ! Bavaria as Tfiug of autonomous Poland. 1 [Prince Leopold of Bavaria was made Governor-General of Warsaw when \ the ancient capital of Poland was captured l , and has since remained in nominal command of .one of Hindenburg's armies.] THE BUSSIAN CAMPAIGN IN THE CAUCASUS' SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS AT LAKE VAN AND MOSUL. *\' Australian-New Zealand Cable Association'. Petrograd, August 28. A Russian official communique states: "Fighting continues in the Cau- ' \ casus from Kyghi to Lake Van. Our detachments drove the Turks from the \] trenches on the bank of the Jfa'dadarasi, and crossed to the west bank. We & continue to press the Turks in the direction of Mosul." / \