GENERAL OFFENSIVE ON. RUSSIAN FRONT

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2894, 5 October 1916, Page 5

GENERAL OFFENSIVE ON. RUSSIAN FRONT

STUBBORN BATTLES IN GALICIA BRUSILOFF STRIKING AT .LEMBERG '' ', ' ■•!'■• . '. , ' ... Aaafralian-Nmr Zealanfl. Cable Association. \ *1 - London* October'!. !A Russian official oommtcnique states: "Our fire drove back dense columns of Germans which were attempting to advance beyond their entanglements eastward of Novo Alexandrovsk. We frustrated a midnight attack in the Krinks-Ostashin sector. There is stubborn fighting at Zi.turtsky, Volasadovskai, and Shelvou. . We captured some positions against strong resistance. Stubborn battles; continue'on the Zlota Lipa.. Our fire ■ stopped 'a counter-attack on the River Cerniuvka. The enemy brought up, reserves, which suffered severely. Kerce fighting is proceedine. We took prisoner in this region on Monday a thousand men. The total number taken in the three battles here since.September 30 U! overftve thousand, of whom six hun-' dred were Germans." FIGHTING FROM THE PTOSK MARSHES TO RUMANIA*. ■ • ' ■ ' (Reo. October 4, 11.20 p.m.) London, Ootober'4. There is heavy fighting along the whole o'f tfhe Russian front from the Prask marshes to Rumania..' , General Brusiloff has apparently resumed a general offensive, and is : 'clearly aiming at Lemberg. He is making steady headway. , _ GERMAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE ' / ', Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. London, October 3. A! German official communique Btates: "The Russians west of Lusk violentlv attacked our positions seventeen times, twelve, of ..the assaults being made bv their Guards Regiment. All failed, with heavy losses. Our success north of Graberka has been extended. We took prisoner 26,000 , Russians attacking the east bank of the Zlota-Lipa."-