RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3047, 7 April 1917, Page 9

RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN

A REVERSE AT THE STOCHOD

London, April .4.

'A wireless Russian official message states: We threw back the enemy, who temporarily occupied our trenches in regions southward of Illukst and southward of. Krevo. The enemy heavily bombarded with | chemical shells our positions::at; the river passage of the Stochod. In the region' of St. Chefvitch and Gilenin station the enemy discharged thirteen aas waves, pressing back our .troops. The Germans crossed the Stochod northeast of Gilonin. In retiring across the ■Stochod some of our detachments lost heavily; : '• ■ ■ .' We occupied three rows of Austrian trenches six miles westward of Rafailova, in the Carpathians, south of Lemberg. ' We frustrated a Bulbar attempt to cross the St. George branch, at the southern mouth of the Danube.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. SIX ENEmTaSSAI'LTS . (Rec. April 6, 5.25 p.m.) < London, April 5. A' wireless Russian official message states:. The enemy attacked in the Dolotchev region. Six assaults were made near the village of Tchepeli. We eventually dislodged the enemy, completely restoring the position.—Alls.N.Z. 'Cable Assn.-Reuter. • ENEMY "CLAMS SUCCESS (Rec. April 5, 6 p.m.)'.. 1 . London, April' 4. A wireless German official .message says: We captured the bridgehead at To'lby, on the Middle Stochod, securing much, booty,—Aus.-N.Z. Cable .Assn.Reuter. AIEXIEFFS APPOINTMENT Paris, April 4. Tlio "Potit Parißien" correspondent at Petrograd says the army received Goncral Alexieff's appointment as Com-mander-in-Chief with enthusiasm.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.