RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE COMMENCING

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3124, 30 June 1917, Page 7

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE COMMENCING

._/ CONTINUOUS ARTILLERY ACTIVITY IN GALICIA IMPORTANT GERMAN ADMISSION (Rec. June 29, 11.35 p.m.) London, June 2!). German reports describe as continuous the artillery and Irench mortar fire in Galicia. The "Cologne Gazette" admits that the Russian offensive is start- '■ ing, despite the mutinies and the weakened discipline. The paper adds resignedly: "Let ail come, our Eastern wall stands."' - The best-informed London opinion estimates that General Brusiloff's is etill >■ the largest individual Allied army. The offensive is expected to. improve the internal situation, probably postponing the crisis until the winter, when the food, ' fuel, and financial crises will be most acute.—United Service. • ' • London, June 28. Kejiter's Agency learns that there is reason to believe that Hie Russians have ■ begun an offensive at two points.—"Renter. ' BATTALIONS PLEDGE THEMSELVES TO FIGHT TO THE ■•■■'•. DEATH. • ■ t (Rec. Jirfie 23, t) p,m.) ; Petrograr), June 25. i Numerous battalions a.l the front have formed themselves into dea.th bat-. • talions, pledging to fight, to the death for the glory of Russia. General Brusiloff, in a. special order, greets the movement a? a. noble ;ind patriotic step in the > faco of the enemy at a critical moment, in Russia's hislory. He would be • proud to add hie own name to the movement.—Aus.-N.JS. Cable Assn. >• ' -LAR&E ENEMY FORCES ON EASTERN FRONT. I l ■ . ' .. ■ Amsterdam, .Tunn 28. i ■ Vienna advices state that, in view of an eipectc! Russian offensive, large 1 forces are kept in readiness on the Russian front.—Aus.-.V.Z. Cable Assn. 3 f . ■ "~"' « DEMANDS OF THE POLISH-NATIONAL- PARTY. e •■ ■ ••• • ' ■ "•• ■ New York, June 28. ,° 'r|,f, "New i'ork Times" says that Germa.n papers state that the Polish Na- • tioaal Patrr has agreed to demand an independent nation, a monarchical Conetitiition, and'representation on the Peace Conforecce,—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

DECKEE ISSUED FOR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS

(l?ec. Juno 29, 5.15 p.m.) Pelron.rad, .lime 28. • The Provisional Government has decreed thai tho Constituent Assembly elections Shall be held on September 30, and Hint tho Assembly shall meet on October J,'i.—Aus.-N.Z. Cabin Atsn.

GERMAN PRISONERS ESCAPE THROUGH FINLAND

Petrograd, June 'IS. The. newspapers stole that .ifiOfl German prifonera have escaped through Finland in the past month, and that the Finns are not insisting to recapture them. —Reuter.

FURIOUS ATTACKS BY AUSTRIANS

INVOLVES LOSS OF 15,000 OF THEIR OWN MEN

MOUNTAIN SYSTEM IN ITALIAN CONTROL

(Kpc. June '.'!), R.ln p.m.) London, June 26,

The "DailT Telegraph's" Homo correspondent says: "tor fhreo days the enemy made furious attacks on Ortiganrn, utilising an entire Austrian Division and rounder guns. It. involved the loss of 15,000 men. The only result was the Italians' withdrawal from the summit, which .continuesi unoccupied, ino mountainous eystein remains in Italian control."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.