THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 June 1916, Page 3

THE WAR

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TIHE RUSSIAN ADVANCE.

Petrograd, Juno 1(5

A communique states: —The heroic effort of our troops umteir General St. Cherbatcheff overthrew tho Austrians in the Guilovody district. The struggle on tile west bank of the Strypa, north-west of iiuczacz continues. We already nave captured (5000 prisoners. Our artillery «n tho J>vinsk region prevented the enemy from taking the offensive. Petrograd, Juno 17. Fighting continues south ol Polessie. The enemy suffered heavy losses. We took prisoner. L7-")0 during powerful but fruitless counter-attacks by the enemy in the Styr region ' near Kokul. Our cavalry continues the pursuit of the enemy weirt and so«th-west of Luzk. Genera] Sakharoff's troops in despelratc fighting dislodged the enemy from fortified positions on tho river l'luicheoka. Olio of our youing regiments forded the river with the wateir up to their dims. One company was engulfed and died a heroic death, hut the valour of their comrades resulted in the disorderly flight of the enemy whereof 5000 wore taken prisoner. Many machine guns and thousolkls ol rifles were captured. Petrograd, Juno 18. A coram unique states: —The Emperor of Japan has congratulated tho Ozar on his glorious victory in Galicia. In olrder to arrest our advance towards Lenrberg tho onomy, reinforced By elements from other fronts, is making at many points furious counter-attacks againßt (ionoral Brussiloff. Tho enemy's offensive at Gadomitche westward of Koike was repulsed and the Russians aro pressing in pursuit. We pierced the defences on the «ortliern bank of the Styr. In the course of ft hot engagement at Stokhod the Siberians brilliantly carried tiie villago of Svidniki while tho Hussars supported! by horso artillery ehiargcd through throe extended lines sabring two Austrian companies. He occupied Radziviloff and pushed tho onomy to Brody. The enemy on tho entire Sticypa battlefield on Friday was in flight amd was thrown into tho utmost cou.fu&ion by our salvoes. Germans and Austrian® were intermingled, falling" by hundreds. Several brigades of our batteiries at. full speed occupied open positions and fired point blank at tho fugitives. Our dash was irresistible. The fighting is fierce at the Gaxaronka district of the Strypa. 'Die enemy is furiously (attacking Sniatyn railway. An enemy column was thrown across the river Tcheriava. Wo bombarded tne Dvmsk positions with visible suocess. Amsterdam, June 7. A German communique states: - Fighting has developed at Skokhod in the Styr sectors against General Linsingen'e army.

Portions of General Bothmer's army is battling northward- of Przevlolca.

THE FRENCH r UO.VT. ijondon, June 18. Sir Dough* Hoig reports—There was a vigorous bombardment of our trenches between the river jJouve and Wieltje at midnight, accompanied by two ineffectual discharges of"gas i Westward of Messiues and Wytschacerte ridge there was no infantry attack. Wo carried out successful raids near the river Lye and near Givenchy. We successfully exploded mines .ie»ir Hulloch and northward of Arras. Wo ailso seriously damaged underground! workings in the vicinity of Loos. June 17. A communique states :—German nttncks on Avocourt redoubt and outposts west of Hill 304 were easily repulsed. We penetrated the first and second German lines at Hill 425 east of Than© and. returned with prisoners without loss. Paris, June i 7. A communique states: —We ca-ptured positions and trenches northward of Hill 321, taking prisoners. French long-range gun® bombarded the station of Vigneulles Hatton chatel causing a fire. A violent German offensive has opened from Hill 320. The latter is half a mile northward of Fleury and is strongly held. It is slightly nearer Verdun ISliaii any point hitherto within the zone of infantry encounters. A tremendous artillery duel has begun in the sector northward of Fleury. Copenhagen, June 17. German newspapers state that the Russians after three hours' bombardment destroyed the strong AustroGernian lines north of Baranovitch. Fifty thousand Russians ntacked, btifc advancing ovefrfar were compelled to fall Vack two miles. Correspondents at the Austrian headquarters report that- the fighting north of Baranovitch developed into unparalleled severity.