THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 24 July 1916, Page 3

THE WAR

♦>— LGLrfCI'KIC TELKMIArK ■ -COPTEIOU'f .J (Australia-New Zealand Cable Service) OVER THE RIVBR. London, July A Germaa communique admits that the Russians have crossed the Dvina. This has not been mentioned in the Russian communiques, but it has now leaked out that the Russians havo begun oxtensive operations on the Riga front. STVRRING THE ENEMY. Petrograd, July 22. A communique states:—'fliree thousand prisonous were taken at the junction of the Styr and the 'Lipa. General SJjlkharoff'n troops wore subjeetodi to a concentrated bombardment while crossing the marshes of the Lipa valley, but they crossed the river and routed the enemy pouring a deadly fire into fleeing enemy. We took several thousand prisoners and several guns. On the Dvina. we too-c prisoner on July 20th and 21*t, 300 v.-o-German officer-: and 12,000 men. We surrounded andl tooik prisoner the Thirteenth Austrian. Landwehr Regiment near Ve risen, hayoneitting the commander. AUSTRIAN VERSION. An Austriam communique states Russian advances at Gapuli Hill, in Bukovina weffo repulsed. Russian attacks near lamma and Delatyn broke down. The enemy attacked after artillery preparation that lasted for several days a sector situated at tho mouth of the Lipa. His advance via- Werben was arrested. Nevertheless we withdrew portions of our salient before a now and threatening surrounding movement in the Bereregion. FRANCE THE FINAL ARENA. feeuter's Cable S«rvio». London, July 22 Le Matin interviewed Sir Douglas Haig who said: "The supreme decision of the war wilV be gained on the west front. We must impose there a peace worth having, because we shall have paid for it. SUEZ OANAL ATTACKED. Londoi July 22. Advices state that a battle between the Turks and British is imminent in the vicinity of the Suez Canal. A few British casualties resulted from an attack by hostile aircraft on Fried? last. '