MARCHING ON TO LEMBERG.

Hokitika Guardian, 13 July 1917, Page 3

MARCHING ON TO LEMBERG.

RUSSIANS STILL ADVANCING. ON FORTY-MILE FRONT. ON THE WAY TO LEMBERG. (Received This Day at 11.25. a.m.) LONDON, July 12. Th e capture of tho strongly fortified position at Halicz proves Genera. JKorniloff’s offensive is daily assuming greater significance. The Revolutionary troops have crossed the Dniester, and are going forward south of tho river, on a forty mile front, The country here is less adapted tor defence than, north of the Dneistei, whero the deop-cut channels of the tributaries flowing south afford formidable obstacles to an advancing army. The country to Lemberg is now comparatively easy. With their success, the dash of the Revolutionary armies is returningHEAVY ENEMY LOSSES. N A BIG RUSSIAN ADVANCE. (Received This Dav at 11.25. a.m.) . PETROGRAD, July -.2. There is great enthusiasm at the front. Prisoners testify that the enemy lost heavily. Several regiments were entirely wiped out. Ihe troops defending the road to Lemberg are suffering heavily. The Russian offensive lias penetrated ton versts over a twenty versts front. A german surprise. CAPTURE OF HALICZ. (Received Thi» The Journal’s correspondent at Petrograd says the Austro German., at Halicz were convinced that the Russian offensive round BrzezanT would not extend as far as Halicz where the Russians were inactive for eight months and responded to their fraternisations therefore they concentrated their reinforcements at Brzezany and did not dream of strengthening Halicz. “When the 'attack began the Austrians under General Kirbnch were thrown into great confusion-

-JOP KORNILOFF’S GREAT DRIVE ENEMY ON THE RUN.

CAVALRY AT WORK. (Received this clay at 1.30 p.m.) PETROGRAD, July 13. The dash of the Russian Eighth Aijny to the westward, drives a wedge between Prince Leopold of Bavaria in tho north, and the Archduke Joseph in the south. It is now clear that General Ivorniloff’s was the Russian main attack, tho operations of the Seventh and Eleventh Armios being only auxiliary. The enemy front on the river Namjoeva was turned from the south, and th© enemy are bound to hastily retire across, the Gmilay-Lipa, whereof the lower reaches aro already in Russian hands.. Cavalry and,- Cossacks are tirelessly driving the enemy from one river to another. .