THE RUSSIAN FRONT.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLI, Issue 11646, 14 August 1916, Page 5

THE RUSSIAN FRONT.

IMPORTANCE OF STANISLAO. AUSTRIAN ARMIES BISECTED. Petrograd, August 12, It is believed the capture of ir’tanislau has cut the connections between Bothmer and the Archduke Carl’s armies. ' The enemy destroyed the railway junctions at Stanislao, , otherwise the town is undamaged. BRUSILOFPS MIGHTY DOINGS. WHOLESALE CAPTURES OF TOWNS ENEMY WINTER SUCCESSES ABORTIVE. A communique says; The'enemy is retreating in the middle of the Sereth region. We are advancing on Tzerna. We captured the railway at MOnaster Yyhkvycarka. A communique says: Brusiloff has captured Koslov, Oebroy, Cyerna and three other (ullages. Thus the whole region of the main enemy winter positions before Tarnopol' and Buczacz, after being pressed on both flanks, fell into our possession.

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NADWORNA CAPTURED. LEfITCHSKY’S NOTABLE SUCCESSES. A later ccmmuuique reports that the Russians have captured the town of Nadworna, twenty miles southwest of Stanislau. Letitchsky seized Nabvouair and crossed the Bystritza to Solotvina, The river was also crossed at several other points. Fetrograd, August 11. Official: Letchitsky, at Stanislau, pursued the enemy in the [direction of Sulick. The enemy evacuated the left bank of the Bystritza, We crossed, shelling the retreaters. We withdrewfrom Hamadan under Turkish pressure. GERMAN REGIMENT ANNIHILATED. MORE TOWNS OCCUPIED. Fetrograd, August 13. Official: The Russians occupied Monasterzyska and pursued the third German Reserve Regiment. The latter, still resisting, were annihilated by armoured car mcahine guns. We occupied U-drezetioue, at the junction of the Dueister and Kfaorovanka. Several explosions preceded the evacuation of Stanislau. AN AUSTRIAN REPORT. Loudon, Aug. 12. Austrian official.—We evacuated Stanislau without fighting, taking up new positions, owing to pressure. BRUSILOFF’S PRISONERS. AN ENORMOUS BAG. NEARLY HALF A MILLION. Petrorgad Aug. 12. Prior to Thursday Brusiloff’s armies had taken prisoner 403,000 since June 4th. v \ A TURKISH REPORT. Main Service. Amsterdam, Aug. 12. A Turkish communique dated Wednesday says: 'The Russian forces in the Caucasus defending the region of Bitlis Mush were grvdualiy driven back by the pressure on their right wing, losing many prisoners aud guns. The mountain chains south of Bitlis-Mush are completely fortified and stubbornly defended, but were reconquered entirely on the 7th. That night the Turks occupied Bitlis, and next morning captured Mush. Two companies of Russian infantry surrendered. We are pursuing the enemy in the direction of Ravewmurad.