RUSSIAN OFFICIAL REPORT

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLI, Issue 11646, 14 August 1916, Page 8

RUSSIAN OFFICIAL REPORT

A SERIES OF SUCCESSES TREMENDOUS HAUL OF PRISONERS Australian and New Zealand Cable Association. Received August 14, 2 p in. • London, August 1 3. A Russian communique states that Bnkharoff’s troops on the Upper Sereth drove out the enemy from a series of fortified positions Our break through the Btrypa forced the enemy to abandon strong fortified positions at Tehorbachevs. We captured Gzorna and continued the advance westward along the whole front, reaching the Upper Bereth, and are now crossing to the west hank. Onr detachments who crossed Koropiec. in pursuit of the enemycaptured a strong position on the heights between the Koropiec, Zlotalipa and Kharovank. Continuing south the troops reached tne Dniester at Maropol. The advance south-west of Dolatyn continues and the enemy attempts to resume the offensive has everywhere been renulsed. One cTf Sakharoff’s corps has taken prisoner, between the 4th and 11th nearly 17,000; Tcharbachev, since the oth June, lias taken 56,000, and Letehitsby, between the Ist and the 10th took prisoner 10,450. Our counter-attack on the w;est hank of Lake Van drove the Turks southward. A GERMAN BLUFF. ASIATICS FOR THE WAR. ON A GREAT SCALE. Received Aug. 14, 11.30 a.m. Amsterdam, Aug. 13. The Berlin Tageblatt states that the transport of Turkish and other Asiatics, including Arabs, to Europe battle fronts is proceeding on a great scale.

EASING EXCHANGES. GOVERNMENT BORROWING SECURITIES. London. August 13.. A scheme for regulating exchange by loan to the Government of securities, the same as adopted in regard to American securities, [has been extended to apply to European neutrals, South American and Japanese securities. LABOUR TROUBLE IN BRITAIN.R AIL WA Y MEN ’ S DEMANDS. BREAKING AGREEMENTS. London, August 13. Railwaymeu demand a weekly increase of ten shillings owing to the reduced purchasing power of the sovereign. The demand is made despite the agreement last October under which they received a war bonus ranging from 2s 6d to ss. MEXICAN-AMERICA^ ‘ TROUBLES. Australian and N.Z. Caole Association. Received Aug. 14, 11.20 a.m. Washington, Aug. 13. The Department of War has ordered the removal of 25,000 of the National Guards to the Mexican border. PARLIAMENTARIANS AT DUBLIN; SIR J. CARROLL’S SPEECH. MUST ALL BE PARTNERS. Australian and N.Z, Cable Association. Received August 14, 2 p m. London, August 13. The Parliamentarians had a reception at the Mansion House at Dublin. Sir James Carroll, said the time bad come when we must be partneis in a great Empire firm and we-must hear each other’s views upon the building up qf Ireland. New Zeaaud, Australia and Canada would be all together and not Ireland knock- t ing solitary at the door for Home Rule. She could never get it herself and needed federal company in trying to effect not only justice to Ireland but justice to all other parts of the Empire ’