Russia

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 74, 30 June 1916, Page 5

Russia

GERMANS ATTACK SOUTH-EAST OF RICA. REPULSED. WITH H£AVYLfi^ES (Unm A communique Riga the enemy tU6 27th, after a heavy bohlhftfdtnent, and emitting clouds of gas, attacked in great force in the direction < of Pulkarn. Reinforcements opportunely arrived, and we succeeded in repulsing and inflicting heavy losses.

In their endeavor to arrest our offensive in Bukowina, the enemy are neglecting no means to prevent our building bridges at many points, but the engineers and the bridge corps are surmounting all difficulties and displaying admirable self-sacrifice. NORTH-EAST OF LEMBERG. Amsterdam, June 28. A German communique states:— General Linsingen stormed and captured Liniewka, westward of Sokal.

GERMANS GOING “GREAT GUNS”

IN VOLHYNIA.

(Received 9.5 a.m.) Paris, June 29,

M, Nadeau telegraphs from Petrograd; The enemy is using great guns to endeavor to retain at all costs their supremacy over the straight east and west line between Kolki on the Upper Styr, and Bogovchovka on the Upper Stokhod, covering Kovel and threatening Lutsk.

PROPOSED MINISTRY OF COM-

MERGE.

CONFERENCE IN VIEW.

(Received 8.45 a.m.) London, June 29

A conference'-is being arranged between the associated chambers of commerce 4, and members of the House of Commons with reference to the establishment of a Ministry of Commerce.

ENORMOUS CAPTURES. RUSSIANS BADGEO 10,506 PRISONERS YESTERDAY.

(Received 12.25 p.m.) Petrograd, June 29.

In yesterday’s fighting on the southern front, the Russians captured 221 officers and 10,285 men.