RUSSIA

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 76, 3 July 1916, Page 6

RUSSIA

CUTTING THE COMMUNICATIONS. IRRESISTIBLE RUSSIAN ADVANCE FUTILE GERMAN ATTACKS AT United Press Association. (Received 9.20 a.m.) Petrograd, «nily 2. , General Letchitsky.. after the seizure of Kolomea, is irresistibly smashing his way between the Pruth and the Dneister, striving:,to cut aH conimunications between Bukovma and Galifcia.' He threatens the flank and rear of the principal Austrian army with its bases on Galatz and Lemberg. The Germans east of Kovel continue to launch fierce attacks between the Upper Stohod and the Uppeiy. .Sty^ -■■ hoping to break the Russian;) line:. They, have already launched forty fresh battalions without success. THE AUSTRIANS' STORY. (Received 9.20 a.m.). .-, Vienna, July 2. A communique states: The cavalry, with masses extending in breadth three kilometres,'and in depth "efik-*kilomet-res, attacked General Botniher, and * the enemy were dispersed with bjg We are pushing back the Russians in Volhynia. • *^m-- m •« •■< Since the beginning of Juile,, we have captured 158 Russian 1 '«officers, 23,096 men, several guns, and nine machine guns south of the Pripet marjshes. 't§| i'\ , ; GERMAN REPORT SOUTH-WEST OF TARNOPpL.f M .• -.,1 «,' (Received Noon.) ,- r .■ ■. .-■, ?. Amsterdam, "'July, 2. &i A German communique states:' The Austro-Germans stormed the- heights south-west of Tarnopol.