Russia

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 91, 19 July 1916, Page 5

Russia

ANXIETY »N HUNGARY.

ENEMY PEOPLE BLUFFED.

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Han and N.Z. Cable Association (Received 9.10 a.m.) Amsterdam, July U

The proximity of the Russian cavalry to the frontier of Hungary at Birlibaba Pass is causing anxiety, which prominent officials are seeking to allav.

Count Bethlen, president of the frontier county, declares that it is impossible for a single Russian to airpear on Hungarian soil except as a prisoner.

THE ADVANCE CONTINUES. LARGE CAPTURES OF PRISONERS London, July IS. A Petrograd wireless communique, summing up the fighting on Sunday, states .-—General Sakaroff has broken down the resistance of the enemy cast and south-east of Svinuki, in Volhynia. Our advance continues on the lower Lipa, where the enemy are making a stubborn resistance. We took prisoners 277 officers and 50.37 men, also twenty-four guns on the lower Lipa.

Our offensive is also advancing m the direction of Kirltbalea, on the frontier of Transylvannia. Our offensive on the right flank in the Caucasus is developing, Kuban Cossacks belonging to General Gornastaefi's column scored a great success on the 16th,

Tlie Turks fired Bajburta before their hasty retreat. A communique states: We continue to press the enemy at Volhynia, capturing prisoners.

GERMAN ATTACKS FAIL. Copenhagen, July 18. It is reported from Petrograd that violent German efforts to recapture the lost trenches at Baronoviiehi failed, and that the Russians are advancing, t 'BARONQVITCHI FICHTINC. < GERMAN SHORTEN LINE. } ,-,.••... London', July 18. A Berlin communique states: There way lively fighting against General Hindenburg's army. south of Riga. General Linsengen's advance checked the enemy attack south-west of Luck. Jn order to shorten our line of defences the Germans have withdrawn behind; the Lipa, without the enemy's interference.

AUSTRiA?iS "WITHDRAW." , Amsterdam, July 18. An Austrian communique states; The Russians south-west of Luck attacked with superior forces our i'ront sector near Syklin. We withdrew east of Gorochow. The Allied troojis soutli of Luck withdrew behind. 1 ijn* Lipa.' ■■'- "... ; v ■; i \

THE CAPTURE OF GRUSIATYN. London, July 18t % Mr Gibson, the Daily Chronicle's correspondent on the Russian front, describing the fighting at Grusiatyn on the 7th, says the German trenches which were monuments of patience and labor, melted like mere earthworks under the shattering impulse of the great shells. Many hundreds of men were buried twenty feet deep in bomb-proof shelters. The communication trenches were found to be blocked, and the men, afraid to retreat owing to the hail of shrapnel at their rear, eagerly surrendered. Most of the enemy were killed during the shelling, the remnant surrendering when the Russian bombers and bayoneters poured over the first line of trenches, with the exception of a Hunved regiment, which fought magnifioiently till overwhelmed and destroyed. Grusiatyn was taken with the bayonet, many of the enemy being killed.

THE GERMANS' STORY. EVERYWHERE REPULSED. Press Association— Copyright, Australian and N.Z. (Jable Association. (Received 11.85 a.m.) London, July 18. A Berlin communique states: The Russians south-east of Riga continued their strong attacks, but broke-down, suffering sanguinary losses, or were repulsed by counter-attacks,, wherever they penetrated ollr trenches. We easily repulsed attacks west and south-west of Lutsk.