Russia

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 2, 1 August 1916, Page 5

Russia

SPLENDID PROGRESS RTPORTEU

CAPTURE OF HONVED REGIMENT. The High Commissioner reports; London, July 31 (3.55 p.m.)

The Russian official report states. At Stokhod, the Russians are lighting their way forward on the river bend. As the result of our attack, the whole of the 31st Honved Regiment, with the commander and staff, were taken prisoners. At other places, near the Stokhod, 935 prisoners and four ma-chine-guns were taken. Towards Kovel, fierce fighting continues.

At Brody, the Russians, who are pursuing tlm enemy, have reached the rivers Lraherki and Sera.

STRONG POSITION IN IiRUG!LUFF

Press Association —Copyright, Ausir lian and N.Z. Cable-Association. Loudon, July 30.

The Morning? Post’s Petrograd correspondent reports that General Lrusiloff has straightened his front, which runs along the Kolomea-Moidan line and consists of a 250-mile line in front of the river Pripet to the Carpathians, and thence for another hundred miles into Transylvania. It bulges westward for a dozen miles towards Kovel Vladimir, and Volynski, and from Kolomea it bulges again westward for twenty miles. Otherwise the lino runs north and south for sixty miles. The westward positions were occupied seven weeks ago.

General Brusiloff retains perfect freedom to manoeuvre, whereas, strategically, the enemy are practically immobilised.

The Daily Chronicle’s Petrograd correspondent reports that the Russians, during the last eight weeks, have captured four hundred thousand prisoners. The enemy losses in killed and wounded cannot be calculated.

FIERCE FIGHTING CONTINUES.

Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 10.20 a.m.) Petrograd, July 31. A communique states': There is a fierce artillery duel norch-east and south-east of Baranovitchi. Wo are fighting forward of the Stokhod. Fierce fighting continues in the direction of Kovel. RUSSIANS KEEP UP PRESSURE. GERMANS ADMIT BOTHMERB LINES PENETRATED.

(Received 11.10 a.m.) London, July 31

A Berlin communique sates: The Russians against General,. Linsiugen were repulsed with the heaviest losses. The enemy’s main pressure is on Kovel-Sarny railway and on both hanks of the Lipa. The ißussians west of Buczacz penetrated General Bothmer’s first line but were repulsed.