Russia

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 3, 2 August 1916, Page 5

Russia

LINSINOEN RETREATS.

REAR-GUARD ACTION TO KOVEL

Press Association— Copyright, Austra

Han and N.Z. Cable Association

Petrograd, August 1

Although the Germans are stubbornly resisting about 5} miles west of the Stokhod on the road to Kovel, Russian balloon observers regard it as a rear-guard action, as the road to Kovel is thronged with retreating troops.

DESPERATE ENEMY FIGHTING. Press Association— Copyright. Renter's Telegrams London, August 1. A Petrograd communique reports: The Stokhod advance continues with

desperate fighting on the greater part rif the front. The enemy are making every effort to retain their line oi <le fence, and are bringing troops from every direction even to single battalions. ENEMY FORCED BACK ON THE STOKHOD. SATISFACTORY RUSSIAN OPERATIONS. The High Commissioner reports:London, August 1 (4.2/5 p.m.) An official report from Petrogratl states: At the bend in the Stokhoc' region of the Velicke and the Kuch ary, tlie enemy were forced back Enemy counter-attacks in the Kovel and Luck regions were re pulsed. Af the result of an attack in the region of Tcherduvdabenka, we crossed th< river Koropetz up to the waist in water and made prisoners of 1000.

STRAINED TO BREAKING POINT

SOMETHING MUST CO.

ENEMY SACRIFICE CERTAIN.

'Press Association —Copyright, Austra i Han and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 9.25 a.m.)

Petrograd, August 1

An American correspondent says that the opinion in Petrograd is that despite the Austro-Germans' stubborn resistance, they will be unable much longer to successfully oppose all the three Russian lines in their advance upon Kovel, Yladimir-Voly nski, and Lemberg, and that they will probably he compelled to sacrifice one in order to stiffen the others.

LEMBERG IH DANGER.

RUSSIAN ADVANCE FULL OF BIG THINGS.

FEAR SPREADS RAPIDLY.

"ENCLAND TO-DAY IS UN-

BROKEN."

Press Association—Copyright, Austra

lian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 11.15 a.m.) ' Amsterdam, August 1

The Austrians are blowing up the big bridges to delay the Russian advance to Lemberg. Railway traffic between Lemberg and Tarnopol is interrupted and the engines and rolling stock have been transferred to Cracow. The population is evacuating the suburbs of Przemysl and Jaroslav, and the fugitives from Galicia are flocking to Cracow. The Deutsche Tages Zeitnng states that everything is ready for the possible evacuation of Lemberg, but there is no immediate! apprehension. Couni Reventlow, in an address at Munich, said: "Lot us not deceive ourselves, because England to-day is unbroken. We talked of the financial collapse of Britain, but that will not happen. Germany must wage unscrupulous war by every possible means." ,

Count Reventlow added that America, equally with England, was determined to destroy German interests in trade. COMPENSATION FOR INVASION OF EAST PRUSSIA. ■5 Press Association— Copyright. Published in "The Times." London, August 1. The German Government has paid 041 million as compensation for the Russian invasion of Fast Prussia.

BQTHMER'S ARMY ENVELOPED.

GREAT WORK BY THE COSSACKS.

Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 11.15 a.m.) Home, August 1. It is reported that General Bothmer's army is practically enveloped owing to tho Cossacks, after the capture of Brody, cutting the railways.

GATHERING DANZIG'S HARVEST.

Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 11.15 a.m.) Amsterdam, August 1. .The commanders at Eanzig have called upon all residents, old and young, in town and country, to assist in the harvest because few troops tiro available. AUSTRO-GERMANS IN ROUT. GREAT RUSSIAN MOVEMENT. Han and N.Z. Cable Association. Press Association—Copyright. (Received 11.50 a.m.) London, August 1. Proofs of the Austro-German rout are multiplying daily. Tho Telegraph's Rome correspondent telegraphs that the Austro-Ger-'man staffs have resolved not to refend any towns in order to avoid flic Russians, whose surrounding decision includes Kovel, Stanislau, and Lemberg. The Russians have already 'reached positions south-west and

north of Kovel. I There is evidence Austrian demoralisation. After the battle on the 28th, the Austrians, in a panic., abandoned .fifty' kilometres of the front west of Luck. Later, seeing the Russian?; ,Lad paused in their advance, the AusUrinns retraced their steps and reloccupiedloccupied ten kilometres of the abandoned territory. WHO IS TO BLAME FOR DISASTER? (Received 11.50 a.m.) Pertograd, August I. Prisoners state that si fierce controversy is raging between the Aus-

trian and German generals with re

ference to the responsibility for the disasters, General Maekensen and staff accuse the Archduke Ferdinand, ii'.'.l i lie Austrians retort that the iermans advised re infort-ii:lc the Italian front and recommended the Austrians to mass heavy guns in their ,vrong places in Galicia and Bukovina. A Russian communique stales: \\ e orced the enemy hack at a bend in ;hc> Stokhod and reached the westward of the Vela ki-Kuchary line. We

ppulsod counter-attacks at Kove] and iuck. We attacked in the region of "chechevdulonka, south-eastward ol Vlonastnisk, and crossed the marshy 'yo.v of Koropete waist deep the. ridges hoing destroyed. Then we rganised and took prisone.-a of over 000 Austro-Germans.

THE VICTORIOUS RUSSIANS. GERMANS EVACUATION OF TWO CITIES. (Received 11.50 a.m.) / London, August 1. A wireless has been received statng that the Germans have evacuated v'ladimm-Volhynski and that they are •vacuating Kovel.