Russia

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 5, 4 August 1916, Page 5

Russia

A BiTTER STRUGGLE. FURIOUS FIGHT ON THE STOKHOD. Press Association—Copyright, Australian and y.'A. Cable Association. Petrograd, August ."). Furious fighting continues along the whole of the Stokhod front. The Germans, driven to desperation, arv launching counter-attacks without cessation. They poured in fresh divisions on Monday and Tuesday, hut the Russian cannonading mowed the m down with huge losses. The cannonading continues clay arid night. The. bitterness of the struggle has increased, owing to the persistence or enemy aviators in bombing hospitals and dressing stations.

THE ADVANCE ON KOVEL.

RUSSIANS ADVANCE TEN MILES Press Association—Copyright. Renter's Telegrams Potrograd, August 3. The Russians have advanced ben miles towards Kovel since they crossed the Stokhod bend. Experts are 'confident that General Hess will deal effectually with German flank attacks north, of Kovel, on the Sary railway. Fighting in this region covers a five miles front, eight miles north pf the railway, but the marshy country between the Stokhod and Turia does not permit of rapid evolutions of masses of troops. Scarcity of roads also prevents the extensive employment of German artillery.

The Russian crossing of Keropetz river in southern Galicia threatens Stanislau and Halicz, besides the further turning of General Bothmer's forces from the south, while General Sakharoff's advance from south-west of Brody has increased General Bothmer's predicament from the north.

HINDENBURG TAKES CHARGE.

Press Association —Copyright. \ Renter's Telegrams Amsterdam, August 3

It is officially announced in Berlin and Vienna that the command of the armies on the Eastern front has been re-arranged, in view of the Russian offensive, and that to assist the Kaiser, who is at present on the Eastern front, General Hindenburg has been placed in command of the Austro-German allied armies, which have been combined for uniform employment.