Russia

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 14, 15 August 1916, Page 5

Russia

KOVELL TO BE DEFENDER. i

TO THE LAST MAN AND THE LAST DITCH. HINDENBURC’S INSTRUCTIONS. Press Association—Copyright. Published in “The Times.” (Received 8.45 a.m.) . . London, August 14. Mr Stanley Washburn, the correspondent, states that on the 11 th the Kaiser and General Hindenburg visited. Kovel and held conferences with the officers. General Hindenburg was ordered to hold out to the last man and the last ditch. Important defence works have been completed, and i’3 divisions have been diverted against General Brusiloff. ENEMY DRIVEN ACROSS THE

BYSTRITZ A.

Press Association—Copyright, Austra lian and N.Z. Cable Association. Petrograd, August 14.

A communique states: We have occupied Podgaicy, in the Zlota Lipa region. Our cavalry captured Mariampol, anil drove the enemy across the river Bystritzn.

THE AUSTRIAN REPORT.

Vienna, August 13

A communique states: We repulsed massed Russians west of Stanislao. Fighting has decreased in the Voldynia and Stokhod regions, In the last unsuccessful attack at Stokhod ail the divisions of the Russian guards were used and they were heavily pun ished.

RUSSIAN PROGRESS REPORT

Press Association—Copyright, Anstra

lian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 11.15 a.m.) London, August I t

A Russian communique states: We drove back an enemy attack on the west bank of the Stokhod. Our advance on the Upper Sereth continues. The enemy retired westward, fierce artillery fire from behind a fortified position checking our advance.

We arrived before the Zlota Lipa and have continued the pursuit, roach ing the north bank of the Dnoister before Moirampol.

ACTIVE OPERATIONS OF THE - ENEMY. Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. 1 (Received 11.15 a.m.) London, August 14. A Russian communique states: We captured some positions in Persia, northward of Sakkiz. The Turkish offensive northward of Hamadan continues. Our armoured cars inflicted great losses. We repulsed local attacks everywhere in the Carpathians.