Russia

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 39, 13 September 1916, Page 5

Russia

HALICZ AND LEMBERC. I'ress Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. London, September 12. The Daily Chronicle's correspondent scales that Halicz is wavering, the Germans and Turks vainly striving to keep off the line of batteries which is enveloping Halicz in a cloud of destruction and death. The enemy is only able to use one of the many railway lines linking with Halicz, and when that town falls, only the Nikolaiev position remains to dispute the Russian advance on Lcmberg.

THE RUSSIAN ARMY. Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. Petrograd, September 12. Experts point out that recent Russian communiques are remarkable for what they leave unsaid. .Most important news is expected daily, yet no word is said until success crowns their effort. A mystery concerns the stern battle at iEalicz, where the Germans are making desperate efforts to secure the retreat of an army which once numbered over 150,000. The German General Staff designed it to cut General Brusiloff's centre. General Brusiluif countered the scheme, and now the question is whether there i, any escape. General Brusiloff's armies on a three hundred mile front continue to advance with methodical stubbornness indicative of a clear plan and perfected organisation • 'j he Russian army, as a fighting machine, is now far .superior to what it was at the beginning of the war, i!c, pite heavy losses. The first line of troops on the whole European front is strongly manned, and training camps throughout the country are fu!!. Kussia's goal i s to maintain the j.,...sine on Austria, and thus assist Koumania and the Allies at Salonika

to crush Bulgaria and Turkey, thus I'n i>ing tho Allies for the final concentrated attack on Germany. It is hop.«d that the first stag.' will be accomplished this year. Meanwhile General Lotchitsky is pushing on in the wooded Carpathians in the direction of tho Bystritaa, whither the Roumanians are also advancing.