Russia

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 56, 3 October 1916, Page 6

Russia

••'“i iV '■ ' ti£3V RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE. / - PRESSING ON TO LEMBERG. Press Association— Copyright, Australian and. N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 10.55 a.m.) Copenhagen, October 2. The Yossiche Zeitung’s correspond-! ent says the Russians are equippedj with heavier artillery and greater i supplies of ammunition. Violent in-] fantry attacks in Galicia are believed to presage the final attemptyto capture Lemberg. , Other German correspondents report that the Russians are violently bombarding on the wllplo front from Baraovitc-hi to the ‘Carpathians. STUBBORN FIGHTING CONTINUES. RUSSIANS TAKE PRISONERS. ■ _ .r :..i Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association, (Received 10.55 a.m.) ! Loudfen, October 2. A Russian communique states; Stubborn fighting continues at "Naraiuvka. On the Zlotalipa our fire repelled counter-attacks with great losses and wo made prisoners of 1000 Austro-Germans and TurkWe defeated the advance; krlard on • the Bys Gpnjpisll. Lotcljitsky, between the 19th and the 28th September; made prisoners of 2600 in the Carpathians with much booty. Ihe positiori iri^e'Caucasus. RUSSIANS" OFEEMS IV E 2 FRONT. RINDENBERC RiEGALLS TROOPS FROM TRANSYLVANIA. Press Association. -Copyright, Austra- ( lian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received l-lo p.m.) Rome) October 2. Peti®ad T wires' that there has been a fresh Russian violent offensive on a front of U2 miles. The, Turks were severely checked, and their front driven in, and they were dispersed in disorder. The engagement contil, ues intensely, :. . General Hindenherg lias recalled the troops which were sent to T ransylvania.