EASTERN FRONT.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 13 July 1917, Page 5

EASTERN FRONT.

THE RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN .. GERMAN HEADQUARTERS CAPTURED. Received 8.45. LONDON, July 12. The Russians have captured the German headquarters at Kalusz, southwest of Halicz. HINDENBURG TAKES COMMAND LONDON, July 12. Advices from Berne state that at the Cutset of the Russian offensive Hindenburg rushed and took personal charge of the situation in Galicia. He ordered reinforcements, which are being unceasingly poured through Southern Germany. Hindenburg’s relations with Count von Hollweg are described as strained. There was a violent altercation lately, when Hindenburg taunted Hollweg with clumsy diplomacy, forcing in America. Hollweg retorted that Hindenburg had utterly failed to achieve the great military victory in France which he had promised. 10,000 PRISONERS IN THREE DAYS MANY GUNS £LSO CAPTURED. LONDON, July 11. Wireless Russian official. —We continued our pursuit in the direction of Dolina. We occupied Halicz at midday on Tuesday. Advanced detachments crossed to the left bank of the Dneister and reached Che valley of the Lomnica, which they crossed, occupying the villages of Bludniki and Babin. i "

We prisonered over 10,000 in the fighting at Dolina since the Bth and have captured guns and large numbers of trench mortars and machineguns. BEUSILOFF CONGRATULATED. DETERMINED TO SECURE A DECISIVE VICTORY. LONDON, July 11. The Press Bureau reports: Sir Wm. Robertson congratulated General Brush loft’ upon the splendid results of the recent fighting. General Brusiloff replied that all his efforts were directed towards the development of the operations already begun with a view to a decisive victory over the common enemy. 2000 PRISONERS- AND 300 GUNS CAPTURED. LONDON, July 11. A Russian official report states that General Tchremikoff captured Halicz, advanced westwards and reached the left bank of the Edomnica. The havjp ajso advanced on a front from Bogorodchan to Zolatvin, and made prisoners of over 2000 with thirty guns as the result of the day’s fighting. Advancing on lemberg. DASH OF THE RUSSIANS RETURNING. Received 11.10. LONDON, July 12. The capture of the strongly fortifiedd position of Halicz proves that General Korniloff’s offensive is daily assuming greater significance. Revolutionary troops crossed the Dneister. going forwnrd south of the river, on a 40 miles’ front. The country here is less adapted to defence than north of the Dneister, where the deepeut channels of the tributaries flowing south afford formidable obstacles to an advancing army. The country to Lemberg is now comparatively easy. With their success the dash of the revolutionary armies is returning, GREAT ENTHUSIASM AMONG RUSSIAN TROOPS. SEVERE AUSTRO-GERMAN LOSSES HUNS CAUGHT NAPPING AT HALICZ. Received 11.40. PETROGRAD, July 12. There is great enthusiasm on the front. Prisoners testify that the enemy lost heavily, several regiments being entirely wiped out. The troops defending the roads to Lemberg havt suffered heavily. The Russian offensive penetrated ten versts over a twenty versts front.

Paris Journals’ correspondents at Petrograd state that the Austro-Ger-mans at Haliez were convinced the Russian offensive round Brzezany would not extend a s far as Haliez, where the Russians were inactive for eight months, and responded to their fraternisations. Therefore they concentrated reinforcements at Bzezany. and did not dream of strengthening Haliez. When the attack begun the under General Kirbach were thrown into the greatest confusion.