RUSSIA'S TASK.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 June 1916, Page 5

RUSSIA'S TASK.

THE NEW OFFENSIVE. . RUSSIAX CAPTURES. Petrograd, June 7. Official: Russia's captives in the new offensive total 41,000. A BIG BAG. 40,000 AUSTRIAN PRISONERS. Received June 8, 5.5 p.m. Petrograd, June 7. The Russians have now captured, on die PripeJ; front, forty thousand Austrians, including nine hundred officers, •eventy-seven guns, 134 machine-guns, and forty-nine trench mortars. PRESSING THE OFFENSIVE. ENEMY IN A FIX. Received June 8, 9.50 p.m. Petrograd, June 8. The Russian offensive under General jJrueeilog has so closely pressed the enemy that they are unable to transfer troops ftojn, one point- to another. , An Austrian communique states that in the face of superior forces at Volyniu, on the Uppeh Putilooka, we withdrew to the plain of Lusk, forty miles west «f Roqno. A TURKISH CLAIM. (DRIVING THE RUSSIANS AWAY. '■Received June 8, 10.30 p.m. { London, June 8. A Turkish communique states: We drove the Russians out of their positions on the Caucasus front, extending over fourteen kilometres, and chased them for eight kilometres. We occupied positions on the Mairam range dominating the enemy's left wing, and captured much munitions. Enemy detachments «eeking to gave their guns were killed. Seven enemy ships bombarded Ruseheada and the coast eastward, causing a fire. '

BATTERING THE ENEMY. ' Received June 8, 9.50 p.m. Petrograd. June 8. A communique states: General Brussiloff captured many of the enemy batteries intact. Our artillery stopped a large Turkish offensive in the direction of Erzingan, and we occupied strongly fortified positions in the Hanakin region. Our cavalry: attacked the enemy krencnes and sabred several battalions.