IN THE EAST.

Taranaki Daily News, 31 July 1916, Page 5

IN THE EAST.

• p . '■? • ITHE RUSSIAN ADVANCE. ENEMY IMPORTANT CAPTURES EXPLOSIONS AND FIRES AT BRODY. _ Received July 29 5.5 p.m. Petrograd, July 29. A communique states: We took the offensive westward of Luck and broke through the whojg of the first line, and are now advancing. The cavalry is pursuing the fleeing enemy. We captured forty-six guns, including six mortars, six mschine'guns, fifty officers, two generals; two regimental commanders, and pver nine thousand men. We defeated the enemy in the valley rivers Slonevki and Boldurjpvka. upbn the whole line. Explosions and fires have occurred at Brody, which we aptured at 6.30 in the ■norning. We saw dense columns of goods trains departing. The number of cur prisoners and the quantity of booty ere not yet known.

UTCHGTSKY'S audacious THRUST. . iSEMY DRIVEN BACK. ~ deceived July 30, 5.5 p.m. Petrograd, July 29. A communique states: pur air squadron raided Bar:uiovitchi on the 28th and tombed the station and rolling-stock, starting several fires. General Letchitskv, by an audacious thrust, threw the enemy back in the direction of Stanislau to south of the pneister, Details are unavailable. RUSSIANS STRENGTHEN , NEW POSITIONS. ENEMY RETREATING. Received July 30, 11.50 p.m. Petrograd, July 30. 21 communique states: We constructed bridges over the Stokhod near GuleSitchi and crossed to the left bank, where we are strengthening our new , positions. We continue to advance in the Kovel-Rovitchi region. The enemy is retreating behind the Stokhod. We are pursuing the snemy south of the Dneiater, in the direction of Stanislau, Jvhere they are fleeing to new positions had previously been prepared. ■ -tfURKS CONCENTRATED Ef HUNGARY. Received July 30, 5.5 p.m. Berne, July 29. Seventy thousand Turks are concentrated on the Hungarian -Plains.

AUSTRIAN { ' Received July 29, 5.5 p.m. Vienna, July 29. A communique states: The Russians feontinued their attacks all day long north of Brody, but our troops succeed;«d in penetrating positions on the froad between Lesenioff and Brody. Out tr .ops continue fighting in the southern (edge of Brody. The enemy recommenced his offensive in the Volhynia during the middle of July, after a "four T/eeks* cessation. The entire success of the offensive cannot be precisely estimated at present, but we only lost the .front positions along a distance of fifty kilometres. The enemy secured this J)y means of a series of the heaviest tttack and enormous sacrifices. BRODY CAPTURED. Wellington, July 29. The High Commissioner reports under date London, July 28, 4.10 p.m.:— The Russians officially announce that they have captured Brody. fßrody is an important town on the railway, east of Lemberg, and slightly pearer that city than Radziwiloff.] AN AUSTRIAN REPOPX ■"reived July 30, 11.50 p.m. London, July 30. An Austrian communique states: We recaptured] to the west of Luck, a large portion of the territory lost yesterday Onr troops between the Turya liver and the Rovno-Kovel railway withdrew beliind the Stok'hod.