IN THE EAST.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 August 1916, Page 5

IN THE EAST.

| J STUBBORN GERMAN RESISTANCE. COVERING RETREAT TO KOYEL. Received Angust 1, 9.10 p.m. Petrograd, August 1. Although the Germans are stubbornly resisting about 51 miles west of tin* iStokliod ou the read to Kovel, Russian balloon observers regard it as a rearguard action, as the road to Kovel is Urouged with retreating troops, GTOKKOD ADVANCE CONTINUES. DESPiiI'.ATE FlGiriiXa Renter Service. Received A:!;.-.: 1, ill p.m. London, August 1. A Petrograd communique reports: Till- Stokhod advance continues with desperate fighting on the greater part of the front. 'The enemy are making every effort to retain their line of defence, and are bringing troops from every direction ewu to single battalions. 1 OFFICIAL REPORT.* Petrograd. July 31, A communique states: There is a lierec artillery duel north-east and south-east of Baranovitehi We are lighting forward on the Stokhod. Fierce lighting continue-, in the direction of Kovel. We made a furihe! advance in the Erzingan region, and repulsed a Turkish attack in the region of Disvgiavcr, in the direction of Mosul. London, July 31 A Berlin wireless sjys: Continued -trong assrult.- by the R-.ts-ians against <•cr.cr.il vou Litu-ingen were repulsed with the hoariest losses. The enemy's main prc=sure is on the Kovel-Sarny railway and on both banks of the Lipa. The Russians west of Kucwez penetrated General Rothruer's first line, but were rep:;!-::!. ESTIMATE OF AUSTRIAN LOSSES. Rome. .July 31 General C'orsi, in an article in the Tribuna. estimates the Austrian losses since Jr.r.e 4 cn the P.irfian front as follows: Prisoners "30,000. killed and wn;::i''cd 303.Di1i). The io-res on the Italian iion; he -puts at: Killed, wounded, ur.d pr; :t)iiers, 103,<190.