IN THE EAST.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 August 1916, Page 5

IN THE EAST.

NEARINQ LEMBERG. { ■ ■ ! SERMAV left flank thrt-at- ! EXED. 4 Received August 10, 5.20 p.m. London, August !). Tlie Morning Post's Petrograd correspondent states that the liussians are within eight miles of the main line to Ij'mberg, which supplies all the enemies iiortb-west of Tarnapol. General Sakhardff threatens the German left flank in the last-named region, and is endeavoring to envelop them and push them back. RUSSIANS' VICTORIOUS PROGRESS. Petrograd, August 9. f Official: We captured a portion of the »nemy trenches at Swinuichy and drove the enemy irom a fortified position on the Kqropetz, capturing the left bank to its junction with the Dniester on the (oath side of the Dniester. ANOTHER GOOD HAUL. . ' Petrograd, August 'l. Official.—<seneral Letehitzky occupied Tymienssa, four miles east of Stanisiav. He captured 7400 prisoners, including SIOO Germans and 63 machine-smns. ENEMY PUSHED EACK. . gEPTKR OF HEIGHTS CAPTURED; P.eceivea August iO, 8.5 p.r* •Petrograd, August *<. A communique states: We crossed to the right bank of the Ksropetz river, pushing back the enemy, and capturing a series of heights at Whyard, Velesneuv and southward of the Nijniouw-Monas-ierjiska railway to a bridge across the Dniester. We also advanced, .westward towards Stanisiav. AN ENEMY REPORT. London, August 9. A <iti...<-.» official report states: The Russian attacks on the Stokhod salient, east of Kovel, were repulsed. The Austrians regained their positions south of the Dniester. The Allies have withdrawn over the Niznsow-Tosmienisla-flltymia line. "~ A GILBERTIAN COMMUNIQUE. Received August 10, 9 p.m. London, August 9. An Austrian communique says: We raptured the heigl'ts eastward of Warochta, on the Upper Pruth, and withdrew in the vicinity of Ottynia to previously prepared positions. We repulsed strong attacks on-' General Bo'thmer's southern wing. The fighting in the Volhynia district was of the most violent description, the Russians being driven back at certain points. This was also the case tear Kisiclin and the Stokhod salient. Siberian and Guard troops are attacki- g in masses near Kaizowka, but everywhere driven back, the whole field fronting our positions being covered with corjjses as a result of the enemy's suicidal methods of fighting.