IN THE EAST.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 August 1916, Page 5

IN THE EAST.

A BRILLIANT FEAT. ATTACK IN THE SWAJfPS. THE ENEMY OVERTHROWN. Received August 21. 10 p.m. Petrograd, August 20. The Russk-oe Slovo's correspondent, describing the Russian capture of the Eliadkizebroff position, states that it was the most brilliant in the history of the war. Tlie enemy trenches, extending over low hills between the Sereth and the Tarnopol and Lemberg railway, were plated with iron and like a knight's armor, with massive earthen parapets, covered with a solid layer of ferroconcrete. The position was also protected on the left flank by a chain of reedy lakes and marshes. . The Russians surprised the enemy with a night attack, where the swamps were least penetrable. The Russians worked their way across the reed beds in complete darkness, floundering in the mud and jumping from tuft to tuft. Suddenly a searchlight and star shells lit the scene, and shrapnel and machineguns swept the entire swamp. The attackers were hidden, but the swaying rushes disclosed the movements to the gunners. The Russians pressed on in spite, of the heavy losses, formed groups on firm ground, and charged the Austro-German lines with the bayonet during the first light of morning. A stubborn fight ensued. The enemy brought up all Iris available reinforcements, but nothing checked the Russian 'impetus. Two German regiments "were i practically exterminated. The Russians' victory, combined with General Lechitsky's advance at Stanislav, compelled General von Bothmer to fall back on the Zlota Lipa line.

STUBBORN FIGHTING^ RUSSIANS CAPTURE HEIGHTS. London, August 20. A Russian communique says: We captured Chervische Farm and several Jieights on the Stokhod. After stubborn fighting for Toboly, which changed hands several times, it remains in our possession. We captured the heights westward of Zadlonitza and Vorontca, and repulsed attacks against our heights north of Kirlibaba. Fighting continues in the direction of Diarbekir. We are o v ercoming the difficulties of an almost inaccessible ridge westward of Bingledan Mountains. Fighting continues southwest of Urmia Luke. Amsterdam, August 20. A German communique says: FicldMarslfal von Hiiidenburg has frustrated Russian attempts to cross the Belsina, but is still engaged with the Russians on the Stokhod. We ejected the Russians from their advanced trenches eastward of Kistlin. There is no change northward of the Carpathians. The Archduke Carl captured the Creta height southward of Zabie, and repulsed strong counter-attacks on Inagura.