RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 August 1917, Page 5

RUSSIA.

DENSE ENEMY ATTACKS. RUSSIAN SUCCESSES. ROUMANIANS PRESSED BACK. A. and X.Z. Cable Assoc. and Router Received Aug. 12, 5.5 n.m.

London, Aii£. 11. Wireless Russian oflicia.l: Dense enemy wavi»s attacked our ions in tii; l direction of Jlrodv, in the region of the villages of Dub and Zarkov, and the I'nttie >tiil We boat oi'. ilio oihmii; southward of the T, ruth river, on<? of our haitalions forcing its to ihe villa;.v of Lukoviea, compelled the < t;emy to retire. We regained Hie heights on Wednesday south or W aniwainy. The enemy forced tlie Roumanians fu retire south-\ve*t of Monti.

A hirv ropui i states tnat the enemy's partMl offensive in the direction ol !# - udy a complete failure. He was evervwhtre repulsed with great losses. \\" repelled attacks in (lie Sereth and Sneha'.a vi>lie; -. After stubborn battles, south-west of Oer.u, lite Roumanians were forced t.~ retire lire vcrsts. The enemy developed an offensive west of Foeitni-Mcreilief.U'hi railway, and compelled us to retire across the Stishitza. \Ve repelled attaeks eastward of the railway. The battle is still progressing. Counter-attack* yesterday enabled ub .0 recross 1 a places on the south bank of the h'tuhitza.

RUSSO-ROUMANIAN SUCCESS.

ALL POSITIONS HELD. Bece|ved Aug. 12. 5.5 p.m. London, Aug. 11. A Russian communique states; The Russo-Roumanians are maintaining their positions in the various areas, inflicting heavy losses, despite repeated prolonged and powerful attacks, accompanied by p.-pliyviatiiirr gas. 'The Russians have captured prisoners and machine-guns, the cnemv (leeing in disorder.

REGENERATION OF ARMY. DISCIPLINE BEING RESTORED. A. and\N.Z. Cable Assoc. and Reuter Received Aug. 12, 5.5 p.m.

Petrograd, Aug. 11. Reports from headquarters state that there i< u noticeable regeneration of the army, and it is believed that discipline will soon b* restored to its normal state.

THE ULTIMATUM TO SERVIA,

j GERMAN' DUPLICITY EXI'O«ED. (Times) London, August 10. V. 'lake loneseu. the Roumanian statesman, in a telegram states:— "While in London, in I!H4, I (saw the Gormen Ambassador almost daily, and I am in a position v to know that iierlin knew and approved oi the ultimatum to Serbia. Baron. Von. Schirehky, German Ambassador at Vienna, helped to draft tiie ultimatum, which he belie-.-... Serbia could not accept, i;ut ' rl.i and Germany feared that would aix'ept it despite all.

"Prince Liclmcmsky, German Ambassador in London, personally desired peace, and asked me, on the e<-e of the presentation of the ultimatum, to telegraph to 51. I'assiteh, the Serbian Premier, advising liiui. i:i Prince l.Kchr.ov.'skv's name, that tiie hard term 3 ■would be modified on implication."

M. Jo'ic-ac .iiiirins that Prince Lichnovvsky assured liim on .July -27. 1314, that 'England would not. abandon her neutrality. M. Jonescu replied that England would never allow France to be crushed. Prince Lkhnowsky replied, "1 am not a; certain of that as you are."