ON THE EAST FRONT

Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 156, 2 July 1917, Page 5

ON THE EAST FRONT

ARTILLERY ACTIVE SOUTH OF PRIPET STEADY PROGRESS ROUND LENS f Extensive operations are anticipated on the Russian front ■ extending from Riga to the Black Sea. It is believed that, despite the chaos behind the lines. General Erussiloff is ready for an offensive ot even greater moment than that which disorganised the Austrian* last year. Already the g-uns are heralding the attack, and southward of the Pripet, particularly to the west of Taruopol. heavy bombardments are in progress. It is air.icipa:ed that ihe Germans and Austrians will'make an attempt on Bessarabia, in order to capture the rich corn har'rests there and to roll up the Russian left flank. Th- British bombardment of the Belgian coast has been so effective that the Germans are retiring from thai area as far north as Ostend. A German from Zeebrugge estimates that forty torpedoers and submarines were sunk in the recent on the coast. The grip on Lens is being steadily tightened, and further important defensive systems have been captured on a front of over four miles by a depth of a mile. GENERAL RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE CONSIDERED CERTAIN. GERMANS MAY ATTEMPT TO TAKE BESSARABIA. FIGHTING SOUTH OF TETE PRIFET MAKSHES. ; 'IN'-rivou 10:20 a.m.) Li 'MX >\. July 1. ■Anthorkauve ■ !,-. ~■- , r . Ilinirn regard a centra! IlusMan nf!cn?ive on tne cut from »t cmain from ili-a t<. the Hlaek Sea. !; i., expected that the •petition; »-.!! I. ~„ n -an,! scale. I: i, 1,..i;..,,M that ~.-n,ra! Hniswlnff will turpa- !. , 1 fil ii M,,-,-,-,5r.,. Tμ- i; i: ,-,.,n and Rumanian arm,- arc „„, rc - hwrted M ~ ,„ „ Mr, Mat- ~f ,fficirnv. There arc indication, tha, the V.,*--•lrian, and ...-rnum, pirparn,- a sirnn- offend., nn th.- Human,*,, front. ;witha ijn- ;.. ;rv;i. : rVssaraiiia. seizin:; the abundant harve.-:. and infiiotini; fc* decisive defeat on ill,, disorganised nutans.— A. and X.Z. Pablo., A Her in official report admits a .-iroriz attack. ?u?gc;tin" a revival wrf activities.— (A. and S./,. i able, J -in Ai-;r;an official , ;l v- ; -r vU =?ian artillery tire ha- increased p€urmg the past l,«- day.-, it b,,-an,,- intrnjr or, Kridar aft'.-rnoon in th- nricii-flxm-aood ..f Brzeanv. on tho Zlota Upa and K.-ninc-hy. An rnraiy infantry t.auack down und.T our barratre" A Ilu-ian official mrssa-e .-.iv- : -i. llr and tho r-noray'? artiilrry !■< active *mih of the J>riprt. in ihi- ~f Zolou-hiw ana lir/.0/anv."-----•[(A. an,! N ./. an>: K.-utiT.. A German official message say* : attach from the fpprr Stn-pa toTara, the w (£ u-rn <■; t:, ZU.ui Lipa broke down."-. Admiral- v \ vt I By ordor ~f IT. K>r..«ky ,i! :,-:.- f,. r Wnri . wllen t ;, p (; , rrnan ftrmures faiN,i. tl,- T«,,fti; ~„.! Tina,,n.h 1»,v,.,,, n , ,„■ sharp.hoot.r/xvi,,. j«f«*d to faU ■„ w.t.. sarro aU .i. : and ,h.r ? .d by cavalry v, ~„ vili.p. o porkoff. afUT tm- hud i..vn i,e > ; ..-ik,i. The Shar,.,ho-.tr r ,% ur . ?ceq«t,M. ..:..: «,-, disarm^.—• lleutr.-., Boion- The r-volutiun rauivarat. si-ntiment in tlw Ukrainp was larm-lv JjrtJß«-.«. X..« t-... ,:,,;, d,,,,n : ,d v f..r autonomy, and ih.t th, Zps pJaU % ht under their 0,,, f :,.. Tll , lai , VM n™t a.n.i at a : ,i, rall , t!1 xl ,|, Ihe ap-itation grow, ;,, ..truijLtii. the leaders refusing to wait for tho J-*onst!tne-t a??eml>:v.— A. and 5.7.. (.abliM LfJ h V l Kriilno !i tliP rr '- ion " f in " ,! -' UdI " Dr! -T«-r Valley, from tt,r mar.hr= Nf the Hir.sk i,, the .atar.L,t~ l«-lc,w It <on.,uermj in I t* 1 ' J ' J l "-' P'Tl.-u w.Tt ni the river j>:i«»<-.i under tin- rule O ! th,. e>.ar-. GERMANS PREPARING PEOPLE FOR RUSSIAN ATTACK. ( ri'-feived \z:.;:, p.m.) AMSTKKDA.\r. .Inly 1 C '^' n —r-r.r- ar, pr M .«rin = ,!,.- r .,,!.|i, f,, r Kus.ian «.-tivity. Tl.-y 7>o : n: ou: that m-. ~t , vontt at th. -to.ki,.!™ (W.-r,-,,,-,- the -,rnnr, ,fTair and the ■*„,»„*■ f «. a ,Ter pcwil.ly led i;u«= a tn belirve that an offl-iiMvc ■y - —'- f" '— nn.l add: -We mil , t ~;,,„, lho [.popular wca mat Euai-ia incapable ni re~uiuing thi-offvjuhv."—. A. aud X.Z.; GREECE VIRTUALLY AT WAR WITH GERMANY. PRO-GERMAN CLIQUE CLEARED FROM ATHENS. ATIIKNS. Jul; I. r J '"' '■■•• i - Mini,:,-, In Herlin. \.-nmi. ( on-tantinopl,.. iU , I SlI i H have i^r::^;:;:;;;,::;-^-'' 1 - '»-—«..,.„;;.;,>■:,:, i '" a -'"■'■ , ji ; " -■- ii"t>-l ..n Tiiui-.-dav ihe I'rniic M:ni.,ter \! Vc;iizrlin ; J- lar - f| '!"" t:.. ..la., ,1 ..r ~-v a « l»-'-i.l.- th, ,],„„„.,■,. i, 1,,..,,--. ,^1,,,,,, ;J. 0 o D ; lUd " fi :, ' r.'f..rri.,A.'. t -i- 'n " rli:,"!-Ji i..,','", "f "iI.T. annt'tu, 1 the ' ; A,t ' T Ni - \ ■ •■'■ ' - ;iii'..nii.-| Km- Ale Minder of li:- intention t.. recall th ■ ■ duties of t. ~ ~,,,,.,,,,,..,,. , ~,| |. ' i, i . . , ■ i ' , ' .' ." 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