WITH THE RUSSIANS.

Clutha Leader, Volume XLIII, Issue 13, 15 August 1916, Page 6

WITH THE RUSSIANS.

APPE.OACHINU LEMBERG. general sakharoff\s aim. LONDON, August 0. The Morning Post's Perrograd correspondent writes: ''The Russians ar» within eight miles of the main line to Lvmbirg. which supplies all the enemv forces north-west of Tarnopol. General Sakharoff threatens the German left Hank in the latter region, and' is endeavouring to envelop and push them back." PUSHING BACK THE ENEMY. ADVANCING ON STANISLAI". PKTROGVAD, August 10. A communique states: We crossed to the right bank of the Koropetz River, pushing back the enemy and capturing a series of heights westward of Veles neuv and southward of the N'ijniovoMonasterjiska railway to the bridge across the Dniester. We advanced westward of Tvsmienitzy towards Stanislau. LETCHITSKY IN GALICIA. THREE MILKS FROM STAN ISLAI". PETROGRAD, August 10. Ollicial: The railway station at •Chrypliu, tliree miles east of Stanislau. has been taken bv the Russians. POLISH DESTITUTION. MELBOURNE, August 11. Senator Pearce has made available the report of the committee for the relief of Poland. The report states that 5,000,000 people are without resources, and 10,000,000 are unemployed. About 200,000 Polish villages have been destroyed. Prices of foods and medicines have increased by between 400 and 500 per cent. STANISLAU CAPTURED. NEW YORK, August 11. The Russians have captured Stanislau. CAPTURE ADMITTED. LONDON. August 11. An Austrian official message states: We evacuated Stanislau without fighting, taking up new positions owing to the Russian pressure. ADVANCES CONTINUE. —• PKTROGRAD. August 1:1. A comniuniqne states: General Brusiloff has captured Kos loff, Cebrov, Cyerna and three other villages. and thus tin 1 wliok' region of the main enemy winter positions before Tarnopol. Buczai-z, after being pressed on both Hanks, fell into our possession. Ceneral Leehitsky has seized N'abvo iiair and crossed the Bystritza to Solot vina. IMPORTANCE OF STANISLAU. TOWN LITTLE DAMAGED. NADWORNA CAPTURED. PETRI)(! RA D, Au:.ni- I 12. it is b.-bewd ihat the rapnire of Stanislau has cut the connections between General vim But Inner's and tin Archduke Carl's armies. A communique stares that the enemv are retreating in the .Middle Sereth region. We are advancing at Izerna, and have captured the railway from Monasterysk to \ warka and more ground- between Ziuta Lipa and Horovauka. Our troops continue crossing the Bystritza at several points. The enemy destroyed the railway junctions at Stanislau; otherwise the town is undamaged. A later report states that we have captured the town of Nadworna, 20 miles south-west of Stanislau.