THE RUSSIAN VICTORY IN YOLHYNIA

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2828, 20 July 1916, Page 5

THE RUSSIAN VICTORY IN YOLHYNIA

THIRTY GUNS CAPTURED ENEMY THRUST BACK BEYOND THE LIPA Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. (Bsc. July 19, 7.5 p.m.) Petrograd, July 18. A Russian official communique states: "General Sakharoff captured thirty guns in tho battlo of Volhynia on July 16. Tho whole of tlio Lower Lipa lias Seen cleared of the enemy, -who has been repulsed beyond Zwiniacke, Krassow, and the river,'" , GERMAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. London, July 18. A German official communique states: "The Russians south and south-east of Riga continued to make strong attacks, which either broke' down with sanguinary losses or wero repulsed by counter-attacks wherever they penetrated our .trenches. "We easily repulsed attacks west and south-west of Lusk;" AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. (Bee. July 19, 7.5 p.m.) London, July IS. 'An Austrian official communique Rtates: "Near Zabiototarov, the Russians forced back our advanced positions. Their attacks on our main positions failed with heavy loss. . , "The enemy's advances north of Jladziwuoft and south-west of Lusk wero repulsed." A GREAT TACTICAL SUCCESS (Rec. July 19, 10.55 p.m.) Petrograd, July 19. The hammering pivon tlio Anstro-Germans in the Ostroffgutem sector, twenty miles south-west of tusk, is a great tactical success. The Russians smashed the enemy's front to tlio width of a milo, ami penetrated it to a depth of several miles. The enemy has been moat activo horo sinco the Russian thrust at Lusk. SAKHAROFF'S MARCH ON LEMBERG (United Service.) (Rec. July 19, 5.5 p.m.) London, July 18. I M. Marcel Hutin claims that tho last of the serious obstacles in General SaVha.rofl''a march on LomboTg wero ovorconio by Sunday's victory, which resulteil I in a gain of thirty-one miles against the Gorman troop 3.

UNEASINESS IN HUNGARY. Australian-Xeiv Zealand Cable Association. „„ . ~ . , , Amsterdam, .Tulv 18. lhe proximity of Juissian cavalry on the frontier of Hungary at tlio Kirlibiib? Puss is causing uiuioly, which prominent officials are seekip""to allay Count Bethlen, President of tho Frontier Comity, declares that it ?s impossible for ;i single Russian to appear 011 Hungarian, soil except as a prisoner. THE RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE IN THE CAUCASUS. (Rcc. July 10, 7.25 p.m.) « t. • ir • i • 1 , „ . Petronrad, Julv 18. A Russian official communique states: ''Tho Russians in tho Caucasus aro making good headway."