RUSSIANS CAPTURE HALICZ

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3135, 13 July 1917, Page 5

RUSSIANS CAPTURE HALICZ

ADYANCE ON THE LOMNITZA FRONT FURTHER HAUL OF PRISONERS AND GUNS (Bj Telegraph—Press Asrooiation—Copyright). (Tiec. July 12, 9.M p.m.) . T, ■ „• ■ , , , London, July 11. A. Russian ofhcial report stales: "General TchremisofT hats captured 'Halicz and advanced westwards, reaching 'tlio left hank of tlic Lomnica (also spent Lxunuitxii). The, IU-isians also advanced on the Bojoiodehan-Zolatvin (? BukaczoweiKßohuhju) front. Over two Uioueuml prisoners were taken, with thirty guns, during the day's lighting." "We continued the pursuit of Iho enemy in the direction of Dolina, and occupied Halicz at midday. On Tuesday our advanced detachments crossed to Hie left bunk of the Dniester, and reached the valley of the Lnmnica, which thev crossed. occupying Iho villages of Blmlniki and Babin. We havn laken ove-'r ten thousand prisoners in the fighting on the Dolina front since July S, and coptural guns (ind large numbers of trench mortars and machine-guns""— in? A' Z Cable Assn.-Kouter. THIRTY GUNS CAPTURED. in n • < „ Petrograd, July I. Iho captured more than thirty guns at Halicz. The pursuit of Hie enemy continues.—Renter. ENEMY'S HUGE LOSSES ~;,.,. . . , . , , ' Pctronrad, July 11. tweuly-six thousniid Auslnans and Hermans liavo been taken prisoner sin,-e July 1. Bctivcen Juue 19 and 25 (iouor/.l Korniloff also put out of action over 80,0110 Austrians and Germans. A heavy bombardment is proceeding before Brzezany, and also on the whole lino uf the Dvinsk-Biga sector preventing the, Germans transferring reinforcements to Galicia. Tfie Germans arc hurrying up Iho Bulgarians.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. GERMAN - OFFICIAL REPORT. (Eec. July 12, 9.20 p.m.) . ■. u. • i . , , ~ London, July 11. A (.termun official report slates: "Our movement* southward of the Dniester were executed in accordance with our plans."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Ticuter. VON HINDENBURG IN PERSONAL COMMAND IN GALICIA (Roc. July 12, 11.15 p.m.) Rome, July !l. Advices from Berne slate that rt the outset of the Russian offensive von Ilindenbiirg rushed to the front and tcok personal charge of the. situation in Galifia. lie ordered reinforcement:.?, which have, been unceasingly poured through Southern Germany.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. BRITISH WAR CHIEF FELICITATES BRUSILOFF (Rec. July 12, 7.30 p.m.) London, July 11. Tho Vn=s Bureau states: "Sir William liobertson (Chief of the General Staff) congratulated General Brnsiloff on (he splendid results of the recent fighting. General BrusihlY replied that all his efforts would be directed to ths development of operations already begun with a view to securing a decisive victory against the enemy."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Rentor. AMERICA'S BIG HELPING HAND Petroarad, July 11. United States aid is greatly assisting the Provisional Government. America is lending Russia money at 3.J per cent, for building the second line of the Siberian railway, and is giving 10,000 wagons to assist the defective Russian transport The Provisional Government is also facing a task of overwhelming magnitude in organising sixty million voters, half of whom are illiterate, for the election of the Constituent Assembly.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. RUSSIAN NAVAL MISSION TO AMERICA. Prince (:.<ilitzine, of tlje Russian iSavy, has arrived in America on a 'special mission to AVashington.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. TRANSYLVANIA'N RUMANES JOIN THE RUMANIAN ARMY. , . , Petrograd, Julv 11. Eighty thousand 1 ransylvanian Ivumnnes, formerly in the Austro-Hunea-ian Army, but now prisoners of war. have expressed a desire'to join the Rumanian Army. The first battalion of Jtumanes has reached Jassy.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. RUSSIAN WOMEN'S '"BATTALION OF DEATH" LEAVES FOR THE FRONT. The "Death'..- Head Battalion- of women- has left^PctrograV for' thVfront, under Madame Bolchkarera. Admiral Skmlloff's daughter who foiHit Hside her husband until he was killed wliilo General BnisilolT was scoring hfs brilliint success at the front.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. "