RUSSIANS CAPTURE DOLINA

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3139, 18 July 1917, Page 5

RUSSIANS CAPTURE DOLINA

OVER 36,000 PRISONERS SINCE' JULY BEGAN -VAST HAUL OF MUNITIONS DESPERATE BATTLE IN CHAMPAGNE FRIGHTFUL HAVOC IN THE ENEMY'S RANKS The Russians have captured Dolnia, due south of Lemberg. Since the month began Brusiloffs victorious armies have captured over 36,000 prisoners, and made a vast haul of guns and other war material. The fighting on the Lomnica front grows more intense, and on one sector, ■where tho Russians were holding a village, the arrival of the enemy's reinforcements and heavy losses amongst the Russian officers compelled a slight retirement to the eastern end of the village. A desperate battle is reported from the French front in Champagne, where tho Germans launched a series of desperate attacks in a fruitless effort to recover their lost ground. The enemy's losses, says-the French official report, wcro "murderous." On the British front there has been a slight advance north of Messines. On the coast, the Navy's air squadrons have made another deadly raid on the enemy's stations, railway junctions, dumps, and other important points in their chain of communications, returning from what seems to have been a highly successful and effective enterprise without the loss of a single machine. There are no new developments in the German political crisis. Tho Kaiser has shed a few valedictory tears over his ex-Chancellor, with the usual heroics. A report from Rome says that the Germans admit that four of their largest and latest U-boats were destroyed in the Atlantic by tho warships which wero escorting the first American contingent to Europe.' DOLINA CAPTURED BY THE RUSSIANS LATEST HAUL OF PRISONERS OVER 900 OVER 36,000 CAPTURES SINCE JULY 1 (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright). t. i- • -, ~,,,-,. London, July 18. IJoluia, six miles westward of the Lomnica, has been captured by the Rus-sians.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. RUSSIAN OFFICIAL REPORT The High Commissioner reports:— London, July 16, 5.40 p.m. A Russian official report stales:—"On Sunday we captured 16 officers, 900 Austrian and Gorman soldiers, and a number of machine guns. Our captures between July 1 and 13 total 831 officers, 35,80!) men, 93 guns, 28 trench mortars 403 machine-guns, 43 mine-throwers, -13 bomb-mortars, 3 fire-throwers, 2 aeroplanes, and a large quantity of other material." By Telegraph—Press Asßooiation-Copyright (Rec. July 17, 6.30 p.m.) ; london, July 16. •A Russian official report states: "North-east of Kalusz we repulsed Gorman attacks on tho Lomnica, and drove out the Austrians from the village of Ldziany. The arrival of the enemy reseives and great losses amongst our offioers compelled us to retire' slightly to the eastern end of Loziany."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Aesh.-Reuter. WHOLE FRONT FROM RIGA TO RUMANIA ACTIVE ~,,,„. Washington, July Ifi. Messages received by the Russian Embassy state that the whole Russian front from Riga to Rumania is alive with battle. The Gormans are reported to have sent men from the French fronts, and tho Russian Baltic Fleet is active to stop the Gorman transports.—Renter. GERMAN DIVERSION ON- THE RIGA FRONT , , " ' Washington July 16. The Russian Embassy nas been informed that German troops are being withdrawn from the Italian and French fronts and are being sent to Riga to start a counter-offensive against Russia. The Russian Baltic Fleet is being prepared for action. GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT (Rec. July 17, 6.30 p.m.) London, Julv 16. A Gorman official report states: "There is lively fighting on the Riga" front, southward of Dunaberg. in tho Dvinsk region. The Bulgarian* repulsed a Russian surprise attack on the Danube Dolta."—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assii.-Reuter. RUSSIAN WAR MINISTER'S LIFE THREATENED GERMAN ASSASSINATION PLOT ORGANISED. rm. l lt, l j ~. New Y( »"l<> July IG. The representative at Petrograd of tho United States Press Agency states that tho Russian Intelligence Department has learned that the Germans are sending 700 spies to Russia in order to attempt the assassination of M. Kerenski (the Russian War Minister).' The Russians are taking extraordinary precautions to guard him, particularly against bombs and train wrecks—Aus.-N Z Cable Assn. m L , , ,' , ,• , Petrograd, July 16. The Government has ordered a strict watch for German agents who have arrived in Russia, and who aro believed to bo oharged to carry out tho assassination of M. Kerenski and other Ministers. Addressing a Ukraine deputation, M. Kerenski said ho looked forward to the establishment of one family of fraternal peoples under a federal republic —Aus - N.Z. Cable A6sn. FORMIDABLE WAR WEAPONS IN THE RUSSIAN ARMY (Rec. July 17, 6.50 p.m.) ,„, „ . Rome, Julv !G. ■ Ihe Hungarian papers state that tho new Russian artillery in Galicia fs more powerful than has hitherto beon experienced. The Russians also are nsin." a new typo of Japanese or American hand grenade, which is thirty times more"'powerful than the ordinary types.—Aus.-N.Z. Gable Assn. ON THE ASIATIC FRONT (Rec July 17, 6.30 p.m.) .T, • <C • , _L , , ~-rrr LOndOll, Jllly 16. A Russian official report states: We Tepulsed three Turkish attacks'southwest of Gumesh Keankeh, and stopped a Turkish advance in tho direction of Pondjvin."--Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.-Reute i.