SURROUNDING AN ARMY.

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 September 1916, Page 5

SURROUNDING AN ARMY.

BRILLIANT STRATEGY AND STUBBORNNESS,

FIRST OBJECT TO CRUSH AUSTRIA.

("N.Z. PKESS ASSOCIATION —COPYHICIIT.]

PETROGRAD, September 12. Experts point out that the recent Russian communiques are remarkable for what they leave unsaid. Most important news is expected daily, but no word is said until success crowns the effort. A mystery concerns the stern battle at Halicz, where the Germans are making' a desperate effort to secure the retreat of an army which Once numbered ovei 150, not). The German General Staff designed it to out General Jirusiloff's centre, but General Brusilo ff countered the scheme and it is now a question whether tbere is any escape. General Brusiloff's armies on a three hundred mile front continue to advance with methodical stubbornness, indicative ol ; a clear plan and perfected organisation. The Russian Army as a fighting' machine is far superior lo that at the beginning of the war. De spite heavy Josses in the first line, of troops the whole of the European front is strongly manned The training camps through)out the country are full, and Russia s goal is to maintain the press-ire on Austria and assist Roumania and her Allies at Salonika to crush Bulgaria and Turkey, freeing the Allies for a final concentrated attack on German}'. It is hoped Xinit the best -'age will be accomplished this y<>r.r. Meanwhile General Lcfehitskv is pushing on in the wooded Car pa tbians in the direction of Rysfri' za, wiiither the Roumanians are also advancing. PETROGRAD, September 12. The Russian naval bombnrders at Varna found the Red Cross flag flying on King Ferdinand's Palace.