Russian Front.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VI, Issue 203, 11 August 1916, Page 5

Russian Front.

Advance Towards Lemberg. Steady Progress Reported. [PRBBS ASSOCIATION COPYRIGHT.] [AUSTRALIAN AND NBW ZEALAND CABLE ASSOCIATION.] London, Aug. io. The “ Morning Post’s ” Petrograd correspondent says that thqrßussians are within eight miles of the main line to Lemberg, which supplies all their enemies nor(h-west of Tamopol. General Sakharoff .threatens the German left flank in the last-named region, and is endeavouring to envelop and push them back. A communique states: —We crossed the rigjit bank of the Koropetz riven tributary of the* Dniester), pushing back the enemy and Rapturing of heights/westwaif! 6f Velesneuv and* southward'bf ’ihd Nisnibw-Monasterziska railway to the bridge across the Dniester. We advanced westward of Tysmienica? towards Stanislau. [mss mbbsace.] (Received iI >.i1.5 ».®.) London, Aug. id, 8.20 p.m. Official reports from Petrograd state;-—Tke Russians in the region of Tsymieoica are pursuing the enemy. We continue to advance northward and westward. We have captured the railway junction station at Chryplin, three miles east of Stanislau. THE AUSTRIAN REPORT. [AUSTRALIAN aXD NEW ZEALAND CABLE ASSOCIATION.] London, Aug. 10. An Austrian communique states:—We captured the heights eastward of Worochta, on the Upper Pruth. We withdrew in the vicinity of Ottynia (11 miles south of Stanislau) to previously prepared positions, and repulsed strong attacks on General von Bothmer’s southern wing. The fighting in Volhynia is most violent. The Russians were driven back at certain points. They were also driven back near Kisselin and on the Stokhod salient. Siberian and Guard troops, attacking in masses near Kaizowka, were everywhere driven back. The whole field fronting our positions was covered with corpses as a result of the enemy’s suicidal method of fighting.