EASTERN THEATRE

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17530, 13 July 1917, Page 5

EASTERN THEATRE

RUSSIAN ADVANCE

FURTHER IMPORTANT SUCCESSES. HALICZ CAPTURED. The High Commissioner reports:— LONDON, July 11. A Russian official message states:— Halicz lias been captured. We have advanced westwards to tho left bank of the Lomnitza.

On tho Rokororczany front wo have advanced westward, taking two thousand prisoners and thirty guns.

GREAT HAUL OF PRISONERS.

RUSSIANS' HEAVY BOMBARD-

MJLNT.

THE FIGHTING WOMEN.

PETROGRAD, July 11. Twenty-six thousand Aubtrians aud Germans have been taken prisoner since July I. .between June 19 and 25 General Kornilov also put out of action over eighty thousand Austrians and Gormans. A hoavy bombardment is proceeding before Brzezany, and also along the whole line of the Dvinsk-R;ga sector, preventing tho Grmans transferring reinforcements to Galicia. The enemy is hurrying up Bulgarian troops. Eighty thousand Transylvanian Rumanians,, who formerly were in the Austro-Hungarian army and who uro now Russian prisoners of war, expressed ii desire to join the Rumanian army. Tho first battalion of thoso Rumanians has reached Jassy. The "Death's Head" battalion of women has left Petrograd for the front, under Madamo Bolchkarera, Admiral Skrydlov's daughter, who fought beside her husband until ho was killed.

While General Brusilov is scoring a brilliant success on then front, the United State?.' aid is greatly assisting the Provisional Government. America is lending Russia money at 3$ per cent for building a second line on tho Siberian railway, arid is giving ten thousand _ waggons to assist the defective Russian transport. Tho Provisional Government is aho facing a task of overwhelming magnitude in organising sixty million voters, half of whom are illiterate, for the election of r, constituent assembly.

ARTILLERY TAKEN AT HALIOZ.

Rsuter'a l^kgTams,

PETROGRAD, July 11. Tho Russians captured more than thirty guns at Halicz. Tho pursuit of tho enemy continues.

WEST OF HALICZ.

FURTHER RUSSIAN PROGRESS. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association and Reuicr. (Received July 12, 9.20 p.m.) LONDON, July 11. A wireless Russian official message En ys: —General Tchrcmisov captured Ilalica and advanced westwards. Ho reached the left bank of the Lomnitza. Tho Russians also advanced on tho front Bokorodczany-Solotivna, southwards of Stanislau. Wo took over 2000 prisoners and thirty guns in the day's fighting. We continued our pursuit in the direction of Dolina. !\\o occupied Halicz ntf mid-day on Tuesday. Our advanced detachments crossed"totjioleft bank of tho Dniester and valley of. """"i'rf'uunfciia, which wa&vci*o«Bed, anil suHagos of Blud.'iiki fftffl Babi'n were r """ rrr: '* r "*"" ' n ~i~"~~. '.' *

occupied. We have taken over 10.000 prisoners in the fighting in the Dolinn advance sineo July 8, and have captared guns and large numbers of trench mortars and machine-guns. FROM THE ENEMY SIDE. "ACCORDING TO PLAN." Australian *ad N.Z. Cablo Association «sd Boater. (Received July 12, 9.30 p.m.) . LONDON, July 11. A wireless German official messazo says:—■ Our movements south of the Nniestar were executed in accordance to plan. HINDENBURG IN CHARGE. PERSONALLY CONDUCTS DEFENCE. Aurtrriiaa and N.Z. Cable Association. (.Received July 12, 11.15 p.m.) ROME. July 11. Advices from Berne state that at the cutset of the Russian offensive von Hindenburg rushed and. took persona! charge of the situation in Gahcia. lie ordered reinforcements, which were unceasingly poured through southern Germany. BRITISH COMPLIMENTS. BRUSILOV'S REPLY. / Australian and N.Z. Cable Associates an 3 Router. (Received July 12, 7.30 p.m.) LONDON, July 11. In© Press Bureau states:—Sir William Robertson congratulated General Brusilov on tho splendid results of the recent fighting. General Brusilov re plied that all his efforts were directed to the development of tho operations already begun with a view to a decisive victory against the common cnomy.