IN THE EASTERN THEATRE.

Mataura Ensign, 15 August 1916, Page 4

IN THE EASTERN THEATRE.

GERMANS' DEFENCE OF KOVEL. "LAST MAN AND LAST DITCH." (Published in ‘ I In 1 Times. Received August 1’). S.-lo a.in. LONDON', Aug. M. .Mr Si an ley Washburn 'correspondent.! of' ,‘The Rimes' on t-'ne Russian. trout : stales, "On August 11 the Kaiser and Field-Marshal von Hindenhurg visited Kovel and held conferences-with the officers. Field-Marshal von Jd imlenburg ordered them to hold out to the last man and the hist ditch. Important defence works have been completed and ‘l'd divisions have been diverted against General llrusiloff.’ ’ j

ADVANCE ON |)PPER SERETH, KNK.MV HKTIHLS WEST. K ecetVed August Id, 11.10 a.in. | LONDON, 'Any;. 1 L | A Hii-si:!;i comnmni(|iie stales ; • We drove hack an enemy attack on ■till' wcsi hank of tlio Hivoi' Stochod. '• Our advance on the I'pper Sereth ! x-o ii tin in's. The cmnuy has retired to ' tlie westward. fierce artillery lire from IxOiind fortilied positions is checking our advance. ! We arrived hefure the /lota Ltpa and j coni inned onr pursuit, reaching; the i north hank of the Duit -ter hei'ore | alariampol. We repulsed local attacks everywhere iin the Oa rpa th iaus. IN PERSIA. I IirSSfANS OAi’TIHK INTUITIONS. Received Alienist Id. 11.Id a.in. LON DON, Auc. 11. A Hus-dan cannuuuii|Ue slates: We captured seme positions in Persia i northward of Sakkiz. 'l'lic Turkish cf-j i fen si vc northward of Maniadau con-i | timu -. Our armored cars inflicted I