ANOTHER ADVANCE

Nelson Evening Mail, 29 July 1916, Page 5

ANOTHER ADVANCE

PROaRESS OF RUSSIAN PLANS. (Australian and N.Z. Cable association 1 (Roc. July 29. 10.30 a.m.) PETROORAD. July 23. .A Russian communique states that as a result of engagements of i":r advance guards \v» slightly advanced north-east and south-oast of Baranovitchi. The adI vaiue continues successfully in tin.' region of the river.- Sicniovki and Roldurovka. GENERAL SAKHAROFF'S CAPTURES. (Australian and N Z. Cahl« Association.) PETROGRAD, July 28. A communique states that General Sakharaff between the 16th and 25th captured 34.000 prisoners, 45 cannon, and 71 machine guns. The total number of prisoners captured in the battle of the 25th was 128 officers and 6250 men. The Russians also took five guns and 22 imachine guns.

RUSSIAN" o tI UIJGY. ENEMY AT A DISADVANTAGE. GOOD NEWS FROM ALL SECTORS. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) PETROGRAD, July 28. The m-ws from all the fronts .(.'niinues to be of the brightest. General Brusiloff. having induced the enemy to make a big con cent rat inn to defend Kovol. is holding them there and striking e!se•where with invariable success. Though General Kaledim- is ii-mpor-arily quiet on- the Lnzk salient. Cenoral Sakha roff is putting -in- brave blows. His victory north of Brody is the most serious thrust, against Yon Bcthmer'prolonged stand along the Stryr.-.a, though Bothmer is still assisted on the right flank by the. fart of the Dniester flood. and great developments in Galicia are impossible until Bothmer falls back. General Sakharoff is now lighting for the fords on the small stream Bob durovka, where, the Austro-Qermans are making a stand. The battle has already brought General Sakharoff four miles nearer Brody, and deepened the envelopment of Pfhnzer's Austro-O' rmnns. '

1 In the fighting southward? the. Russians in Buknvina continue to advance through the .Tabionitza Pass, threatening Cossack raids in Hungary. AN AUSTRIAN CLAlM(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, July 28. A Vienna official message says : "Repeated Russian attacks between Radziviloff and the Styr broke down, leaving 1000 prisoners. TURKS FOR GALICTA. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) ATHENS.. July 23. A number of trains full of Turkish troops ir.a.ssed Sofia to reinforce the Austro-Germans on the East front. GERMAN COM M UNIQUE. 'Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) '' (Rec. Julv 29, 1.5 p.m.) LONDON. Julv 28. A German communique says:—Two Russian army corps vainlv attacked six times on the Skrobowa-Wygoda front. The Russian attacks north-east of Swininchy temporarily gained ground. The Austrian? drove the Russians out from the advanced positions near Postnmyty.