HOW BRODY WAS CAPTURED

Nelson Evening Mail, 31 July 1916, Page 5

HOW BRODY WAS CAPTURED

ENEMY LINE BROKEN WEST OF LUZK. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) PETROGRAD, Julv 23. A communique states that wo took: the offensive westward of Lnzk and broke througft the whole first line. •We are bow advancing, cavalry pur-, suing the fleeing onemy.' We captured 46 guns, including six ."mortars and fix machine guns. We took prisoner 50 officers, including two generals and two regimental commanders, and over 9000 men. We defeated the enemy in the valley between the rivers Slonevki and Boldurovka upon the whole line. Explosions and fires occurred at Brody, which we captured at 6.3Ckt his mprninff. We saw dense columns of goods trains departing. Our prisoners and booty are not yet known. AIR PAID AT P.ARAXOVITCHI. (Australian and N.Z. CabJo Association, j PETROGRAD, July 29. A communique states that our air squadron raided .Raranovitchi on the 28th and bombed the station and rolling stock. The bombs started sevenl fires. General- Letchitsky, by an audacious thrust, threw the- enemy back: in the direction of Stnnislavoff to the south of the Dniester. Details are not available. The Caucasian Division captured Ezerany, on the road to Teabach. 20 miles east of St-aiiislavoh". We; had taken prisoner up to the 28th 400 officers and 20.000 men, and had captured 55 guns. CROSSING OF THE STOKHOD. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) PETROGRAD. July 30. A communique says the Russians constructed bridges on the Stokhod near Hulevitehi, and crossed' to the left bank, where they are strengthening their new positions. We continue to advance in the KovelRovitchi region. The enemy are retreating behind the Stokhod. We are pursuing tho enemy south of the Dniester, in the direction of Stanislavoff, where theyf are fleeing to new positions previously prepared.

i OEEMAN COMMUNIQUE. (Australian and N.Z Cable Association.; ..OXDOX, July 29. A German communique says :—The fighting on the SkroUawa-YVygoda. front terminated in our favour. \Yc impulsed a. stron.LT attack north-west of Sokui. with severe enemy losses. After r- pen tedfutile attacks north-west of l.n/.k Ihe enemy penetrated <>ur lines in the region •of Trysteii, and caused u= to abandon our advanced positions beyond the Stokhod. 'five .Russian att-aeks v.-». 4 <■{ i.u/.k have- been brought t"a -laruUf : !i. AI" ST 111 A N (.' OMM UN H j!.' 1 •'.. (Australian and N.Z. Cable association ) VIENNA, U;!y 29. A oomrnunirpe -a>'•- :-The continued their attack.- ail 0.-iy north ui Rrody. Our tro<-ps .-i;r< eede.i in ..lie-k----ing them until hue in tie- afternoon. Attacks in massed formation in the. evening succeed;d jr. nenetr;it iiil: our position? on the road from. LesininiT to P.rody. Our troops continued fi-'hting < -n the southern ed.je of Bred\. The enemy recommenced the offensive in Volhynia in the middle of July, after four week-*" eessaiio:i. The i mire success «>f the offensive cannot he pieriseiv estimated at present, hut we have i>niy losi our front position- for a d.istan:e of SO kilometres. The enemy secured these by moans of a series of the heavie.-t attacks, attended uith enormous sacrifices. LONDON. July 30. _ An Austrian f jnuiunique says: "'Wo recaptured west of Ltizk a lar<je portion of the territory lost yesterday. Our troops between Turya and the river Rovno-Kovel railway 'withdrew behind the 'Stokhod." TURKS ON THE HUNG ARIAN PLAINS. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) BERNE, July 29. Seventv thousand Turks are mnec-n----trated on the Hungarian Plains.