GERMANY ABANDONING AUSTRIA

Nelson Evening Mail, 1 August 1916, Page 5

GERMANY ABANDONING AUSTRIA

SI-G XI FT CANT WITHDRAWAL 01TROOPS. (Published in The Times.'' LONDON, July 31 Stanley Washburn, writing from Dubno, says it is significant that the (German battalions have begun rapidly disappearing from the Austrian, front. The C4ei\mans have probably abandoned any further intention* of risking their remaining strength in support of their collapsing ally. He mentions that General Sakharoff is using captured Austrian ten-inch guns against the Germans. The R uasian operations were most perfectly planned, and the timetable was exactly observed. T,he Times Petrograd correspondent says that the Austrians at Brody made their last stand three miles outside the town. There were none inside. The fighting preceding the capture was -very stern. The Russians, impeded by marsh and forest tracts, were forced to face a most formidable machine gun. fire. The Austrians were constantly reinforced, but were powerless to stay the onslaught.

GERM A X COMMUNIQUE. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, July 30. A German communique says : "Hindenbnrp's lire pre vent, orl strong patrols crossing tin* Dwina. riie Russians' attack southwards <»i Skrobova. broke down completely under our fire. The Russians' attack against Linsineen. increased in extent and intensity. "With the exception of certain regions on the Stokhod northward of Jvovel, these attacks, which extended as far as 'westward of Reresteozko. broke down with tremendous losses under our curtain fire. Wherever the enemy penetrated our counter-attacks ejected them or restricted the enemy's advance. Our troops at night were not molested .and recaptured a. salient on the .Stokhod northward of the Kovel-Rovno railway. Tik-* Russians" local attacks against Bothmer northward and- westward of Bu'v.acz were unsuccessful."