RUSSIA'S TASK.
IN FRONT OF KOVBIt, STJFPEftffG THKAL'STRIAN LINE. GERMANY SENDS HUGE BEIN--PORCEMENTS. ■ I Australian and N.Z. Cpble Association.) Received August -25, '6,30 p. m AMSTERDAM, August 24. • Tlie Germans have sent two hundred' gnn* and■ 70,u»fi men'to reinforce thedefenders of the portion of the HovelSaniy railway still in their possession, '< "NO CHANGE ON EASTERN FRONT. " : RUSSIAN-REPORT.' • (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) Received August 25,7.25 p.m. . WROGBAD, August 24, An official/communique says: There is no change ou the Eastern front. 1 ANOTHER EASTERN OFFENSIVE. 11eavv thrusts on- g alio ax front. AUSTIiIANS FIERCELY ENGAGED. • 6 .' ■ • ("The Times" Service.) LONDON, August 24. Mr Stanley Washburn, The Times correspondent at the Russian Headquarters telegraphs that the Russians have resumed the offensive'on both sides of" theSereth River, and are also violently attacking General von Bothmer's arm v. The offensive is developing 'along the whole Gnlirian .front.' s ■ RUSSIAN'S INDISCRETION. •- ' HUMBLE APOLOGY. (Australian and X.Z. Cable Association) J'ETKOGRAD, August 24. 0 M. Bnlatzel (the'deputy who attacked Great Britain's bona fides as an allvj, went, to the British Embassv and foriiiiillv apologised for his scurrilous article and withdrew, all allegations figiiiiist Britain. Sir «. W. Buchanan; British Ambaswdor at Petrograd, accepted the apology. ' » GERMAN OFFENSIVE CHECKED. TURKISH MUBOXERS OX KAST? ERONT. ,' ( (Australian ami N.B. Cable Association.) . PETROGRAD; August 24. ; A Russian communique; states: The enemy yesterday h'ercelv bombarded our position* at Toholv, the. attack being f*uile<| by our machine gun and rihV tire which, ihove it: back, ' _ Prisoners disclose the presence of Turkish troops on the Zlota Lipa.
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North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13656, 26 August 1916, Page 6
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252RUSSIA'S TASK. North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13656, 26 August 1916, Page 6
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