RUSSIAN TASK.

North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13657, 28 August 1916, Page 2

RUSSIAN TASK.

THE CZAR'S GREAT FAMILY. * " ENDLESS STREAM OP SOLDIERS.. ' i (Australian and U. 7,. Cabin Association.) I Received August-27; at- 5.5 p.m ■ I r . BERNE, August 26. ■ 5 Tito Allegmeine Zeituncr's. correapon-; - dent on the Eastern front snvs: General" ; R rusiloff is bringing up huge veinfdree- ; inonls against Kovol and Lemberg, also 111 Biikoviun. His supplies "of men ' • ' seem entiles, (loneinl Clnrue, a Ger- : 1 man military writer, states that.Brusil- ' off, in addition to 1,400,000 meA in' the foremost lines, ims fully (100,000 absolutely fresh troops ready to throw info the balance at points where thev '\i i fan be most effectively used, '' ' / ADVANCE IN CARPATHIANS. ' kuQMt * RUSSIAN AGGRESSION, (Australian and N.Z, Cable Association,) Received August 27, at 0.0 p.m.' PETROGRAD, August ,26. An ■official communique says: In the Carpathians our advanced guards occupied Guta, and reached the , sources' ( of the Bystritza. PLACATING AUSTRIA. / FEEBLE-MINDED*" ARCHDUKE IN " : "COMMAND." . , t , ' (Australian anil N.Z. Cable Association.) T ' Received August 27, 5,5 p,in.' _ ROME, August 26. • lhe Maltino states, that Archduke , .. Charles Francis, the Austrian heir, commauds on Marshal von Hindenburg.'s light, but the command is purely nom--. iiial. The Archduke is of feeble intellect and lias never been trained in the military. He merely represents the Austrian throne in the German army and . was chosen bv von Hindenburg hirnself, , the astute Field Marshal knowing that the Arcluluko will not attempt to ■ act ou his own initiative. ■ 3 : 3 OFFICIAL REPORT. ■ Z POSITION UNCHANGED, : . '• Ji'l (Anstralian nnd N,Z, Cabin Association*) t Received August 26,8,5 p.m. - T . I PETROGRAD, August .25, 8 An official communique says: j "The • s position is unchanged." ' , s A Vienna communique says:.,'3Vest- • ward of Moldaway and.in the/region of " ?. Tartarek Pass, « too repulsed with; " - •