RUSSIA'S PART.

North Otago Times, Volume CIV, Issue 13660, 31 August 1916, Page 3

RUSSIA'S PART.

THE MARCH OF THE MOTOR. SUPPLEMENTING THE RAILWAY. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association,) PETROGRAD, August■«■ The military have established a motor car service from Petrograd to Archgel to supplement the railway.

ON THE KOVEL FRONT.

ENEMY'S USE OF GAS SHELLS',

(Australian und N.Z. Cable Association)

LONDON, August 29;

A Russian communique states: We repelled an attack oil the Toboly region. Against'our positions on the west bank of the Sloklwd the enemy fired over 2000 asphyxiating gas shells,

POSITION UNCHANGED,

RUSSIA'S NEW METHOD OP BLUFF

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) Received August 30, 7,25 p.m. . ; ■ PETROGRAD, August 2!).' An official communique says: "The position is unchanged,".'

Received August ilO; at .8.5 p.m. ■ ; ' ■' LONDON,. August 30.

A,(li;i'iiian communique says: "We repulsed feeble Russian attacks northward of the Dneister, /'-''■' RUSSIANS MAKE ADVANCE. FIGHTING WESTWARD OF EUPHRATES. (Austialian and N.Z. Cable Association,) LONDON, August 29, A;Russian communique says: AVe are advancing on the Lake Van front, driving out tlio Turks, whose attacks have been repelled. One of our battalions found over 400 enemy dead. • , We have made.many prisoners on the hank of the Euphrates, westward of Mush. ■ '