SUCCESS OF RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE.

North Otago Times, Volume CV, Issue 13930, 12 July 1917, Page 6

SUCCESS OF RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE.

GERMANS ADMIT "BREACH IN THEIR FRONT. POWERFUL'RUSSO-RUMANIAN THRUST FEARED.

(Australian and New Zealafid' Cable" Attoc!')ti6n.) ;/ AMSTERDAM,, July 10. A Berlin message admits that the Russians have smashed the "German front. (Reuter's Telegrams.) .....'. LONDON, July 10. The Petrograd correspondent of The Morning Post states that ■the Russian offensive is steadily.progressing. The whole southeastern front, from the I'insk to the.Carpathians, is now.eiigagp.il, but the northern front remains inactive, despite,the Army's strong protests to Petrograd, urging that the young garrisons stationed there should be immediately sent to the front. The Czechs taken prisoner on the south-western front immediately petitioned to be permitted to fight for Russiii,' and if found suitable will be drafted into a Czech regiment. Belgian armoured cars are participating in the offensive. ■■',. (Australian and Now Zealand Cablo Association;) ' ..■.:'■.. .'.., .;•;.:< ....... BERNE,.JuIy 10. . Notwithstanding; the Russian offensive in Galicia, the AustroGermaiis are Concentrating large 'reinforcements on the Rumanian froiitj;beliey,ing tliatiluj offensive will be in the southernmost sector, wherejhe Russp-Ruirta'nians air/hrgrea-t strength.- ■•- - - Mucii anxiety prevails in Germany because a successful Russo-' Rumanian offensive might entail the loss of the Rumanian and ■ Hungarian crops. • ■'■ •■<■■'

BAYONET CHARGES COMPLETELY ROUT ENEMY.' ■ ■■.■.. ■ ■ ■ > RUSSIANS PENETRATE' AUSTRIAN POSITIONS TO A , ; DEPTH OF NEARLY SEVEN MILES," ACTIVITY EXTENDS ALONG FRONT OF 140 MILES.

(Australian an'dßeuter). Received July 11, at 6.15 p.m. ' ''" ' .:.■■,.•-,. ■ • ' " : LONDON,,'JuIy 10. A wireless Russian official report says: General Koniiloff has continued his offensive in the direction of Dolin. There have been sanguinary battles on the roads towards Hnlicz, also'in the region ' of the villages of Huciska, Pacykov and Pavelco. The bayonet fighting at Pavelec resulted in the enemy's complete rout. We occupied the villages of Victorov, Majdan, Huciska, Uacykov and reached the village'of Bokoyica. The enemy retreated to'the river Lomnica. The Russians made such daring attacks during.the ' two days of the offensive that they penetrated the enemy's position to a depth of ten vcrsts (nearly seven miles). (United Service) Received July 11, at 6.15 p.m. ; ■ ■ ■ LONDON, July 10. Heavy rains and mud are hindering the Russian operations at Brzezany, but the offensive is developing on a large scale. Strong activity is spread along a front of 140 miles to the south-west. RUSSIANS SHOWING,' ACTIVITY ALONG 'NORTHERN FRONT. ...GERMANS ADMIT WITHDRAWAL NEAR.STANISLAU. (AuiiraMan mi New inaua OsWe Association,)'" Receivey July 11, at B.S;Tp,m. • " ' : : —' "}'"■"' '■■" r ' '"'" '":....... LONDON; July 10. A wireless German official mqssage says:., Fighting activity has increased near Riga, Dvinsk.and Sniorgon. The Russians are not active.the, Strypa,and the : .Dneistcr.;' The. fighting north-west of Stanislau resultedjii our withdrawal behind Lukowica. stream. . ' '■' ,■. /(;'Tliß:;Timos" Sorvice.) ;:;.; ...■:..._■ Received-July 11, atll'.lS'pin. •"■■:-■•"■.■ : '... ; . „...'., ■.....[ ...The; Austro-German front bettfeeirillaliczand the Carpathians has. been, broken, /Che, Russians in' the neighbourhood of the Dnoisfor have turned Jlnljcz from the south-west and now menace Hnlicz bridgehead. Between the 2nd and Bth July. General Korniloff took fourteen thousand prisoners and fifty-five guns ;■ of these twelve were heavies,