RUSSIA COMMENCES UNITED OFFENSIVE.

North Otago Times, Volume CV, Issue 13935, 18 July 1917, Page 5

RUSSIA COMMENCES UNITED OFFENSIVE.

WHOLE EASTERN LINE IN ACTION. s ■ WITH BATTLE FROat RIGA TO RUMANIA. i"j'ii a j (Reuter's Telegrams.) ''~ l " ' ■'" " ' WASHINGTON, July IG. L.-ii . • •Messages received at the Russian Embassy report that the whole Russian front from Riga to Rumania is filh'e with battle. The- Germans are reported to have withdrawn men from the French fronts. . ; Theßussian Baltic Fleet is active to stop German transports. ; STRENGTH OF RUSSIAN ADVANCE. GERMAN TROOPS WITHDRAWN FROM FRENCH AND ITALIAN FRONTS. BALTIC FLEET PREPARING FOR ACTION. . I r*v ' *' (Australian and New Zealand Cable Association.) iV ( - WASHINGTON, July IG, ; The. Russian Embassy is informed that German troops are being withdrawn from the Italian and French fronts to start a

eounter-oftensive against Russia. The Russian Baltic Fleet is being prepared for action. •; The High Commissioner reports A Russian official report says: On Sunday we captured 16 officiers, 900 Austrian and German soldiers, and a number of machine guns. The captures •.between July Ist and 13th amount to 834 officers, 35,609 men, 93 guns, 28 trench mortars,Jo3 machine guns, 43 minelarge quantity of other material. : ' L , ■ GERMAN INTRIGUE AGAINST) M KERENSKY,

SPIES SENT,TO ATTEMPT ASSASSINATION. " v __ 1 (Australian ina New ieatanfl CaWe Association.) Mr - • : . ; PKTROGRAI), July IG. The . Russian .Intelligence Department lias learned that the Germans are sending seven hundred spies to Russia in order to attempt the assassination of M. Kerensky. The Russians have adopted precautions to guard particularly against bomb train wrecks. , , i' : ; ■ i r [ _ 'HOPE OF UNITY IN .RUSSIA. WAR; MINISTER ;S OPTIMISTIC - ANNOUNCEMENT. , • (Australian and New Zealand Cable Association.) • : LONDON, July IC. '' Addressing a Ukraine deputation, M. Kerensky, Minister of War. said he looked forward to the establishment of one family of fraternal peoples undera federal republic.

FURTHER ADVANCE OF RUSSIANS THROUGH GALIcfA.< ■ ' 1 . ■' ■: •' ■' , ) .... ' " ' ' : '' : REPORTED ■ CAPTURE; QF DOLINA. . \ ' ; (Aimralian and Ne\? Zealand Cable Assooiation.) • PETROGRAD, July IG.. Doling an important railway eentre,-about fifteen miles south-. •westward iof Kaliisz, lias been captured by the Russians. . ' :"v ; RUSSIAN; ARTILLERY MORF, POWfS^.. TMN.p®. NEW. Aj/D DEADLY TYPE "OiT HAND!' GRENADE IN "i • ■■ '• .;-v■■ (Australian vnOew Zealand tjatiie Association.; deceived July 17, at 6,50 p.m. r ' ROME, Jul£ 16.' Hungarian papers slate that the n«w Russian artillery in Gallcia is more powerful than hitherto. Also that the Russians are using a new type of Japanese-or American hand grenades which are thirty times )nore powerful than the ordinary types. 1 ' " r . >-'V-J"- . ' Biff HAUL OF MEN AND MATERIAL. ' ' '

■l,l'', GERMAN ATTACKS REPULSED. • . I —A . 1 (Australian and Renter), Received July 17, at 6,30 p.m. , • . LONDON, July 16. A wireless Russian official report says:— Between July Ist and the 13th we captured 831 officers, 35,809 men, 93 guns, 403 machine-guns, 28 trench mortars, and many mine, bomb, niid lire-throwers, and "also much material. North-cast of Kjilusz we repulsed German attacks on the Lom- ' liica and drove out the Austrinns from the village of Ldjriany. The '■ arrival of enemy reserves, and the great losses-among our officers* ' compelled us to retire slightly to the eastern end of Ldziany. We repulsed three Turkish attacks south-west of Gumeshkeankeh, and stopped the Turkish advance in the direction of P.eiidjtfin, : —,—. . . j ' " *•' ' ' ■' GERMANS ADMIT LIVELY FIGHTING ON RIGA FRONT. BULGARIANS CLAIM REPULSE 'OP RUSSIANS AT' : DANUBE MOUTH.

■ ' ■ . '!■; (Australian and Reuter). ' Received July 17, at 6.30 p.m. . LONDON, July 16. A German official wireless report says:— : 1 There has been .lively fighting on the Riga front. .: Southward of Dunaberg/ihe Bulgarians repulsed a Russian Burprise attack on the Danuge delta. . ' S ' i ' i: • ■