DASH ON KOLOMEA

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16268, 29 June 1916, Page 7

DASH ON KOLOMEA

if ?' ■' »- flip COSSAG'iCS SWIM DNIESTER. & | AUSTRIAN POSITIONS TAKEN. GERMANS REPULSED NEAR YPRES. ANZACS !N TRENCH RAIDS ITALIANS ADVANCING STEADILY. Cossacks have crossed the River Dniester south-west of Buczacz, and threaten Kolomea, a railway centre between Czernovitz and Lemberg. They swam across the river with only their rifles, and won the bank by a bayoret charge. The Austrian* are strengthening the defences of Kovel. Between the 4th and 23rd inst. the Russians captured 198,072 prisoners. A German attack southeast of the Ypres salient was repulsed by the British. The French Premier, who has been on a visit to the British front, was impressed by the splepdid preparedness and morale of the troops. The scene of the Anzacs' latest raids was the neighbourhood of Armentieres. One party encountered Prussians, and the other Saxons. The lull at Verdun continues. The French have won back further ground near Thianmont work, and repulsed German attacks on Fleury and west of Hill 304. The enemy's losses in his great effort at Thiaumont a few days ago are stated to have been disproportionate to the results. The Austrian retreat in Trentino has at points become a rout, and the Italians have had to use cavalry to keep in touch with the enemy. They have regained ground continue ously for 60 hours. The country which is being won back has been devastated by the enemy, who left evidences of their intentions if they could have penetrated into Italy.