RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE

New Zealand Times, Volume XLI, Issue 9371, 9 June 1916, Page 5

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE

BIG CAPTURES ON THE PRIPET FRONT OVER FORTY THOUSAND PRISONERS. ■ ■ % By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (.Received June », 4 p.m.) PETROGRAD, June 7. The Russians have now taken prisoner on the Pripot front forty tnousand Austrians, nine liunarea officers, seventy-seven gnns, 134 maeUmo-guns, and rorty-nmo trench mortars. NEW YORK, June 7. A Reuter’s message states: —Petrograd, official: Russia’s captives in the now offensive now total 41,000. GENERAL BRUSILOFF CLOSELY PRESSING THE ENEMY". (Received June 8, 9 p.m.) PETROGRAD, Juno 8. The Russian offiensive, under General Brusiloff, has so closely pressed the enemy that he has been unable to transfer troops from one point to another. (Received June 8, 10 p.m.) PETROGRAD, Junq 8., } A communique states: —"General Brusiloff captured many of the enemy’s batteries intact.’’ AUSTRIANS ADMIT THEIR WITHDRAWAL. (■Received June 8, 9 p.m.) LONDON, June 8. An Austrian communique states:—"ln face of superior forces in Volhynia, on the Upper Putilocka, we withdrew to the plain of Lutsk, forty mike west of Rodno.” , THE INCREASE IN RUSSIAN WAR MATERIAL. LONDON, June 8, 1.50 a.m. The High Commissioner reports:— Petrograd official.—ln the recent fighting proof has been given to the enemv of the increase in our war material.