EVERT.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16748, 17 July 1916, Page 5

EVERT.

GERMANY'S GREAT NECESSITY. A DESPAIRING SUMMONS. The Times. LONDON, July 15. (Received July 16; at 5.5 p.m.) 'J he Times correspondent at Petrograd, visiting General Evert, says that a repetition of General Brusiloff's advance is not to be expected. He has a different enemy and conditions to meet, lesembling the west front. A network of defences is strongly held, necessitating a slow advance, preceded by terrific artillery fire upon tlie enemy so that they will be unable to relieve the southern pressure. At the battle of Baranovitchi the Russians drove back the Germans several miles on a weakened front, causing them to withdraw two divisions from Kovel. Prisoners state that the Germans are desperately snatching remnants from everywhere possible to stave off a rupture of the front; it is difficult to see where they can draw further reinforcements from without weakening the other fronts. An inadequate ,10 divisions are now opposing General Everi.

The Times correspondent at Bucharest that the Hungarian authorities are hurriedly fortifying the interior lines in Tunsylvania with Russian prisoners, and aro withdrawing numbers of Austrian troops irom Serbia and sending them to Galicia. All the heavy Danubian artillery has been sent to ' An immense crowd made a demonstration at Twesvar. They proceeded to the Tonn Hall and demanded "peace or bread." Troop trains are daily arriving at Ssghedien, directed to the Italian or Galician fiont=. The morale of tho troops is low, and they aic in an exhausted condition. REPULSED. LONDON, July 15. (Received July 16, at 5 5 p.m.J A Russ.an communique states : The Germans assumed the offensive on the 14th in the region of Skrobowa. They v,eie repulsed. GERMAN COMMUNIQUE. LONDON, July 15. (Received July 16, at 5.5 p.m.) A German communique stages : Wo repulsed ilusrian attempts to cross the Dvvma near Lennewadon. Prinze Leopold recmered parts of tho ground lo=t on July 3 in the region of Skrobowa.

AUSTRIAN REPORT. VIENNA, July 15. (Received July 16, at 5.5 p.m.)

Offtewl : Two Russian attacks on Buczacz were beaten off. A third attack succeeded in piercing our lines. The enemy were completely driven out on the left bank of the Stochod.

MINIiKS AND HOLIDAYS.

FORGO AUGUST BREAK. Australian and N Z. Cablo Association. LONDON, July 15. .July 16, at 5.5 pin.) The Mhiims 'Kcdpi ttion Jus decidcd to forgo the August holiday's.

Officers captured on General von Hindenburg's front state that General von Hindenburg told hfs men that " nothing remains bstween us and the Russian cavalry except your positions, which we must hold to the last breath and the last drop of blood." He substituted fresh German Landsturm for an Austrian corps.

The Russians penetrated and held territory 12 miles by two miles within two days. One division drove the enemy for nearly four miles, and was then compelled to pause and level up its flanks. The. Germans apprehended an opening of the " gates" to allow masses of Russian horsemen to sweep the plains of Lithuania, turning the position on the Dwina and threatening East Prussia, and concentrated masses at the threatened point, managing so far to comply with General von Hindenburg's despairing summons, but the numbers of the Russians must tell in the end.

MOLDAVIA. AUSTRIAN ACCOUNT. Australian and N.Z. Cabler Association. AMSTERDAM, July 15. (Received July 16, at 5.5 p.m.) An Austrian communique states : In South west Moldavia we repulsed the Russians' advance. The fighting near Delatjn is increasing in intensity. We repulsed enemy detachments which penetrated the town, and frustrated an attack south of Delatyn. HUNGARIAN PERTURBATION. DEFENCE OF PRZEMYSL. " PEACE OR BREAD." The Times. LONDON, July 15. (Received July 16, at 5.5 p.m.)