REPORTS FROM THE ENEMY.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 14048, 19 July 1916, Page 3

REPORTS FROM THE ENEMY.

SOME REVERSES ADMITTED. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, July 18. A Berlin communique, dated July 17, confirms the Russian advance on the lower Lipa, and says: "The English at many points between the sea ar.d the Ancre increased their fire to great violence. The artillery activity on the Somme is very considerable on both sides. The enemy's local attacks resulted m success m which the English penetrated Oviliers Wood and led to lively fighting south of Biaches, but otherwise failed before our curtain of fire. Extensive French attacks commenced on the 15th east of the Meuse, and continued until this morning. The enemy did not achieve success m a sanguinary struggle, but lost ground at a few points. 7;There is .lively fighting beforo Genera] Hindenburg's army south of Riga. General Linsingen's advance checked ah enemy attack south-west of Lutsk. In order to shorten our lines of defence, tlie Germans were thereupon withdrawn behind the Lipa without the enemy's interference. 7 (Received July 19. 11.35 a.m.) LONDON, July 18. A .-Berlin' communique states: The enemy on both sides of the Somme used, all day, artillery preparations, and directed . strong attacks m the evening and at night against Pozieres, Biaches, Maisonette, Harleux, and Soyecourt. They were everywhere frustrated with heavy losses. The Russians south and south-east of Riga continued strong attacks, which broke down with sanguinary losses', or were repulsed by counter-attacks wherever they penetrated the trenches.' We easily repulsed attacks west and southwest of Lutsk. i • AMSTERDAM, July 18. An Austrian communique says : The Russians south-west of Lutsk attacked with superior forces our" front sectors near Szldin. We withdrew east of Gorochow. The Allied troops south of Lutsk withdrew behind the Lipa. The Italians are fiercely bombarding our positions at Boroclaps and on the Dolomite front and m the Marmolata district. , A squadron of our hydroplanes successfully bombed railway buildings and military objects m Treviso.