EASTERN THEATRE

Southland Times, Issue 17793, 24 July 1916, Page 5

EASTERN THEATRE

INTEREST DEVEEOPINO. GENERAL KUROP ATKIN’S FRONT. (By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright) (Australian & N.2. Cable Association.) PETKQGKAD, July 21. Received July 23, 6 p.m. Interest is developing regarding General Kuropatkin’s front westward of Keminern and Lake Babit. The Germans are being continually irritated by care-fully-planned raids, but are. unable to bring a single division to the support of the threatened positions. General Kuropatkin's artillery is also shelling the front trenches. RUSSIANS CROSS THE DVXNA ADMITTED BY QEBMASY. . AMSTERDAM, July 22. Received July 23, 5.5 p.m. A German communique admits that the Russians crossed the Dvina. This is not mentioned in the Russian communique, but it has now leaked out that the Russians began extensive operations on the Riga front. The first Intimation was a telegram in the Novoe Vremya, announcing the capture of three lines of German trenches and many prisoners and guns. Now the Riga correspondent ot the Bourse Gazette describes the population as listening to a tremendous bombardment which commenced on the 16th inst. . THE JEDTEirr ROUTED. IARGE CAPTURES OP PRISONERS. (Reuter's Telegrams.) PETROGRAD, July 22. Received July 23, 5.3 p.m. Communique: Three thousand prisoners were taken at the Junction of the Styr and the’ Lipa. General Sakharoffs troops were subjected to a concentrated bombardment whilst crossing the marshes in the LJpa Valley, but crossed the river and routed the enemy, pouring a deadly fire.at, 1 the fleeing columns. They took' a tnoi&and prisoners andSev“ ; oral guns. THE REEENTEESS RUSSIANS. BEEP ENEMY ON THE MOVE. TURKISH POSITIONS CAPTURED. PETROGRAD, July 2S. Received July 23, 11.35 p.m. Official : The battle continues on the left bank of the Riga front. The Russians south of the L,lpa continue to press the enemy, who have passed Beresteczko and are still moving westward. We took prisoners on the 20th and 2)st. three hundred Austro-Gerroan officers, and twelve thousand men. We surrounded and made prisoners the thirteenth Austrian Landwehr regiment near Uresen, bayonetting the commander. W r e carried a series of Turkish positions west of Piateana on the Black Sea coast, and are now advancing on Foe. FIERCE FIGHTING. (Reuter's Telegrams.) , PETROGRAD. July 23. Received July 23, 11.-33 p.m. Communique : Fierce fighting is taking place on the left wing of the Riga position. The Russians penetrated the enemy works at several points. THE RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE. EXCITEMENT AT RIGA. TURKS AGAIN DEFEATED. LONDON, July 22. Received July 23, 7.50 p.m. The Dally Chronicle’s Petrograd correspondent states that there is great ox T citement at' Riga as a result of the offensive against. Marshal Von Hindenhurg. The bombardment is deafening. Private telegrams state that the Russians have already taken three lines of trendies. The attack on the German positions continues along the Dvina. The Russians dislodged the enemy from the village of Jerhen and the fortifications southwards in the vicinity of the confluence of the Styr and the Lipa. They captured positions along the Styr and took prisoners fifty officers and sixteen hundred pien. In the conflict in the Berestechts region they captured thirty Turkish officers, four hundred men, and a large quantity of transport material in the region north-east of Kialkitecrli. RUSSIANS CAPTURE TOWN. (Reuter's Telegrams.) PETROGRAD, July 21. Received July 23, 8.5 p.m. Official ; The Russians captured the town of Giimiahkancm, forty miles north-west of Babur. AUSTRIAN CEAZMS. AMSTERDAM, July 22. Received July 23, 7.50 p.m. Austrian communique : Tiie Russian advances on Capnli Hill in the Rukowina have been repulsed. Russian attacks smith-westwards of Delatyn broke down. The enemy attacked after an artillery preparation lasting several days on the sector at the mouth of the Lysr, his advances, via Werhen, being arrested, and lie withdrew from the positions and is threatening a surrounding movement in the Berestcozc region. I GERMAN CLAIMS. AMSTERDAM, July 22. Received July 23, 8.10 p.m. German communique; Southward of Riga the enemy made a feeble attack but failed. Russian attempts to cross the Dvina on both sides of l'i iedrichstedt were prevented. AN AUSTRIAN COMMUNIQUE. (Reuter's Telegrams.) AMSTERDAM. July 23. Received July 23, 11.5 p.m. Austrian communique: The Russiajis captured Magura Height near Tatirov, but wc recaptured it. Wo have taken new positions south-west of Beresteczko and repulsed Russian attacks. THE RUSSIAN MINISTRY. PETROGRAD, July 23. M. Sazanoff has resigned and is succeeded by Baron Stunner, who retains