RUSSIANS ACROSS THE DWINA.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14145, 24 July 1916, Page 5

RUSSIANS ACROSS THE DWINA.

THE OFFENSIVE NOT PRO-

CLAIMED.

(Reuters Telegrams.)

(Received July 23, 5.5 p.m.)

London, July 22. A German communique admits that the Russians have crossed the Dwina.

This is not mentioned in the Russian communique, but it has now leaked out that the Rusisans have begun extensive operations on the Riga front. The first intimation was a telegram to the "Novoe Vremya" announcing the capture of three lines of German trenches, with many prisoners and guns.

Now the Riga, correspondent of the "Bourse Gazette" describes the population listening to a tremendous bombardment which commenced on the 16th. . „.'