CONTINUED FIGHTING ON THE DWINA.

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

CONTINUED FIGHTING ON THE DWINA.

GERMAN LINES ENTERED AT

SEVERAL POINTS

PROGRESS SOUTH OF THE LIPA

(Reuters Telegrams.)

(Received July 23, 11.5 p.m.)

Petrograd, July 23. Official.—Battles continue on the left bank on the Riga front.

After fierce fighting on the left wing the Russians penetrated' the enemy works at several points.

The Russians south of ijfce Lipa continue to press the enemy. They have passed Beresteczko and are still moving westward.

We took prisoner on the 20th and 21st 300 Austro-German > officers and 12,000 men.

We surrounded and took prisoner on the 13th an Austrian Landwehr regiment near Versen, bayoneting the

commander.