RUSSIA.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 145045, 22 July 1916, Page 3

RUSSIA.

THE ADVANCE CONTINUED. AUSTRIANS PANICSTRICKEN. PETROGRAD, July 21. A communique states: Violent artillery duels are taking place on tho Dwina-Volhynia front. In tho Caucasus our successful . offensive on the right wing continues. Some detachments advanced over ton miles. Tho new Russian blow at Volhynia opens up possibilities of action in tho Vladimir-Volynsk-Lomberg regions. The enemy is_ no longer able to counter General Kaladin, either in the north or south. Nearly all the Austrian armies are now broken up. The Germans are unable to send assistance to General Pflanzor’s forces, which are retiring beyond the Carpathians into Transylvania .

Meanwhile the Austrian population are panic-stricken and hurriedly removing their valuables from Lemberg. A correspondent at tho front pays a tribute to the desperate bravery of some Germans, who voluntarily fettered themselves to machino-guns. Three were fettered to each gun, including an officer. The Russians found some still working their guns and standing in pools of their own blood."

THE STOKHOD DEFENCES. LONDON, July 20. Mr. Washburn, writing from the Kovel front, describes the Russians’ difficulties. The Austro-Gcrmans had scientifically strengthened the natural defensive lines of the Stokhod, intending either to give time for the completion of the Kovel fortifications or check the Russians’ advance while Kovel was smoothly evacuated. He points out that the Germans are in a dilemma, as they do not know where to expect the next Russian blow, because the Russians arc hitting here, there and everywhere, hut the Germans are clover fencers and have never fought mpro desperately.

AUSTRIANS HOPEFUL. AMSTERDAM, July 21. An Austrian communique states: Tho Germans in Volhynia forced back tho enemy coming from the westward of Zeivinacze. HUNGARY’S AMBITIONS. AMSTERDAM, July 20. Count Karolyi’s new- peace party demands Hungary’s economic independence and that she shall possess an independent army and bank.