THE EAST FRONT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12061, 17 July 1917, Page 5

THE EAST FRONT.

ANOTHER RUSSIAN SUCCESS. CAPTURE OF DOLIXA. Australia and N.Z. Cablo Association. (Received July 17, 9.15 a..m) LONDON, July 16. It is reported that Dolina has been captured. RUSSIAN CAPTURES. MANY THOUSANDS OF M|'N AND ENORMOUS QUANTITY OF MATERIAL. The Hifih Commissioner reports: LONDON, July 16 (5.40 p.m.) A Russian official report states:— On Sunday ivc captured 10 officers, 900 Austro-German soldiers and a number of machine-guns. Our captures between July 1 and L> total S3l officers, 35.809 men, 93 guns, 28 trench mortars. 103 machine guns, 43 mine throwers, 43 bomb mortars, 3 lire throwers, 1' aeroplanes, and a large quantity of other material.

"ONE FAMILY. " KEREN SKY'S IDEA I; OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC. rvk! N.Z. Cji 1> 1 e Association. (Rocow&i ilfeufcf IT, 11 ii.in.) -inly 1(5. .M. Keivur-ky snid he looked forward to thf cstablishnu nt of one laniily ol I'i'jitc'riuil people under a iedetal ve- | public. . «*MtSOU3V«» FOE'S COUNTER OFFENSIVE. A -MOVE IN THE BALTIC. j Auslrnlian and N.Z. Cab'.o Associativa, i (Received Jnlv 17, noon.) ' WASHINGTON. July 16. Tho Russian Embassy has been informed that German troops are being withdrawn from tho Italian and French fronts and sent to Riga to start a counter offensive against Russia. Ibo Russian Baltic fleet is being prepared for action. , TO STOP ENEMY TRANSPORTS. Reuter'a Telegrams. (Received July 17, 1.10 p.m.) WASHINGTON, July IG. It is reported that the Russian Baltic fleet is actively preparing to stop German transports. " ALIVE WITH BATTLE." WHOLE OF RUSSIAN FRONT. j Reuter'a Telegrams. (Received July 17, 10.15 p.m.) WASHINGTON, July IG. A messago received at tho Russian Embassy states that the whole Russian front from Riga to Rumania is alive with battle. •