THE RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12063, 18 July 1917, Page 5

THE RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE.

THE THRUST FOR LEMBISRG. GENERAL KORXTLOFF'S MASTERSTROKE. Australian and N.Z. Call!© Association. (Received July 18, 8.00 a.m.) PETROGRAD, July 17. General Ivorniloff ascertained that the Austro-Gcrman general staff's plan for the defence of JjOmherg included a series of well-fortified positions northeastward and eastward of the. town, whereas no advanced fortifications barred the southern approaches, via Halicz. Owing to this oversight General Bothraer's army was thrown into confusion and compelled to meet the Russian offensive iu hastily made positions. General Korniloff's master-stroke, besides resulting in the defeat of ouo of the best German armies on the Russian front, opened the easiest way to Lemberg. -

BRITISH ARMOURED CARS

RUSSIANS PRAISK THEIRGALLANTRY.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copjrrght (Received July IS, 0.10 a.m.) LONDON, July 17.

Tho " Morning Post's " Retrograd correspondent, states that tho Russians warmly praise the gallantry of the British armoured car detachment in the recent, offensive. The detachment moved at early morning ahead of the cavalry scouts iind found sandbags artfully scattered along the roads. Volunteers, in face of almost, certain death, crawled out and dragged the bags away and tho cars advanced and opened tire. Subsequently intense concentrated artillery compelled them to retire. A German counter-attack was expected on tho following day. but the cars proceeded right up to the enrtuy's positions, with the result that a counter-attack was not attempted. Tho desperate courage displayed by the car crews established a strong Anglo-Russian brotherhood.