RUSSIAN RETREAT.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 7918, 14 August 1917, Page 3

RUSSIAN RETREAT.

HAS IT ENDED? DETERMINED STAND MADE. Australian & N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, August 11. A Russian official messages states: Dense enemy waves attacked our positions in the direction of Brody and in the region of the villages of Dub and Zarkov. The battle is progressing. Southward of the Pruth river one of our “battalions forcing its way to the village of Lukovica compelled the enemy to retire. We regained the heights lost on Wednesday south of Wammniny. The enemy forced the Roumanians to retire south-west of Mona. A later report states that the enemy’s partial offensive in the direction of Brody was a complete failure. He was everywhere repulsed with great losses. We repelled attacks on the Sereth and Suchava valleys. After the stubborn battles southwest of Oena the Roumanians were forced to retire five versts. The enemy developed his offensive west of the Focsani-Mereshestchi railway, and compelled us to retire across the Suchtiza. We repelled attacks eastward of the railway. The battle is progressing. Our counter-attacks yestereve enabled us to recross in places on the south bank of the Suchitza. A Roumanian communique, dated the 10th instant, reports:—The RussoRoumanians are maintaining their positions in various areas and inflicting heavy losses despite repeated and prolonged powerful attacks, accompanied by asphyxiating gas. -'The Russians captured prisoners and machine guns, the enemy fleeing in disorder. ENEMY’S REPORT.

A German report states: —There was a revival of fighting in the Dvinsk, Smorgon and Brody neighborhoods.

After stubborn fighting southeastward of Czernovitz we penetrated several points and stormed several heights between the Trotus and Putna valleys despite the Roumanian resistance.

We have taken prisoner in the past two days in the Oitoz sector 1400. Marshal von Mackensen forced the crossing of the Suchitza on a wide front. Bitter counter-attacks failed with the heaviest losses.

Strong Russo-Roumanian forces seven times stormed the Suchitza. All attacks broke down with heavy losses.