The European War.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XVII, Issue 637, 12 July 1917, Page 1

The European War.

LAST NIGHT’S NEWS. IV! proa-. A.ssoclalion-C’opyi'isiit. RUSSIA. ! OFFENSIVE IX OALICIA, FLOODS THHKATEXIXG A(:AIX. (United Servian). LONDON, Yesterday. A Russian official report slates; General Corniloff continued Lis olTousive in ilm direction ol Doliu. Sanguinary balt-les were fought on the roads towards llalicz, and also in the region of Urn villages of Jluciska, Pacykov and Pavelce. Bayonet lighting at I’avnice resulled’ in the enemyV completer out. We have occupied the villages of Victorov, Alajdan,iHuciska;, and Pacykov, and have (reached Ihe village of liukoviqu. ' Tlie enemy has retreated to the river Lonmioa. The Russians made such daring attacks that the two days’ offensive penetrated the enemy's position to a 1 depth of ten Versts. Heavy rains and; mud are hindering the Russian operations at lirezezany, hut the offensive is developing on a huge scale. Spring activity has spread along a In mi d MO miles southwest.! JUXEAIY'S I'd tC) XT IS It UK LX. Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn* PETROG I! A I), Yesterday. The Ausiro-German from- between llalicz and the Carpailrians lias been broken. Russians in Ihe neighbourhood of the Dniester turned Malicz from the smiih and south-west, and now menace ihe Malicz bridgehead. Between the 2nd and Bih o! July Cieneral Korniloff took 14,000 prisoners and 55 guns, of which Pd wore heavy. AIDED RY ALLIES' ARTILLERY. Australian and X.Z, (’able Assn, AMSTEROAM, Yosterday. The Yossisclie's coiTespoiidt-ul. in Galicia, describing (lie latest tigbl- - says the Russian heavy artillery has boon tremendously reinforced by British- and French artillery and artillerymen. One heavy gun near Brezezauy is of forty-live centimetres calibre. AUSTBIAXG DEMORALISED. Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn, PETRQGRAD, Yesterday. General Kornilofl’s cavalry, with Cossacks, following, up General Kirhacti’s retiring army southwards of llalicz, forded the river Lukovitza, running parallel with the river Lukva. The western hank of the Lukva dominates the 1 wooded eastern bank, hut it is considered unlikely that the demoralised enemy will ho able to concentrate sufficient troops to prevent the Russians passings the river. The continuance of the! advance' in the direction of Dolin, in co-operation with the seventh and eleventh armies northward of Llalicz, and with the eighth southwards, has hitherto gone like clockwork. GERMAN REPORT. (Admiralty, Per Wireless). LONDON, yesterday. German official.-—Fighting activity has increased near Riga, Dyinsk and Smorgon. The Russians are inactive between the S try pa. and the ‘Dneistor. Fighting 'north-west of Sfanislau resulted 1 in our withdrawal behind the Lukowioa stream