The plans of the victorious Russians are taking definite shape. Their objective are Kovel, to cut the railway there, Lemberg and Czernowitz. They are within 25 miles of Kovel,but are meeting with strong opposition from the Austrians, holped by German reinforcements. They are pushing on, however, fighting with great energy. In their advance upon Lemberg they met with strong opposition to the north-west of Tarnopol, where an Aus ...
Article : 399 wordsTo-day's communique says:— In the Dvinsk region yesterday our artillery fire prevented the Germans from succeeding in efforts to take the ...
Article : 152 wordsThe "Matin" states that FlightAdjutant Ribiere has brought down Captain Boolke, Germany's champion aviator, on the Vordun front. ...
Article : 28 wordsThe Press Bureau publishes the following report from General Smuts:— After considerable difficulty, due to the lack of water and the density ...
Article : 152 wordsThe seriousness of the situation in Galicia has spurred Austria to desperate efforts on the Italian front. As it is impossible to transfer troops to ...
Article : 61 wordsTo-day's communique says:— We penetrated to-day the first and second German lines at Hill 425, to the east of Thann, made some ...
Article : 42 wordsOne of the most heroic incidents of the defence of Vaux Fort was the defence of the north-western outer works by the 101st Regiment, composed of ...
Article : 562 wordsA Bulgarian division has arrived on the Isonzo front to take the place of two Austrian divisions sent to Galicia. ...
Article : 29 wordsSir Douglas Haig last night reported as follows:— A vigorous bombardment of our trenches between the River Doove ...
Article : 97 wordsA new Ministry in succession to that of Signor Salandra has been formed in Italy. A Royal decree which has been issued sanctions a further war ...
Article : 122 wordsAdmiral Sir Cyprian Bridge, formerly, Commander-in-Chief of the Australian station, in an article forecasting Admiral Jellicoe's despatch on the result ...
Article : 219 wordsGeneral Von Mackensen has been appointed to command the German forces south of Dvinsk. This indicates that the Kaiser no longer places ...
Article : 188 wordsThe newspaper "De Telegraaf" says that people arriving from Courtrai state that the German losses in the Canadian counter-attack at Hooge were severe. ...
Article : 81 wordsThe Greek Government has decided on a general demobilisation of the army. LONDON June 17. ...
Article : 186 wordsThis ofternnon's communique says: Large Austrian forces made a surprise night attack on Wednesday in the Lagarina Valley. After three ...
Article : 218 wordsThe Austro-German forces in Volhynia and Galicia have been(reinforced, and are attempting, by means of fierce counter-attacks,to put a stop to the ...
Article : 699 wordsThe Italian newspapers state that, according to information from Russian sources, the effectiveness of the Russian artillery in the present ...
Article : 90 wordsThe "Daily Telegraph's" correspondent at Petrograd says:— General Letehitsky's troops have surrounded Czernowitz on three sides. The ...
Article : 464 wordsIt is officially announced that last night the British torpedo boat Eden was sunk in a collision in the English Channel. One officer and 30 men were ...
Article : 38 wordsThe Russian forces at Sokut are within 25 miles of Kovel, which is vital lailway centre, through which German reinforcements are pouring ...
Article : 37 wordsFishermen who have returned to Oxelosund, a Swedish seaport opposite the Gulf of Riga, reported that they saw two large German steamers sunk ...
Article : 40 wordsThere was a fight, lasting for several hours, between Greek and Bulgarian detachments, near Sores, yesterday. The result is not known. ...
Article : 27 wordsThe newspapers in Vienna have been forbidden to publish the Russian communiques, and the people are without news, except for the Austrian ...
Article : 71 wordsThe Russian forces which occupied Badzivilov have continued their thrust forward, and occupied Potchaiev, eight miles to the south-west of Radzivilov. ...
Article : 72 wordsMr. A. J. Balfour, the First Lord ot the I Admiralty, unveiled to-day a monument erected in York Minster to Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock, whose ships the ...
Article : 302 wordsThere has been a violent bombardment by the enemy between Lake Ardzon and Kilindir. ...
Article : 24 words"De Telegraaf" says that the Germans have ordered the whole population of Roulers to stay indoors from 2 o'clock in the afternoon until the ...
Article : 89 wordsThe following official statement about the position in Mesopotamia has been issued:— The situation is unchanged. Our ...
Article : 122 wordsTo the northward of Lemberg the enemy are falling back to the stronglydefended line Vladimir-Volinski-SekalStoianow (50 miles north-east of ...
Article : 439 wordsReports received from Switzerland state that the Austrian Chief of the Headguaiters Staff has been suspended from his duties. ...
Article : 29 wordsThis afternoon's communique says: The Germans to-day made several counter-attacks against the trenches which we took from them at Mort ...
Article : 301 wordsMr. Andrew Fisher made a memorable visit to Salisbury Plain yesterday, and inspected large bodies of Australian reinforcements in training there, The ...
Article : 1,007 wordsTo-day's communique says:—The Turks took the offensive against our forces advancing in the direction of Bagdad, and occupied the town of ...
Article : 85 wordsThe Russian successes continue, and a further 14,000 prisoners have been taken. ...
Article : 21 wordsThe Bussian forces which took Lutzk are now advancing on Kovel. and have got within 25 miles of that. town. Through Kovel, German reinforcements, rought down by the railway from Brest-Litovsk, are being poured southwards; hence the importance of this Russian movement. The Russian forces,striking ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 176 wordsA wounded Russian officer relates that the Germans, in attempting to check General Brussiloff's advance towards Kovel, employed their favourite ...
Article : 52 wordsLast night's communique says:— The Turks have attempted to take the offensive on the Trebizond sector of the front, but we ropulsed-them. ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Mon 19 Jun 1916, Page 5
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