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Show IBRUSSILCFF IS GOING FORWARD OfJ EASTFRONT Cuts Important Austro-Ger-man Line of Communication Communica-tion Above Kirlibaba; Captures Highway. PETROGRAD, Sfpt. 28, via London. 11:40 p. ra. The Russian commander, General Bnissiloff, has pushed forward his extreme left to the highway running run-ning between Kimpolung and Maramo-ros Maramo-ros Sziget, cutting that important Aus-tro-German line of communication above Kirlibaba. After a series of desperate battles the Russians Bucceeded in capturing cap-turing a mountain overlooking the highway, which gave them an important strategic advantage. At the same time they took a range of mountains overlooking over-looking Kirlibaba. Immediately north of this district the Russians forged ahead to the upper reaches of tlx Charny-Cheremosh, where the stream bends southward to Kuty (Bukowina). The extremely difficult mountainous country is offering every advantage to the defenders, and the advance has been made against tremondouB odds. A noteworthy success has been achieved by General BrusBiloff 's center on the upper Scroth, whero Russians have made an advance in the face of strong German reinforcements, capturing captur-ing 1500 Austro-German prisoners. A recapitulation of the prisoners and booty taken by General Bnissiloff 's armv, as sent out by the staff, shows a total Binee the offensive began of 420,000 officers and men taken prisoner prison-er and the capture of 2500 machine guns and mine throwers and 600 camion. |