1 JULY 1916, Page 9

On the Russian front, though the pace of victory has

very much slowed down, the omens are promising. No doubt the Austrians have been very heavily reinforced by the Germans, who realize that it is vital to them to hold the Luck salient. But though the tides of battle ebb and flow in the centre, in the south—i.e., in Bukovina- the Russians' advance has been rapid and unbroken. Already they occupy the whole of the Duchy, and it is even said that their advance parties are penetrating into Transylvania- If that is true, the effect must be very great in Roumania, for remember how great is the number of men of Roumanian race and language in Transylvania.