A BRIGHTER OUTLOOK.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 8270, 15 October 1915, Page 5

A BRIGHTER OUTLOOK.

SUCCESSES IN THE NORTH A\ ' • SOUTH. „ ; % LONDQN, October 13.. -! AH reports emphasise the importance •' ■ ol' the Russian successes. - The " Daily Telegraph's" Petrograd ;" correspondent says it is estimated that three ensmy divisions were shattered*"""" in, the Strypa River. The success will ■ ' compel the Austro-Germans' to rearrange their forces. " ■ The situation at Dvinsk has improved. Tho enemy had reached tnthm six miles of the town, but their

nearest position is now 10 miles. The ftwy of the German onslaught has weakened. Failing in frontal assaults on. tho/Novo Alexandrovsk Road, the Germans moved to Illukst, where their way is barred by dense forests.' In the 'watery district south-east _of IJvinsk the Russians are advancing steadily-. Router's" PoirograxV - correspondent states that tlw .r.iunHpaUty of Dvinsk; wtnVh movvi to V;w>'sk. is returning. Military critics are of opinion that the retreat of uk- (ir:> in the Sventen. 'district ta P'PT'otKl. Mr H. Williams, a correspondent, says ■•that n.t Dvinsk the enemy, despite frontal attacks, was-held at bay for 27- days:- The hope of forcing tho Dwina is no brighter than it was a month ago: On the southern flank, in ■Galicia, the Russian success is even more marked than in the north. ty •■■ ■