EASTERN.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 6486, 13 September 1915, Page 3

EASTERN.

IMPORTANT RUSSIAN w SUCCESSES.

Id "panbowla and Tchortkoff Sectors.

Bee Sept 12, 3pm Petrograd, Sept 11 - An official statement says : \Ve continued our successes in the ' Tremtowla aud Tchortkoff sectors onTtoEday* #iye thousand prisou- ' - ertHOW captured. ' Out troops ara advancing ou the leftbiokof the Dwiua aud arc fighting m they go. The enemy, supported by strong iftfito developed a series of attacks ia the directions of Skidee and the ' Lower Zeljianka. We repulsed the

lirtO^nuans renewed the onengWe aKtiinpanietl by a severe fire with heavy and light artillery. Our y^esagain repelled the attacks. Ihe Germans then greatly increased thrirfire and renewed their attempt to pierce our front, but our concen toted artillery repulse! them for the iMrd time. .We repulsed attacKs near Rojanz by close range tire aud bayonet char-

The enemy then drove a large number of inhabitants forward, and under the tatter's cover approached nearer

oppositions. -Jhe enemy bombarded our troops at Kreznetz using asphyxiating shells. The Austriana, after their losses at Trembowla and Tchortkoff, retreated 1 precipitately. I J la general our armies are calmly [ confident in themselves. The initiaIJTeJn these-isolated engagements is * gndnally passing inio our hands.