CONTINUED GENERAL GERMAN ADVANCE.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 6487, 14 September 1915, Page 3

CONTINUED GENERAL GERMAN ADVANCE.

" ' Russian Position Daily Im\f '; *' ■-" proving.

,i Rec Sept 13, 955 p m Petrograd, Sept 13 A communique states that the Germsa advance on the Dvinsk road continues. , After t, stubborn engagement with superior forces between Wilkonair ~ and Uciany we fell back iv the Lake j. , Dosi_fcy district. The enemy is determinedly attack- <) \ iog along the right bank of the Vilia, and ad-ancing towards the Podbrodze *'~ railway station, but we continue to hold tksm. Fierce fighting continues j ia the Skidal district.

, - " Prisoners describe the Germans as "> fatigued by the recent .- fighting. Their losses during the - ,„ put three days in killed alone liave -been one hundred per company. Recaptured north of Tarnopol "ninety-one officers, 4200 men, nine ; ' „ "whine guns, and much booty. We repulsed the enemy with enormous losses, armoured motor cars dashing ". '' to the front of the enemy's defences -» . Mid remaining for hours pouring iv a i %> stream of bullets. Southward of Tarnopol we assumed >' f o^ensive and took many x\ustrian ..j"; prisoners during the pursuit of the ~C} ~t eneniy towards the Dniester. 7r' Altogether the execution oi the Pr §ener-l plan is daily improving. Ar Violent Russian Attacks near "j- Tarnopol.

llec Sept 13, 9 55 pm *, -%' , m Amsterdam, Sept 13 ; , -An Austrian communique states :— : - * We crossed bhe Goryn near Der•"c The Russian attacks near Tarnopol / t -; have increased in violence. The enemy northwards of Tarnopol ' ?S etrated OUr trencnes and occupied • Dojzanka. German and Honred batr <- tsuona hurrying up caught the enemy _>-' oa both flanks and recaptured Dol- _«. OHika, throwing back the enemy to K _ we bridgehead positions. The -, -enemy s losses were heavy. " Wc captured the strongly en- - Inaehed village of Skuraty near «-OSsOWO.