RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE ON NORTHERN FLANK

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2729, 25 March 1916, Page 5

RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE ON NORTHERN FLANK

SEVERAL STRONG ATTACKS

• GERMANS CLAIM tO HAVE CHECKED THEM' • By Telegraph—Pres» Association—Copyright (Bee. March 24, 8.50 p.m.) . Petrograd, March 24. The "Daily Chronicle's" Petrograd correspondent states that a fierce battle is rapine on the line of lakes from south of Dvmsk to Molodetchua. Ihey are battles for tho railways, commenced by von Huidenburg putting out a feeler at Lake Kanger, near Riga, then south of Dvinsk. The result was that he stirred up a Russian offensive. General Europatkm and General Evert are ittackimr in the Vidsky region., where, they Tiave seized the German trenches at Lake Sekla, and north-west of Vileika, where the Russians are seelungi to force a passage between Lakos Naroteh and Nishniev. The kermans meanwhile are Struggling to reach the railway from Molodetchua to Polotzk, thus netting in rear of the Dvinsk position. The Germans, ma,mly on the defensive, are stubbornly positions which they elaborately constructed between the lakes during tie winter."

RUSSIANS BREAK THROUGH AT JACOBST.ADT

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT,

London, March .23, 2.50 a.m. ' "Petroarad reports that'' fighting has developed on the Riga- front. At Jacobetadt the' Russians broke through the onemy s • positions, developing yestenlaj s re gj on enem y's masses were destroyed b,y artillery fire. South of l ake Driswiatz (south of Dvinsk), the Germans assumed a counterattack .•■retaking part of the trenches they had lost the day before ' "South-west of Lake Narotch, t-ht Russians have advanced, despite the enemy's counter-attacks."

enemy's London , March 23. A German wireless message states:—"The Russians repeatedly advanced with strong,forces at Jacobstadt. They- delivered four attacks at. Vidsky, south of D <T'mfov also repeatedly attacked with renewed .violence between the Narotch and Vislmieff Lakes. The enemy did not secure the slightest advantage. RUSSIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. Rec. March 25, 1.20 a.m.) \ Petrograd, March 24. A Russian communique states: "We. have pierced the enemy's organisations on the Jacobstadt sector again and advanced. • "South-west of Narotch we repulsed an attack on Kosloff, on the Tjpper Strypa, inflicting enormous losses.