THE DVINA FRONT
A GERMAN SUCCESS
REPORTED CAPTURE OF JACOBSTADT.
(ADSTr.AUAN-NEW ZEALAND CAiLS ASSOCIATION.) LONDON, 22nd September.
, A Russian official report states:—The enemy pierced our lines and captured parts of our positions south-west of Admini, in the region of Jacobstadt, and also positions two miles from' the Dvina. We have retired to the right bank of the Dvina. Enemy attacks in the region of Riga, north of Munchelu and northward of Groselle, broke down. NEW YORK, 22nd September. It is reported that the Germans have captured Jacobstadt. [Jacobstadt is on the river Dvina,;'sO miles north-w.est of Dvinsk, and 80 miles south-east of Riga.]
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Evening Post, Volume xciv, Issue 73, 24 September 1917, Page 7
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