SAN RIVER BATTLE.

Evening Star, Issue 15817, 31 May 1915, Page 3

SAN RIVER BATTLE.

RUSSIANS RETAKE SIENIAWA CAPTURING HEAVY GUNS. FURIOUS FIGHTING GENERAL SOME ENEMY SUCCESSES. Press Associalion—By Telegraph—Copyright. PETROGRAD, May 29. Official: We assumed the offensive northern, and eastward of Sieniawa (on the ban. north of Jaroslav), inflictino- heavv losses. ' " We captured fortifications on the Pigany front, the 3rd Caucasian Corps making prisoners of 6,000 Austro-Germans and capturing six heavy guns and six field guns. The Caucasians later carried Sieniawa by assault, taking 1,000 prisoners and live guns. Nevertheless the enemv, owin"- to the considerable superioritv of their artillery, gained ground on both banks of the ban southward and eastward of Radvmno Ihe enemy, after several days' furious nghting, captured fresh trenches to the eastward of Guisakow, but are being gradually dislodged from between /■ the marshes of the Dniester and the Dolina. T , . . Later. there is no important e'hanae on the ban. Some of the villages in the Tukhala district have changed hands several times. Ihe enemy prepared for attacks bv bombarding the Russian positions with asphyxiating bombs. Numerous prisoners from General Von Mackensen's army are unanimous m stating that the enemy's losses were enormous. The Russians repulsed three enemv attacks eastward of Guisakow. The enemy fell back from their first positions with heavy losses. The battle between the Dniester marshes and Dolina was characterised by great violence. Large enemy forces, regardless of marched obstinately to'assauh the Russian positions, but, these attacks were repulsed. The Russians seized the offensive on the left bank of the Svitza and on the whole front to Lomnitza. _ The Russian offensive near Perekhinsky is successfully developing. Hero thev took 0,200 prisoners and 72 officers, the flag of the Honved Regiment, and several machine guns. EFFECT OF ITALY'S ENTRY. PETROGRAD, May 29. Our success at Sieniawa is interpreted to mean that a number of Austro-Germans from West Galicia are going to the Tientire THE GERMAN ACCOUNT. BERLIN, May 29. Official: Our troops have drawn'nearer the north front at Przemysl. The Russian attacks in the region of Sieniawa have not been revived. BALTIC PROVINCES. REPELLING THE RAIDERS. RUSSIANS WAKING UP. PETROGRAD, May 29. Official: Wo captured a stronghold at Bubie, near Shavli, capturing upwards of 1,000 men. Mav 30. It is officially reported that the Russians dislodged the Germans at Kurtoviany, in tho Shavli district, the enemy retreating in disorder. The Russians are actively pursuing them. 'The military authorities are attaching greater importance to the invasion of the Baltic Provinces, where the Germans are steadily reinforcing. Their troops are grouped in three bodies—at Libau, Rossieny. and east of Shavii. It is stated that General Falkenhausen, who commands, brought the troops from Prance. The Cgrmans have lost ground considerably during the past fortnight. The original idea was to right over a short front and drive a wedge in with massed forces, but Russian strategy compelled tho Germans to extend, and the latter thus lost the initial advantage. IN TRANSCAUCASIA. PRTROGRAD, Mar 30. Official: The Russians at Van (Kurdistan) captured 26 gv\s and other arms, great stores of provisions, and also the Government Treasury. The Turks were pursued southwards and westwards with heavv losses.