EASTERN FRONT

Inangahua Times, 4 October 1915, Page 1

EASTERN FRONT

German Official

Amsterdam, Oct i General Hndenburg stormed another position west of Duneberg. The Russian attacks on the front and between Smorgon and Wiselner collapsed with heavy losses. We captured 1390 on Thursday The Russians' repeated partial attacks on Prince Leopold's army were all repulsed. The attacks on Linsingeno are still proceeding. Our captures on the east front during September were 421 officers, 95,464 mtn, 37 guns and 298 machine guns.

German Offensive Checked.

PETROGRAD, Oct 2, Military critics consider that" the enemy's offensive from Riga to Pinsk has been arrested. Amsterdam Oct 2 An Austrian communique states :—ln two days, in the region of Kormln, we made prisoners of 2400 Russians, We. repulsed strong Italian forces on the sou-hern slopes of Montenero with severe losses. PETROGRAD.Oct 2. A commun'que states. —A German attack on the railway east of Milawa was unsuccessful, Enemy aeroplanes bombed Ustovinsk, Riga and the station at Oguer with little damage of a military character. The Germans, after a heavy bombardment, carried some trenches north-west of Lake Sventen. We carried by assault the towa of Dunilovitcbi, north-east of Lake Medziol, and also dslodged the enemy from the village of Sjuny and the station at Medziol. Cavalry captured a large enemy convoy east of Lake Narotch, on the lower Servetch, east of Novogrodok. Ir also raided the villages of Juki, and Korol.tzy. The Germans fled to their 1 main positions discarding their arms. We drove the enemy after ar.illery preparation attacked near Oborki, south east of Kolki, and advanced a hund ed paces. They sustained enormous losses. Tr>ey then broke and fled in di order. , A heavy fight continues south of Oborki-