Russia

Manawatu Times, Volume XL, Issue 13210, 29 September 1915, Page 5

Russia

CLEARING OUT GERMANS. PARIS, Sept. 27. M. Naudean, the Frenc/ war correspondent at Russian headquarters, telegraphing to the Journal, reports a considerable Russian success south of Polesic. The Russians are progressing constantly westward methodically regaining the watercourses which the Germans previously captured at enormous cost. The Russians are everywhere advancing between Polesic and Roumania. There was not a German north of Dwina on the 25th. LONDON, Sept. 27. A French official wireless states that recent orders addressed to the Germans operating in the Dvinsk district, stated: "Tens of thousands of your comrades who courageously pierced the Russian front at Svientziany and are now moving eastward are endangered while Dvinsk remains Russian. It is absolutely necessary to take the town." The wireless adds: "These wishes seem unlikely to be realised."

VIOLENT FIGHTING. Received 12.10 a.m. PETROGRAD, Sept. 27. There has been fighting with extraordinary violence round Dvinsk. Our cavalry defeated a strong enemy column near Lake Tchichiiy. ENEMY SLAUGHTERED OR' CAPTURED. Strong enemy artillery forced the Russians back to the lake district, which is a veritable labyrinth. The Russians fired on the enemy in the marshy ground and surmounted three sides. Half the Germans were exterminated, and the remainder taken prisoner, including three complete companies of Guards. Their artillery was also captured. THE AUSTRIANS RETREAT. Reports from the Austrian front state that the Russians have reached Kovel. The Austrians evacuated Brody, and suspended fortification works in -other towns in Volhynia. During their retreat the Austrians threw much artillery, machine guns, ammunition and forage into the river Stry. / MACKENSEN, IN DANGER. BERNE, Sept. 28. It is reported that Mackensen has been ordered to withdraw lest he be surrounded.

MORE SUCCESSES

PETROGRAD, Sept. 28

A communique says: —Four German attacks westward of Vileyka were repulsed. We captured 1000 unwounded Germans and thirteen guns, including five of large calibre. We compelled the enemy near Deleatrischi to fall back with great losses, i

We surprised an Austrian battalion at Labusy, on the Snara, bayonetting a number and prisonering 364, the remnant being forced beyond the river Frence. House to house fighting eneded in the capture of Sliesnits, in the lower Stokho region, nearly all the defenders being killed. Austrian reinforcements compelled us to evacuate Novoalexinatz, but we counter-attacked with the bayonet and re-expelled the enemy. We killed many and captured 1000. ENEMY'S BATTERIES SILENCED. IN THE GULF OF RIGA. Received 1.30 a.m. PETROGRAD, Sept. 28. A naval communique says: We .bombarded and silenced the enemy land batteries in th.| Gulf of Riga* A strpng enemy projectile fell on a Russian ship killing the Commander, Captain Viazmsky, also Captain Svinine. Our other casualties were five killed and nine wounded.