REPORTS FROM THE ENEMY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16009, 30 August 1915, Page 8

REPORTS FROM THE ENEMY.

GERMAN NAVAL DENIALS. NO SUBMARINE DESTROYED. ACTIVITY IX BALTIC. 'Received August -0, 5 pan' Amsterdam. August 28. A German Admiralty communique states : " The British announcement of the destruction of a German submarine by an airman at Ostein! is inexact. The submarine was attacked, but it was not hit. and re turned to port undamaged-

'* One of our submarines, on August lb', destroyed by gunfire a benzol factory, with storehouse and coke furnaces, in an attack near Harrington, on the coast of Cumberland. The British report that a German submarine attacked the open towns of Harrington, Barton, and Whitehaven is incorrect. A large passenger steamer, probably | a. Royal Mail steam packet, fired at. [.and missed the same submarine on i August 10 from a distance in the ! Irish Sea

"Our cruisers bombarded the Russian signal-station on Sago Island, at, the entrance to the Gulf of Finland, in the Baltic Sea."

PROGRESS IN THE EAST. BALTIC REGION CAMPAIGN. 'Received August -0, 5 pan ) Amsterdam, August 23. A German official communique states: "Enemy airmen unsuccessfully dropped bombs at Ostend, Middhkirke, and Bruges, in Flanders, and at Mulheim. in Baden. Three civilians were killed. '• We repulsed the Russians northeast of Bau.sk and Schoenberg, in the Baltic region, capturing 2000 Russians. We repulsed attacks between Radziwilischki and Swjadoszi, north of Kovno. We occupied the town of Narew. 15 miles south-east of Bielostok. General Mackenscn's and Prince Leopold of Bavaria's troops are still advancing. AustroGeriuan troops broke through the enemy's positions on the Zlota Lipa., north and south of Brzezany, in Eastern Galicia. Counter-attacks by the enemy were repulsed with heavy losses. The Russians later ! abandoned their resistance, and are I now retreating. An earlier communique stated : !" General von Hindenburg continues his campaign near Bauske, | capturing 2450. He threw the Rusj sians back south-east of Kovno and j occupied the fortress of Olita. 35 i miles southward of Kovno and 60 miles south-west of Vilna, which the Russians evacuated. V The advance continues in the Niemen district, where the Germans ] - captured the crossing of the BereI zowka, eastward of Osowiec, pur suing the enemy along the entire I Sucha Bola front and i,a the Bialo wielka forest. Von Gallwitz tool 13500 prisoners on Wednesday anc Thursday. "Prince Leopold of Bavaria is stil | pursuing the Russians, his right J wing righting for the passage across | the Lesna Prawa, north-east o I Kamienice Litovsk. ! "' General von Mackensen, north i east of Brest Litovsk, is approach i ing the Kamienicc-Myszezyce Road j He also repulsed the Russians aeros: ! the Ryta, south-eastward of Bres' j Litovsk."

j AUSTRIAN COMMUNIQUES. INVASION OF WEST RUSSIA. RUSSIANS RETREATING(Received August 29, 5 p.m.) Amsterdam, August 28. An Austrian communique states : " Our troops stormed and captured the enemy's positions between Gologory, 20 miles east of Leniberg, and Dunajow, in Eastern Galicia, AustroGerman troops capturing those near Brzezany. We took 6000 prisonersThere has been extensive fighting eastward of Wladimir-Wolynski, in the Russian province of Volkynia, north of Galieia. General Guhtlls threw back the enemy towards Lutsk. The Germans northward of the Pripet marshes, are approaching Kobrin, eastward of Brest Litovsk. We ejected the enemy north and south of 4vamienice Litovsk, northward of Brest Litovsk. "An Italian attack eastward of Golazzo was repulsed." An earlier Austrian communique stated : " The Russians at Brest Litovsk are in full retreat on both sides of the Mink railway. The Archduke Joseph traversed the burning town of Kamieniec Litovsk. northeastward of Brest. Litovsk.'

ACCORDING TO THE TURKS. NEW BRITISH GAINS. ! i j "GROUND OF LITTLE VALUL" ! (EUrriTcd August. '20. 5 p.m ) Amsterdam, August 2H. j A Turkish wireless message, transmitted from Berlin, states: "The British, on August. 21, made a violent attempt to improve their position in the region of the salt lake. The attempt was foiled, despite terrific naval gun tire, and several well- ! sustained infantry charges. The ground hitherto gained by the British is of little value if an attack on the Dardanelles forts is the objective, since every advantage of position remains with the Turks.'' A Turkish communique says that, the allies are keeping up a strong artillery lire at. Anafarta, Ari Burnu and Sedd-el-Bahr. wasting great quantities of ammunition. Weak forces attempted on Wednesday to break the- left wing of the Turkish army.