ENEMY COMMUNIQUES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16021, 13 September 1915, Page 9

ENEMY COMMUNIQUES.

TARNOPOL BATTLES. §f§ AUSTRIAN VERSION. (Received September 13. 1 a.m.) l§|y t Sofia, September 12. An Austrian communique says:— /'Strong Russian forces near Tar- . flopol attempted to enter the Aus-tro-German positions. We repulsed \ ,them, with heavy losses. Further south we withdrew our Sereth front .K> the heights eastward of the Strypa before superior forces. Heavy fighting is proceeding on the heights westward of the Lower • Sereth. We stormed the stubbornlvdefended village of Alba, westward of Koszow." §j| 'GERMAN ACCOUNTS. kl; CAPTURE OF SKIDEJ.. (Received September 13. 1 a.m.) J , •»• Amsterdam, September 11. , , ( p German communique states: .:■ ;. General von Hindenburg, south!le east of Friedrichstadt, and east of . Wilkomir, captured 1050 men. The , " enemy are still offering an obstinate resistance between Jesiori and Zelwa, , and are counter-attacking. Strong forces attempted to arrest the ad»Vance on Skidel, which could only be •. taken finally during the night, after fighting with alternating success. We captured 2700 in this region. Fighttog with unabated violence, the Germans forced the crossing of the Zelwianka at some points, ,-. fighting for the railway station at koszow is proceeding. General v on Bothmer repulsed severe counter-attacks, capturing 300 pri- ; wmeray,