EASTERN FRONT

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9171, 11 October 1915, Page 5

EASTERN FRONT

INCESSANT FIGHTING REPEATED FURIOUS ATTACKS. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright (Received October 10, 4 p.m.) RETROGRAD, October 10. A communique states: “The fighting has been incessant on the entire Dvinsk fronts. The enemy made repeated and furious attacks. In some cases the. enemy took our trenches, and at other parts wo took the eneinjr’s. Intense artillery fire has now developed on both aides. ; With the assistance of an armoured train, we successfully attacked Stavou, north-east of Kievan, taking prisoners numbering eighteen hundred. M o fought successful actions between Duhno and Lutzk, taking prisoners numbering fifteen hundred. AMSTERDAM, October 10. - An Austrian communique says; “We took four thousand prisoners in' Volhynian territory on the sixth and seventh.”.' . , ■■ ; HIGH COMMISSIONER’S REPORT The-High Commissioner reports: LONDON, October 9, 11.25 a-m. The Russians report successes northeast of Kievan, where they took eighteen, hundred prisoners and some machine-guns, and between Duhno and Lutzk, where fifteen hundred prisoners and five - machine-guns were , captured. SUCCESSIVE WAVES OF INFANTRY MOWN DOWN BY ALLIES’ FIRE. By Telegraph—Press . Association—Copyright The High Commissioner reports : LONDON, October 9, 5.10 p.m. Reports during the night show that the German losses in the offensive attempted yesterday against Loos, and the positions north and'south now held by our troops, were extremely, important. The assault was made by three sue-, cossivo very dense waves, followed by column formations, but all were mown down by the combined fires of our infantry, artillery, and machine-guns. Other attacks were local, hut wore equally violent against our positions south-east of Neuville Saint Vaast, and were completely repulsed. All our progress latterly' has been maintained.

In' the Champagne, the Gormans’ counter-attacks during the night , oast of tho farm at 'Navarm were stopped dead by a curtain of: tiro of artillery.•LONDON, October 10, 2.45 a.m. • Fresh Gorman attacks at Loos were repulsed. . In tho Champagne, a, counter-attack was scattered at Tahuro.

In tho Lorraine region, a trench was recaptured .from the enemy. . LONDON, October 10, 9.20 a.m. General French reports to-day:— “Since October 4tli the enemy has constantly shelled our trenches south of La-Basseo Canal, and made repeated bombing attacks on, the southern portion of the Hohenzollern redoubt.

“We repulsed all attacks.. Despite tho enemy’s artillery fire, wo pushed our trenches forward north-east of Loos between Hill 70 and Hulluch; and gained from. 500 to 1000 yards. “Yesterday the enemy heavily bombarded the positions won from him, and followed by an attack in successive infantry waves on the whole: front. All were repulsed with heavy loss. .' “We gained, by;icounter-attacks,: a German trench of 500 yards west of Cite St.'Elie.

“Great numbers, of enemy dead are lying in front of our trenches. Our losses were slight.”

FRESH ARMY FUR SPRING CAMPAIGN By Telegraph—Proas Association—Copyright PETROGRAD, October 8. Russia is preparing a fresh army of 2,090,000 for the spring campaign. GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT *IN RUBSIANJRMIES ‘'Timoa” and Sydney "Sun" Services. LONDON, October 8. “The Times” (Correspondent nil Petrograd says: “Welcome evidence is accumulating of the gradual-' change on our front owing to the steady technical improvement in the Russian armies. Thanks to their - artillery, tho Austro-Germans have hitherto easily advanced; now our artillery is meeting theirs on equal terms. “Prisoners state that the Germans in the Vilna• region .-suffered colossal losses. Tho scarcity of clothing, and footgear is so great that the dead are invariably stripped. The cavalry aro in a pitiable condition. The martial spirit of the men has appreciably declined, and confidence in victory is disappearing.” GERMANS HAVE LOST IMPETUS By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright ■ LONDON, October 8. ■ “The main - evidence that the German advance has lost, impetus,” says the “Daily Telegraph’s” ; Petrograd correspondent, “is the map. There is plenty of proof that the Germans are digging themselves in, with intention to utilise their armies on other, fronts. “The only sector on the long battle line where they are trying to advance is around Dvmsk, where for weeks an incessant battle has raged among tho lakes and swamps. ■ “The enemy is no nearer his objective, which i’s to take, Riga from t!ho rear.-.-.'. ■ ■ ■

‘.‘The balance of the recent fighting in quadrilateral Dvinsk-Polotzy-Vile-ika-Vihxa is emphatically on the side of Russia.

,“A neutral critic gives the German strength against Dvinsk as 700,000; but tlie military writer in the Russian official organ is of opinion that tho number is 350,000. “On tho Sereth in Galicia ■ a large concentration of German troops is said to he awaiting developments in other regions. ,

“Prisoners taken at.the Yilna,front admit ’that the German troops are worn out. They assert'that-nocturnal counter-attacks are carried out under the influence of intoxicants,' barrels of which: are brought to the trenches after nightfall. Many Germans have been captured while in a drunken sleep. Their /uniforms and boots are generall dilapidated. “Soldiers who fall are immediately stripped of their boots. Even the wounded are found bootless.—

"RUSSIAN ATTACKS REPULSED" By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright AMSTERDAM, October 8. A Gcrnia communique states: '“ln Russia General von Hindenburg repulsed tho. Russian attacks north of Ivoziany - and south of Rake Vishnieff.” (Received October 11, 1 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, October 10. A Berlin official message states: "From before Dvinsk us tar as Garbunawka, southward -of the Hint, we sortied the enemy's position on both sides of the lllut. On the Kilbirnio front tho enemy abandoned repeated attacks in strength. General von Lissingen stormed three villages southwestward of Pinsk. Cavalry lighting is proceeding. The enemy north-westward of "Czertorysk was repulsed behind the Styr. Enemy attacks northward of tho Kovel-Rovno railway failed.” GERMAN TRANSPORT SUNK By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received October 10, 3 p.m.) PETROGRAD, October 10. Official: “A British submarine, near the Gorman coast in tlie Baltic, shelled and sank a German transport.” EXTREMELY DESPERATE BATTLE By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received October 11, 1 a.m.) ■pETROGRAD, October- 10. A communique states: “A battle is in progress at Garbunowka, and is assuming an extremely desperate character. The Germans northward, of Garbunowka were unable to withstand our mahhine-guns, and were forced to desist in their attack at that point. The enemy southward of the Pripet ro-occu-pied X’ojog, on the Dower Stokhod, We captured Konstantinova, north-west of Bubno.” BRITISH USE GAS By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received October 11, X a.m.) LONDON, October 10. A soldier’s letter,' published in the “Cardiff Express,” states: “In a recent battle in which the British were attacked the men wore worn out with their exertions, and. the colonel ordered gas to he loosed to give the riflemen a chance. This was successful for a time, but, • owing to the rain, the fumes kept , low, and did not disperse. When the British attacked a quarry, they found that the shells had not penetrated the dug-outs. • Swarms of Germans came out, and the British fell back. More gas was loosed,' and the British plunged in, , taking the quarry, fifteen hundred men, - and six guns. I ’'': 1

CURE FOR GAS VICTIMS Sy Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received October 11, 1 a.m.) PARIS, October 10. j The French in the Champagne captured a machine for curing gas victims. Inscriptions : showed .that an earlier model had* been devised in 1910. CONCENTRATIONS DISPERSED By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received October 11, 1 a.m.) PARIS, October 10. A communique states: “The Germans renewed ; their attack- on tho trenches before Loos, but were driven back to their own trenches. We repulsed 1 a- counter-attack against Tahure Hill, and dispersed concentrations .ndicating preparations for another attack.” ARMENIAN ATROCITIES GERMANY HAS DONE NOTHING TO PREVENT THEM. By Telegraph—Press -Association—Copyright LONDON, October 8. Tho “Westminster Gazette” says: “What the world wants-and docs not find is the smallest*evidence that Germany has done -anything to prevent tho Armenian atrocities, the most wicked and wholesale killings tho. world has ever seen.” HORROR IN DENMARK. , COPENHAGEN,. October 8. Tho Armenian massacres have become known through London cablegrams.; The public were first bewildered and then paralysed by the news. Many people were disinclined to take the loathsome story seriously, until tho House of Lords’ -debate; confirmed the truth of it, ’ Danish newspapers outspokenly protest against the massacres,: and - hope that America will take a firm stand. GENERAL RYRIE’S WOUND BULLET EXTRACTED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright SYDNEY, October 9. Brigadier-General G. Eyrie, of tho Australian 2nd Light Horse Brigade, cabled “Bullet extractedeverything right.” r ' SYDNEY METAL EXCHANGE By Telegraph—Frew Association—Copyright SYDNEY, October 9. A provisional committee for the establishment of a metal exchange in Sydney has been formed.