THE RUSSIAN VICTORY.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume II, Issue 488, 2 September 1915, Page 10

THE RUSSIAN VICTORY.

GERMAN ATTACKS SHATTERED. TERRIFIC SLAUGHTER. (Received September 2,1.45 p.m.) PETROGRAD, September 1. Details of the defeat of General Pflanzer show that some of the hardest fighting took place on the Bug, near Baelykamen, 10 miles to the south-west of Busk. The enemy on Sunday morning essayed to storm the heights, but all the attacks were repulsed. The Austro-Germans were reinforced at night, and delivered live separate assaults, which were repulsed with very heavy loss. Nevertheless, three further attacks were made before dawn, and were beaten back with enormous losses. Meanwhile, General kPflanzer attempted to force the passage of the Strypa, and was driven back, enabling the Bussinns on Monday to assume the offensive, and surround a portion of the Austro-German forces, where the Rogatin-Tarnopol railway v crosses the Strypa, capturing guns

and many prisoners. The enemy on Sunday made nine attempts to cross the Strypa, near Burkanoff, 10 miles south of the railway. All were repulsed. The attacks south of the Dneister were also without result.