RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 February 1917, Page 5

RUSSIA.

■ I SUCCESS IN CARPATHIANS. ! ' 1 AfITILLERY BREAKS COUNTER ' ATTACKS. Petrograd, Jan. HI. , The Russian suWesses in the Car- , pathians on Saturday were gained de> ■ spite extraordinary obstacles. The artillery cut ten rows of entanglements , ueross fallen trees, and the infantry, with irresistible dash, rushed the enemy's trench in a few minutes on a frost of 3000 yards. The enemy brought up i'l! his reserves, but the Russian artillery broke the counter-attacks. the Russian advanced more than 2000 yards, and captured 32 officers and Hit, of all ranks. THE GERMAN VERSION. Admiralty per Wireless Press. London, Jan. 3! A German official message says:—We stormed a forest position on sue on si; bank of the Aa Viver and repulsed strong counter-attacks, taking over 000 prisoners. After strong attacks southwards cf Valeputnor, the Russians penetrated a point-d'appul. Ottoman forces drove back strong reconnoitring parties in the neighbourhood of the Danube. GIV.G AND TAKE FIGHTING AT ' RIGA. London, Jan. 31. A Russian official message says:—After a bombardment with chemical the enemy strongly attacked along the Kalr.cem-Schlok high road, also northeast of Kalncem. They pressed us back two-thirds of a mile and occupied a small sector of trenches east of Kalncem. We advanced in snow waist high, and captured at the bayonet point the heights east of Jacobeni. ,