ENORMOUS LOSSES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11482, 2 September 1915, Page 6

ENORMOUS LOSSES.

I PEANIER'S DEFEAT. | RUSSIANS SMASH ENEMY. J By Telegraph—Press AsFociaf.ion— Copyright. I (Reco'ved September iJ-oO p.m.) ! PETROGRAD, September 1- I | Details OI the defeat of General Ptlanzer show, that some of tho hardest. fighting was on t.hc Bug, near Bae • yknmo.n, siiu ten miles to tho fiout \\est of Bush. The enemy on f™**? morning essayed to storm hcU-.'-t < 5 * i "All attacks were repulsed. I The Austro-Gormaus.- reinforced m t i lo nigjht, delivered five separate assaults, which wore repulsed, with very heavy loss- Nevertheless, three further* attacks were made before to 11, hut were he*tm back, with enomoas, ! Meanwhile General Ptilanzer attempti M to force a immw ai but I j wa6 driven buck, enabling the llusMans ! on Monday to assume the offensive and , i surround :i portion of the Austro-Ger- ' man forces, where? the llogatip-furno- : pal railway crosses the Strypa,, captur- ! jnjy puns and many prisoners. _ The enemy on Sunday made nine at.--i tempts to cross the Strypa near Burkanoff, ten miles south of the railway. I All were repulsed. ; Attacks south of the Dneister also i were without result.