VIOLENT HAND TO HAND FIGHT.

Wanganui Herald, Volume L, Issue 14696, 30 August 1915, Page 5

VIOLENT HAND TO HAND FIGHT.

V GERMAN ATTACKS REPULSED. INTENSE BOMBARDMENT OF ENEMY TRENCHES- _________ -/ By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Received August 30, 9.30 a.m. PARIS, August 29. A communique states:—There was a violent hand-to-hand fight at Marie Therese for possession of mine craters. We remain masters. We intensely bombarded the German trenches and work parties on the whole of the Lorraine front. Grenade and bomb fighting occurred at Metzeral. Our aeroplanes bombarded the railway station and encampment at Grandmere, and the encampments at Moncheutin and Lascen. SERVIAN SUCCESSES. Received August 30, 9.30 a.m. NISH, August 29. Official.—We stopped the enemy's operations at the Islands of Malastrateheva, in the Danube, and also Jositchiuabara, opposite Skela. THE AIR FIGHTERS. GERMAN TRENCHES BOMBED. Received August 30, 9.30 a.nrG AMSTERDAM. August 29. The Allies’ aeroplanes bombed the German lines at Bixschoote, 100 bombs being dropped, which killed and wounded many occupants of the front trenches.

BOMBARDMENT OF ZEEBRUG6E. NUMBER OF SUBMARINES DAMAGED. AMSTERDAM. August 28. The Teiegraaf states that it is now certain that the bombardment of Zeehrugge on Mondav damaged a number of submarines and destroyed one. Other accounts state that the German coastal defences were severely damaged, and that a number of heavy guns were sent to Germany for repair. The killed and wounded numbered over two hundred. IN FRANCE AND FLANDERS. GERMAN TRENCHES BOMBARDED. PARIS, August 29. A communique states: German trenches in the districts of Nieuport, Helsas and Eustakar, and the Lille road northward of Arras were effectively bombarded. TROUBLE IN PERSIA. ATTACK ON ALLIED CONSULS. PRTROiJRAD, August 28. Th> German Consul at Tabriz, with ar wrmed band, waylaid the Russian and British Consuls and their escorts at Kan gavar. A fight ensued, and the Russo British party suffered losses. Persian troops were despatched to their assistance. GERMAN FAILURE AT RIGA NECESSITATES ALTERATION OF PLANS. PETROGRAD. August 28. The German failure in Riga Gul 1 necessitated a readjustment of tin enemy’s plan. All of von Billow’s in fantrv has been replaced be cavalry sen to Wilkomir for an offensive on Vilm from the north, while siege troop: from Kovno have advanced from th-north-west, and von Eichorn from th west. The general staff state flint Ben) reports that Brest Litovsk toll afte an assault. This is inexact. It "a: previously decided that it was inexnedi ent to shut up a garrison of a hun dred thousand, and consequently tin most valuable material was removed ii pood lime. Tile forts on the left sith of the Bug only resisted in order t< allow the armies to retreat eastward •When this was effected the fnrtifica lions and bridges were destroyed, am th© garrison rejoined the field army. AN AUSTRIAN CLAIM. REPORTED CAPTURE OF CWO. AMSTERDAM. August 28. Austrian communinue.—Our troop stormed and captured the enemy’s pe s ilinns between Golognry and Dunaiow the Austro-Germans capturing thos near Brzacany. We took 6(100 prisoner! There has’ been extensive figlitm eastward of Vladimir and Wolyn.sk General Puhalls threw hack the cnem towards Luck. The Germans uortl ward of Pripet marshes are approacl im? Kobrin We ejected the enemy north and sout of Kamienieclinosk. 2000 BIC GERMAN GUNS. LONDON" August 28. The Dn.iiv Teleg re nil’s TVrogra correspondent says it is uiilikelv an attempt will he made to hold Adm which is unfortified, unless the Go mans cuntun* Ripn. Th**'’ aro in hazard an attr-mm on \rv the autumn approaching. It is esi mated that the Germans on Ids froi have 2900 guns from ei'dit to 10 indie consuming 50 train-loads of shells eve: 24 hours. A CALL TO ALL SERB ? AN! Received August 90, 0 a m. NTBH. 4”gu«' 29. A|l Serbians, from 1 R to 50 w ,- o a abroad, havo Jioon oailf-d to tho r-olonl AN HEROIC SURGEON. Received August 30. 9 a.m. LONDON. August 29 \ is nf. a snrpoon Tt-tc had!v wounded in both legs at Ga rn’i. but caw-led a-eng the w~””' f>r three hours, giving help, tlesp the agony which he was suffering.

THE RUSSIAN RETREAT. SAFETY OF BREST LITOVSK GARRISON. PETROGRAD, August 29. The German severity in their government of Warsaw has resulted in guerilla encounters with the peasants in the Vlotzlavsk district. A communique states that there is a vigorous enemy offensive in the Jasobstadt region, and obstinate fighting. Our retreat between the sources of die Ruhr and Pripet continues under cover of our rearguards. We stopped the enemy’s energetic attempts at an rlfoiisive in the Bielostok region, inflicting heavy losses. We blew up the Brest Litovsk fortifications, the garrison rejoining the field army. AN AUSTRIAN ACCOUNT. AMSTERDAM, August 29. An Austrian communique states that lie Russians at Brest Litovsk arc in till retreat on both sides of the Minsk •ailway, and travel sed the burning town if Kamienchtowsk. MACKENSEN’S PLANS. , . LONDON. August 29. Russian military experts think that ■on Mackousen had in view not merely Irest, but the encircling of the Russian mops operating in the fortress zone, vhicli accounts for his persistence in uirling fresh troops north along the ast bank of the Bug.—(Times and Sydicy Sun Services.) ENEMY LOSSES AT OSSOWIEC. PETROGRAD, August 28. Wounded from Ossowicc estimate hat the siege cost the Germans fiveold the number of the garrison. Durflg night attacks large parties of Geraans eluded their officers and sur■endered. The Germans fired about wo million shells on the fortress, inhaling two hundred thousand during bur days in October last. RUSSIAN REPORT. PETROGRAD. August 28. A communique states—Tho situation n the Riga district is unchanged. There was stubborn fighting in tho ITiedrichstadt region. The enemy atempted to force our lines towards the ditau railway. Our counter-attacks chocked tho ■neiny’s offensive towards Vilua. We continued iif re rent on the middle Niemen and the front between the dohr and the Pripet. holding the neiny’s offensive by fighting the enemy’s idvance, which was most marked in the ’■ieloviesh forest and the roads to Kobrin. The enemy has begun an offensive ■ear Lidunir, Jolvnski, Torchin, westvan! of Stvk and Lokatcho on the Luga md Politzk. Tlie enemy secured a footing westward 'f Pndgaitza, on the left bank of the Zlotalipa. A GERMAN REPORT. AMSTERDAM. August 28. German communique.—We repulsed, tho meiny north-east of Bau.sk and at SchoenIcn Fad, capturing 2000 Russians. We r'pul-cd attacks between Radsiwilischki :nd f-’w'adoszi. We occupied the towns. On the Narew, von Mackensen’s and ’’riu-e Leopold's groups are still advanc:ng. Tho allied troops broke through the memy’s position at Zlotalipa North, south -if Bi-o'zink. The enemy counter-attacks w we re pul ed with heavy losses. The Ruslans later abandoned resistance, and are etreating. FLYING FROM THE HUNS. SIX MILLION REFUGEES. Received August 30, 9.0 a.m. PETROGRAD, August 29. The number of refugees flying before the Germans is estimated at six millions. RUSSIAN RESERVES. THREE MILLION CALLED UP. PETROGRAD. August 29. A proclamation lias been issued calling up the untrained reservists of tho ’•’irst Miliria in the category between 19 and 37 .with the 1916 class which is now beginning training. Their . number is between two and three mil- - lions.