RUSSIANS PRESSING THE ENEMY IN THE NORTH

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2540, 14 August 1915, Page 5

RUSSIANS PRESSING THE ENEMY IN THE NORTH

{ VIEPRZ AND BUG /f - P|MANS- REPULSED WITH- ENORMOUS LOSS; • ■ ' By Telcgrapk—Presß AEJociatioa—Copyright (Rcc. August 13, 8.20 p.m.) Patrograd, August 13. Official.—"We repulsed German attempts to overwhelm our outposts in tho Riga region. Our troops are advancing and successfully pressing tho enemy in the direction of Jacobstadt and Dvinsk. Wo have occupicd Kovarsk and Toviany, north of Vilkomir, after a fight. "We continue to repulso assaults west of tho Niemen as far as Jcssia. "The Germans made persistent attacks on tho roads from Hotza and Suiabova. "Wo have assumed a counter-offensive on both sides of the Kieff-Maikiu railway. . ' ".We repulsed the enemy with heavy losses between the Vieprz and th® Bug. Their losses were especially, severe east of Ostroff, where the German dead lay in enormous heaps. "Tho Germans in force, on August 10. bombarded Aland and the Skerries gea on the appearance of our warships.lighthouses (in the Baltic), but. put to THE ASSAULT ON KOVNO: AN ECHO OF LIEGE ■ i (Rec. August 13, 8.50 p.m.) Petrograd, August 13.With desperation, impetuosity, and recklessness tho Germans are smashing their regiments to pieces against tho Kovno forts. It recalls their tactics in Belgium. An entire army is concentrated opposite Kovno, with masses of heavy artillery, hastily brought up. After a tornado of projectiles the infantry is sent forward in successive waves, regardless of tho fearful havoc of tho steady Russian machine-gun and rifle rifle fire. Tho only result is that tho enemy, has approached tho outer works, five miles from tho main girdle of forts.' GERMAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. London, August 12, A! German communique states: "General von Eichornhas repulsed a strong Russian attack on the Dwina sector, capturing 700 prisoners. "General von Scliolz has captured a bridge-head at Wizna, and threw tho enemy southward of tho Narow across the River Gaz. Wo have taken, sinco August 8, 4950 prisoners. "General von Galhvitz has stormed Dambrovo. and crossed Andrychow eastward. "A German airship bombarded the Bialystok railway station. A great explosion was observed. We have occupied Lukof. "General von Mackensen's troops have at several points broken into stub-bornly-defended enemy positions. Tho Russians are consequently retreating on tlie cntiro front between the Bug and Parczef. General Mackcnseu is within thirty-six miles of Brestlitovsk. i IS PETROGRAD THE GERMAN: OBJECTIVE, ' ' . ' . . . Pe'fograd, August 12. General Menschikofr, m an articlo in tho Russian journal "Novoo Vremya,"' states that the objective of the Germau offensive is Petrograd. The distance does not olfor insuperable difficulties, and it is necessary boldly, to recognise tho fact. ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) (Rec. August 13, 7.30 p.m.) • , London, August 12. Tho "Daily Mail's" correspondent at Petrograd says: "To-day tho first hint is given of tho possibility of an endeavour by tho enemy to reach Petrograd. The "Novoo Vrfimya" declares that tho Germans are trying to dovelop operations in the regions adjoining the roads to the capital, with tho object of bringing into play a new lover for fresh pressure in tho Balkans. "Au advance against Petrograd is considered to bo unlikely, unless tha Germans obtain command of tho Baltic. Tho Russian Baltic Fleet is regarded as tho safeguard for tho security of tho capital." , A report from-Copenhagen-states that tho German Baltic fleet' is using Libau as a baseband is repairing tlic.harbour and fortifying tho town.