GERMANS ATTEMPT OFFENSIVE ON MIDDLE NIEMEN FRONT

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2561, 8 September 1915, Page 5

GERMANS ATTEMPT OFFENSIVE ON MIDDLE NIEMEN FRONT

CONTINUOUS FIGHTING

RUNNING FIGHT IN THE BLACK SEA'

# By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rco. September 7, 11.25 p.m.) Petrograd, September 7. • ■ _ 'A Russian official communique states: /'Fighting continues in the Middle Niemen, where the Germans are. attempting to develop an offensive. The enemy's most important offensive was on September 5, on the Volkovgsk, along the Sedletz-Hasselda railway, and the Drogotckine district, where we crushed all attempts. .. . "The enemy continues to concentrate ids main efforts upon the roads from Luzt towards Dubbo and.Rovno." AUSTEIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. , ' September 7, 9.10 p.m.) . , Amsterdam, September 6. Au Austrian communique states:—"Tii'n Russians made repeated and severe counter-attacks on' the Bessarabian frontier, and east of the mouth of the Sereth, but were everywhere repulsed wtili heavy josses. "Our troops east of Luzk, under most difficult conditions, liave crossed the heavy marshy inundated district, ejected the enemy from his last fortification on the Upper Jasiolka, and gained a footing on the northern bank." (Rec. September 7, 11.25 p.m.) _ . . j. j. j j.t j. i Budapest, September 7. It, is semi-officially stated that up to the end of Julv the Germans had taken. 1,082,000 Russian prisoners, 280,0G0 French, 26,000 British, and 42 000 Belgians: also 3820 guns and 2685 machine-guns. The Austrians'liave taken 551,000 Russians, 45,000 Serbian, and. 630 guns and 800 machine-guns. It is estimated that tlie Austro-Germans in August took prisoner 200 000 and captured 1500 guns and 300 macliitiie-guns. '

GERMANS' STRATEGY DETECTED

' THE MOVE TO BREAK THE RUSSIAN- LINE. ("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) The Russian War Office is confident that the wedged are trying to drive through their front have not succeeded in separating the Russian armies; also that tlie attempt to envelop a large body of- troops bv the manoeuvre which created tlie dangerous salient at Grodno will fail. THE. ENEMY'S LOSSES IN AUGUST. ... . . , , j t 1 r London, September 6. A message from Amsterdam from abemail source states that the An? tio-German losses on the Russian front in August totalled 110,000.