THE RUSSIAN VICTORY AT TARNOPOL

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2564, 11 September 1915, Page 5

THE RUSSIAN VICTORY AT TARNOPOL

FURTHER SUCCESSES

GREAT ANXIETY IN GERMANY ! ' By Telegraph—Press Aflwciatton—Copyright Petrograd, .September 9. Official.—"We achieved a great at Tarnopol. The German 3rd Guards Division and the 48th Reserves Division had reinforced, an Austrian brigade, and a great quantity of heavy and light artillery for several days prepared a decisive attack, fixed for the night of September 7. "Forestalling the enemy, wo took the offensive, and, after a stubborn fight on the River Doljonka, tho Germans wero completely defeated. Our troops reoccupied their original positions on the Sereth. "The Germans at the end of the engagement devekped an artillery fire of tho most extraordinary intensity, and only tho impossibility of replying with the same weight of metal prevented tis from further developing our success. "Besides enormous losses in killed and wounded, the Germans left over two hundred officers and eight thousand prisoners. Of thirty guns captured, fourteen were of heavy calibre. Many machine-guns and other booty was taken. "We expelled the enemy from a series of villages in tho Trembovla district, capturing two thousand five hundred men, three guns, and ten machineguns. Our flank attacks stopped the Austrian offensive on the lower Sereth, and we captured a thousand men, and some quickfirers. "The Tsar ordered the troops to be informed of his-joy and gratitude for the victory, at Tarnopol. .... ANOTHER BIG HAUL OF PRISONERS (Rec. September 10, 10 p.m.) .j m . . , Petrograd, September 10. Official.—"The success at Trenbovla equals that at Tarnopol. AVe took seven thousand prisoners. Tho enemy is retreating.' l ENEMY RETREATS TOWARDS THE STRYPA (Rec. September 10, 10.55 p.m.\

• . Petrograd, September 10. Official.—"There was stubborn fighting between the Lautske and Jakobstadt. Though the Germans did not' offer resistance to our bayonet charges, they delivered a series of attacks for the purpose of driving tho Russians from the right of the Duerna. N "We held the enemy's offensive south-east of Skidcl . (east of Grodno), inflicting considerable loss. r— — "The Russians continue their premeditated retreat, and occasionally deliver counter-attacks. . "On the Toads to Kovno the Russians are holding up great enemy forces advancing along the Olyka-Klevan railway. The enemy is supporting his offensive with artillery iiro of the most violent which the Russians are enduring with the greatest courage. "On the-Sereth, south-west of Trembovla, our success is as important as it was at Tarnopol. We took prisoner 150 officers, 7000 men, and captured 36 machine guns. The Russian losses wore unimportant. "The enemy, on Wednesday evening retreated in great haste towards the Strypa. The pursuit continues. . "The captures on the Sereth front since September 3 total 383 officers, over 17,000 men, and 99 guns." [Trembovla., thp scene of the Russians' latest success, is due south of Tarnopol, in Galicia.l The High Commissioner reports:— _ . London, September 10, '4.30 p.m. The Russians have scored further successes ul their offensive in Galiciaj thousands of men and many, gunß have been captured." "A". BLOW. OF, STRATEGICAL' .VALUE, - , ... . „ London, September 9. There is great anxiety in Berlin over the Russian resistance in Volhinia (southern Russia) and East. Galicia, it being feared that Germany, will be unable to give the Turks timely assistance. The brutality of German officers in Poland, and the contempt they affect for the national language and customs, is causing discontent among the inhabitants who did not flee. THE SITUATION AT GRODNO . . Petrograd, September 9. Official. 'In the Baltic provinces, in order to occupy a better governed position, wo retreated a littlo_ from the right bank of the Lautze. "The Germans indulged in a violent bombardment, accompanied by the use of asphyxiating gases, on our troops occupying outlets between the Lakes Novitroki region (south-west of Vilna). Stubborn German attacks from Grodno continue. We repulsed an attack in tho direction of Skidel (twenty miles east of Grodno), causing great loss to the enemy. "Our successful issuo from difficult positions on the advanced Vistula theatre, though surrounded by. the enemy, is making itself felt by partial successes.

■ GERMAN: OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. ; Amsterdam, September 9. A Berlin commuiuquo states:—"General von Hindenburg's armies took prisoner 3500. "Tho enemy is offering obstinato resistance between Jc/.km and tho Niemen. "Prince Leopold lias reached the Zolvianka at soveral points, and also forced a erosing of the Rozenka (or Ros). "Goneral von Mackonscn reached tho north bank of tho Jasiolda, near Chomsk. "Tho enumy soutli of Otitrof (wutli of Tnfnnpo]), why itdvuneed utm the -Sieretiu tbirowa back unioa lub lUcJiii. ■

'AUSTRIAN OFFIOIAK COMMUNIQUE.: (Rec. September ]fl, 9.35 p.m. Amsterdam, September 10. An Austrian official communique states: "The Austrian.* have capturcd the fortress of Dubno, breaking the Russians s front north of Olyka." THE GRAND DUKE'S NEW POST DISCUSSED BY THEi LONDON PRESS. London, September 9. British newspapers are unanimous in applauding tlio Grand Duke's ser- , vices. They await an explanation of bis trausfcrenco to the Caucasus. The "Daily Chronicle" says that the position of tlio Grand Duko is puzzling and that, despite the Tsar's rescript, lie seems to have been side-tracked to the Caucasus. "Germany is likely to irejoice. To believe that tlio Grand Duko has failed is grievously unjust. Ho is very gifted and unselfish. The Russian failure has been due to the lamentable inadequacy of munitions. The Grand Duke Nicholas had also to contend with corrupt contractors and treason." The "Morning Post" says:—"Petrograd has made no secret'of the many attempts mado to remove the Grand Duke Nicholas from his command by violence. ,\Yo knoiv that the Germans instigated some of those attempts."DEPARTURE FOR THE CAUCASUS. Pstrograd, September 9. Th'e Tsar bade farewell to the Grand Duke Nicholas on 1 the latter'g departure for tlio Caucasus. ■ • MORE ABOUT THE RIGA VICTORY GERMAN LOSSES MORE SERIOUS THAN REPORTED. ("Times"-- and Sydney "Sun" Services.) London, September 9. A Copenhagen message states that the losses of the German Navy in the Gulf of Riga battle were far more serious than had been suspected. In addition to the units already mentioned, se'veral ships were hit, some by mines, others by torpedoes or the Russian artillery. Scandinavian navigators saw a great German cruiser, of the Friedrich der Grosse type, surrounded by lighters and being towed in an easterly direction.