RUSSIANS PIERCE THE TEUTONIC LINES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2592, 14 October 1915, Page 5

RUSSIANS PIERCE THE TEUTONIC LINES

SUCCESS AT STRYPA

Bi 'feleeranh—Pleas Assoclation-Oopyrljlit

, T, , . f -n ! New York, October 12. A Renter message from Petrograd says that the Russians have pierce-:! th® Teutonic \uies at Strypa River and taken over 2000 prisoners.

ENEMY'S STRENGTH ANALYSED,

("Times" and Sydney "Sue" Services.)

m, „r, , T ,-!» -4. t4. , Petrosrad, October 12. .< The "Russky Invalid" points out that 350,000 of onemv baronets and sabres are concentrated on the Riga-Dvins k-Vilna front, comprising twelvo divisions under General ran Eulow on the left bank 'of the Dvina between Rica and Dvinsk; fifteen divisions, under General von Eiohhorn, in the vcion of Vilna-Sventsiany; and fifteen divisions in tlio region of Dvinpk. Dcducfcin" five divisions from von Billow to cover the section 011 tlto Dvina between and Jaoobstadt, and allowing for von Eichhorn being unable to divert above 0110-third of his forces for operations against Dvinsk fortified positions loaves ft total of thirty-two divisions.

Artillery battles are the chronic feature on this front, in which the Russians are evidently superior.

RUSSIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE

EXCELLENT PROGRESS ON THE STRYPA FRONT.

(Rec. October 13, 11.35 p.m.)

. . „ • , • t Potrograti, October 13. A Russian'official communique states: I hero has been desperate fighting 011 tlio Dvinsk front. Tlio Germans occupied a ijortion of our trenches to the north-west.

"Toward Illuksi, our artillery near Lantwstei are dispersing the Germans, who hove been forecd to abandon their trenches and the village of Jorjok! southward of Lake Dommen. "At dawn, under cover of a fog, and without firing !t s | lo t ; wt , 'captured three lines of trenches at the southern end ol Lriko Demnint. "Wo crossed the River l'rorua and captured three villages. The Germans southward of Pinsk wore dislodged with Iho bayonet (it Kguioni, and. in disorder, pur machiuo-guue uiflictwg heavy, loss.

"Our troops at Haivornke, westward of Trenibovla, forced the enomy's last lino and occupied two more trenches. Wo stormed the stronghold on the height eastward of Haivornke, Vhich comprised a system of covered trenches, loop-holed, and protected by steel plates. "A strong counter-attack was repulsed. Vc .forced the enemy's line on Mount Mora, in tho vicinity of Haivornke, capturing a whole Austrian battalion. Tlio enemy was completely defeated, retiring in disorder beyond the Strypa. Wo pursued them closely, and later crossed the Strypa, the cavalry sabring many and capturing a convoy of four guns and ten machine-guns."