GERMAN OFFENSIVE BROKEN BY THE RUSSIANS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2596, 19 October 1915, Page 5

GERMAN OFFENSIVE BROKEN BY THE RUSSIANS

FUTURE A QUESTION OF MUNITIONS "#HEMENDOUS ARTILLERY FIGHTING IlSf BESSARABIA By Telegraph—Press Aseociatlon-OopyrlgHil Petrograd, October 16.', - General Polivanoff (the Russian War Minister) announces that tlio result of the inteiiso labour of the whole nation, are felt at thevery front. German offensive. has been completely stopped. 'Hie Russian position, cau only improve if tlie resources in men and labour of the Allies "give us-effi-cacwus aid in the matter of military supplies. "WIDESPREAD FIGHTING FAVOURABLE TO,US." (Rec. Ootobor-19,-.0.40. a.m.) petrograd, October 18. Official.—Messages show that the widespread felting is generally favoiijy . able to t'he Russians. The Germans made tentative attacks south-east of

Riga in order to distraot attention from Dvinsk. where they are preparing for a last effort to capture the town beforo the winter. In anticipation of failure the Germans aro constructing elaborate underground quarters, and have • provided a field railway, making three lines of defence to their prosent position. The Tsar and Czarvitoh have gone 16 headquarters. The Tsar's many hours 1 conference with General Alesieff is resulting in tko high efficiency of the army. He will meet foreign Generals attached to the staff, and later will review tlie regiments going to the front. The Russian refugees now total two million. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. The High Commissioner.reports:— London, October 18, 3.10 a.m. "Petrograd reports that at Riga the enemy captured Garrozen,. but was immediately thrown back. At Grossekati t'he Germans made several attacks. South-east of Riga the Russian aeroplanes throw a number of bombs at trains in the enemy's rear service. _ "At Dvinsk the enemy are persistent in their attacks. I _ "In the region of Shishkovd, during flank and rear movements, tlie Russians partly exterminated tho enemy and also made captures. The trenches were piled with German dead." INCESSANT AND RESOLUTE ATTACKS ON EESSARABIAN FRONTIER. London, October 16. \ The Russians are maintaining incessant and resolute attacks on the Gerniait positions on the Bessarabia frontier. Tlieir artillery lire is tremendous, facili-* tating successful storming assaults at night-time. 7;' ! , STATE OF WAR PROCLAIMED IN MOSCOW. , Petrograd, October 17. 'A' state of war has been proclaimed in Moscow and district.