RUSSIANS' RECOIL

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2598, 21 October 1915, Page 5

RUSSIANS' RECOIL

'SUCCESSFUL OFFENSIVE ACTIONS

HEAVY ENEMY LOSSES CONTINUE By Tcleiraoli—Tross AssociaLioH-OcmyriElit London, October 18. A French wireless message states that all German attack's oil the Russian front were repulsed, and numerous .Russian offensive actions had successful results. . RUSSIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE The High Commissioner reports: London, October 19, 5.55 a.m. "On the front between Riga and 3litau, the enemy was thrown back beyond the Riva Aa. "South of Lake Drisviaty, tho enemy suffered huge losses"On tho Upper Niemen the Russians seized the ' village of Stchcrsy, gaining a big success. "South of the Pripet, 500 were taken prisoner. "Cavalry attacks at Podcherarichy resulted in a thousand prisoners being captured in the vicinity of tho village of Novosclky. The Russians rushed tho village of Koolilovichy, taking a thousand prisoners."

TERRIFIC FIGHTING BRILLIANT SUCCESSES IN THE SOUTH (Rec. October 20, 11.15 p.m.), Petrograd, October 20. A Russian official communique states: "There has been terrific fighting in the northern sector, which continues. "We have brilliantly followed up our successes ill the Middle Stry, capturing maiiy prisoners and machine-guns. "North of llafalonlta we stormed Tchartorysk, and turning the enemy's flanks, captured seven hundred of tho First Kronprinz Grenadiers, and nine guns'. Owing to tho German use of explosive bullets, the Russians were exas-' perated and bayoneted a large number of the same regiment. The pursuit continues."

HARD WON ADVANCES (Rec. October 20,11.15 p.m.) Petrcgratl, October 20. Experts claim that the Russians are utilising the railway, and have fortified the narrow passage between the lakes with every resourde of military engineering. JSvery step .must be won by hard fighting;. A typical example: The Germans were entrenched on Height 66 by means of trenches along a series of terraces up the slopes of the hill, all well furnished with machine-guns. The Russians,- however,' rushed the hill at the point of the bayonet, killing the majority of the defe-iders . VON HINDENBURG'S LOSSES AT DVINSK AN APPALLING TOTAL. (Rec. October 20, 8.10 p.m.) London, October 19. The Paris "Journal's" Potrograd correspondent states that the attacks oil the Dvinsk cost the .Germans eighty thousand casualties. • Prisoners state that the defoats have provoked serious misunderstanding between Vta Hindenburg and tho Kaiser. GERMAN REPORTS (Rec. October 20, 8.30 p.m.) Amsterdam, October 19. A German wireless messago states:— "General von Hihdenburg' has stormed several positions and readied tho Dvina, eastward of JBorkovite." PLENTY OF AMMUNITION T? BE USED UNSPARINGLY. ("Tiiics" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) London, October 19. Tho Odessa correspondent of tlio "Daily Mail" says that ne>v orders have been issued to the Russian southern armies not to -spare their ammunition, supplies of. which are now fully organised. The Russian output has more than trebled in four months.