ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2609, 3 November 1915, Page 5

ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT

FAILURE OF AUSTRO-GERMAN OFFENSIVE SKILFUL TACTICS OF THREE GENERALS By TolegrapU—Press Association— OoDyxiglit London, November 1. Generals Brusiloff,_ Letchitskv, and Scherachoff are mentioned in dispatches as the Generals whoso skill caused tho failure of the Austro-German plan, by tho capture of the Rovno-Sarny railWay, which deprived the enemy of important meaus of communications, and prevented his reaping the full advantage of the offensive in Russia. SEVERE REVERSE TO THE GERMANS (Rec. November 3, 0.25 a.m.)" Petrograd, November 2. Later reports state that the Germans met with a severe reverse at Misse, near Riga. Tho Russians poured a deadly fire on the entrenchments, and the enemy was unable to effectively reply. GERMAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE! (Rec. November 2, 8.40 p.m.) Amsterdam, November 1. A Gorman official communique states: "Tho Germans, under General von HLndenburg, on both sides of the railway from Tilkiim to Riga, have gained ground. Strong Russian attacks were realised west and south-west of Dunaburg." (Rec. November 2, 5.40 p.m.) ~ London, November ]. An official message from Berlin states that tho captures during October by General von Hindeuburg's armies totalled 14,380 men and forty machine-guns, Prince Leopold, 4166 and two machineguns ; General von Linsingen, 8027 and twenty-one machiiie-guns; General von Botiimen!, 1525 and one machine-aun; C.ieiiern) VU|l Mat'tallsfl!, and '•(.ivsutX'tlirca ffI(wIUM;BUUS« .

'AUSTRIAN COMMUNIQUE. (Rec. November 3, 0.25 a.m.) Amsterdanii November 2. An Austrian communique says: "We took prisoner 26,000 Russians, and captured ii machiiie-guns, and 6600 Serbians and 32 machine-guns during October. AN OMINOUS LULL POOR PROSPECTS FOR THE GERMANS. (Rec. November 2, 8.40 p.m.) Petrograd, November 1. _ There is an ominous lull on the Russion front. Desperate battles on the Dvina were succeeded by artillery duels only, on the Styr, and north and south of ICovelsarhy railway. The Gulf of Riga has been entirely closed to Gorman ships. Riga now represents tho Hubs' desired rest-house for the wintor, and the Germans' schemes of conquest have been reduced to hopes of a roof to cover their exhausted troops during the wintor. Most of the Germans are in summer clothing. Many are pillaging and marauding, whilo their officers are' obliged to wink at offences which cannot be covered up. ( There are growing; deficiencies in the German system. The supply men aro terror-stricken, believing that the early appearance of. tho snow indicates a frost in which birds drop dead like stones upon tho frozen earth. The Germans are short of men and munitions. • ' "The terrain also favours a Russian guerilla war. After disastrous fighting _at Baranowisz, where whole companies of Germans surrendered, Prince Leopold demanded reinforcements. Petrograd correspondents add that Russian guerillas are acting under picked captains, their ranks being stilfoncd by trained soldiers. CAUGHT BETWEEN TffO FIRES London, November 1. "Eye-Witness," describing the fighting iit Dalen Island, near Riga (when tho Germans endeavouftd to land troops from the sea), says that tho Russians hired the enemy to tho island, and met them with tiro from two sides. There wove terrible losses. Th» public assembled on the bridges at Riga and watched thousands of Gcrivhii ecrpfeefi flout, down th« ftrc.mn, '■■jvkci .was glossed, jvitfa dead bodisi..