HEAVY FIGHTING ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2867, 4 September 1916, Page 7

HEAVY FIGHTING ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT

15,700 PRISONERS IN THURSDAV'S BATTLE | A THRUST AT VLADIMIR VOLINSKI i Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. ■' "■ i ! London, September l. ' A Russian official communique states: "In Thursday's battles we took 15,700 prisoners, of_ whom 2400 were Germans.. .A bullet in the liead killed Major-Gencral Nikitin. Stubborn fighting is raging in the direction of Vladi- j mir Volinskin and in the region of Lokachi. 'Fierce enemy attacks, the j fighting being accompanied by uninterrupted enemy aefiaP'reconnaissancesY are proceeding westward of Oleksimetz (? Aleksmietz). There is fierce fight- ' ■*: •ing in the direction of. Halicz (west of the Zlota Lipa) in the region of tfei j River Horovanka. We captured a whole series of heights in'the, Carpathians i in the region of the Tonnatio Mountain. Weadvanced slightly westwards of j Dorna Valley." . '

(Rec. September 3, 5.5 p.m.) . Petrograd, September 2. A Russian official com muni que states: The enemy resumed tno offensive south-west of Toboly,' on the Stochod. but was repulsed. Fiorco fighting coiitinues in the direction of 'Vladimir Volinski, and the region of Sheltuvov Kor.ytnitza. Our troops, after a battle, advanced in the direction oi Zoloch'e.v and Halicz, capturing several positions. Tho enemy was compelled to retire westwards, making stubborn resistance; bis cpunter-attacks were everywhere repelled. AYe captured several /heights south of Horovanka, and in the direction of Koromizo." . GERMAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. " (Rec. September 3, 5,5 p.m.) London, September 2. A'German wireless message states: "The Russians made repeated attacks with superior forces and scored temporary successes atKorynitza, soutli-wsst-of Lusk, but were subsequently driven hack in disorder. We. connterittacked and gained ground north of Zaborow. The Russians, after advancflg north-west of Mariampol, were forced to retreat." (Rec, September 2, 5.5 p.m.) '' ■ London, September 7. •: A German oflicial communiriuo states:—"South-west of Lusk the Ruseians' gained ground, but were forced to .withdraw before the German coun-ter-attacks near Zborow. The erioin y made progress on a narrow front. There have been fierce battles in a 24 kilometre (about 15 miles) front on thp Zlota Lipa, near Nosow." RUSSIAN OPERATIONS IN ASIA MINOR TURKISH OFFENSIVE THROWN BACK. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. London, September 1. % Russian communique states: "Tho Turks resumed the offensive westward- of Gutnish Khaneh and Erzingan, but were everywhere repelled. Tbreo Turkish regiments' broke through our Turkestan regiment. The gallant .Turkestan's' immediately made a counter-attack with the bayonet, and reoceupied the whole position, and drove the Turks westward with' severe losses. We captured Tcbortuk, aorthward of the Euphrates." \ . (Rec. September 3, 5.5 p.m.) Petrograd, September 2. A Russian official communique states: "The Turkish offensive west of Gumishkaneh was arres£ed. The enemy fled after great losses. We are pressing the Turks in the Sakkiz region, in tho direction of Mosul." - \ NO CHANGE IN MESOPOTAMIA CReuter's T«lesrram.) (Rec. September 2, 7.45 p.m.) ~ , London, September 2. An official.messago from Mesopotamia states: "There have been no fi'csh Ssvwopments, except two successful air raids against the Turkish positions ton the Tigris front-." . ■