PROLONGED BATTLE ON THE RIGA FRONT

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2975, 12 January 1917, Page 5

PROLONGED BATTLE ON THE RIGA FRONT

. i DiiOTHM enrrcoo i -i ■ .... . ■ . / THIRTY-TWO HEAVY AND LIGHT GUNS CAPTURED ■ ' • . .'■/•■ ' i . \ ;, '~ (ByTolograph-Prcss ABsocialien-Gopyriirht toncion, January 10. . Bussian Official. —The 'battle went of Riga continues. "We captured a. position between' the Tirul Aforsli and the River Aa. Since the. sth wo have captured 21 heavy and. 11 light guns.—Aus.-N.55. Cable ABsn.-Reutcr. . e . London, January iO. Jhe.islaad on the Dwina captured by tho Russians is a hundred , miles south-east of Riga.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ■' OFFENSIVE EXTENDS "ALONG A FRONT OF 150 MILES. , ~ ' ■ . London, January 10. A German communique speaks' of Russian raids in the vicinitr of Friedrichatadt, east of Mitau. Hence it is apparent that the renewed Russian a<jtivity in the north extends along a, front of 150 wiles, including important strategic positions, Mitau'being tho most important. It was a German attack that developed the important Russian counter-offensive, which lias already ■brought tho Russians within a-dozen miles of Mitau. 'Hie positions they captured north-west of Mitau were strongly- fortified on tiers of considerable hcighir above Ilic flat country. Their conquest menaces Mitau.—Reuter. MILITARY CIRCLES IMPRESSED WITH THE RUSSIA*' ■ ...... „ ATTACKS. (R-ec. iianuary .11, 7.40 p.m.) Amsterdam, January 10. Telegrams from Berlin state that military circles are impressed with the importance of the Russian offensive in the region of Riga. It is stated that never was nioro ammunition used in Russian attacks, which are more vigor- ■ ons. Snowstorms aro assisting the Russians, who have achieved a real success, though at a heavy price.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ' '