THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 14 August 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

j t ii.L...» U Al'il — _ 01' X ttltllll ._l Uj. -iscOCUAWOK.i RUSSIA'S REJ/ORT. l'etrograd, August UOilicial.—W'o repuisiAi German attempts to overwhelm our outpost iu Riga region. Our troops are advancing successlulfy ami pressing the enemy in the direction of J aco bstad c-D viiisl;. We occupied iuivarsk-loviany, north oi. Vilkomar,. after a light. We continue. to repulse assaults west ol tlie Nienicn as lar as Jessia. The Germans made persistent attacks 01 the loads from JUotza to Suiabova. We have assumed a couuter-olf'ensive on both sides ui' the ivieft Maikin railway. We repused the enemy with heavy losses between the V lepra and the ' 13ug, their luvses being especially severe east of Ostroif, w here the German dead lay in enormousNjeaps. The Germans in l'oree on the loth bombarded Aland, ftlie Skerries and the lighthouses, but put io sea on the appearance ol our warships. A Caucasus communique states: We dispersed live companies ol Turks suppelted by four batteries on the river iu the valley oi. Oltz region. The enemy fled in disorder belore the bayonet. iA i'RAA^. Paris, August 13. Official.— Uur counter-attacks regained part of the trenches east ol Vienne le Chatoau-Binarville' road. There was great artillery activity at ■Northern Woevre, Lois le Pretro and lianenkopi. The enemy bombarded Raoneltape, killing a lew civilians. AISIRIAAS L\ i'LiuHT. Rome, August 13. Oilicial.— The Alpmi repulsed daring Austrian attacks in the rough elevated zone at the head of the Adda Valley across the Eorno glacier, eleven thousand feet above the se-a. Counterattacks put to flight, the Austrians. In the valley of Pontoolana, an Austrian detachment attempting to advance up the Italian slopes was put to llight. VIA AMSTERDAM. Ainsterua.ni, August i 3. lucre have been numerous German desertions owing to the impending resumption oi a general attack on Uie lpies-La Uassee line. ilie German armies nave published an order ol the day: 'i? landers is ours. Work 1.1 practicany iniisiied in the East ana ue are auout to begin in the West. Peace is certain in October. s '' A Gorman communique states:— -North of Vienne ie Chateau we captured a group of fortiheations. The enemy's losses were severe. Von Eicliorn jvpulsed a strong Russian attack on Dwina sector, taking .prisoner 7UU. Von Scholz captured the bridgehead at the Vizmi and threw the enemy southward el the JN'arev across the river Gaz. \) e took prisoner since the Bth -IUOU. Gallwitz stormed Dainboro and crossed the Andrychoiw oastward. A German airship bombarded Uialystok railway station and a great explosion was observed. We have occupied Lukov. Mackensen's troops at several points have broken into stubbornly defended enemy positions, the liu&sians consequently retreating on the entire front between the Bug and Parizow.