THE GERMAN REPORT.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 August 1915, Page 3

THE GERMAN REPORT.

Amsterdam, August ib'. A German coinmuinij[ue says:—\\o eoiiisolidated positions at Martinswerk and Argoune. Yon iiulow 111 lviugisciiky district pusned mack the Iviifesians north-eastward, capturing 'Iliob piisoiiers. South lrom ivovno we repulsed the enemy and tooK IUUU prisoners, Our troops are urawing nearer to the fortress. the lvut>sians between the Marev and the Bug continue stubborn resistance. We forced Murzec crossing on (Saturday night. You Schuitz, un -Saturday, captured 1000, and Yon Gallwilz 'JotiO, including lotirteeu oliiceis and ten machine guns The ring around Aovogeorgievsk is no narrower. We gained ground on all fronts, tho enemy again tenaciously holding Leopold's advanced army. Wo pierced the enemy s positions northward ol Losice and between Losice and Aliodzyrzecsis, the enemy retreating. Woyrsch, between the Sth and the 1-itu took IUU prisoners, including '22 olti ceis aud nine machine guiifc. The lius sians on the line Kozanka, noitliwaru ut NToilava and south-west ol iSlavatzeze and Miedzyrzeczs again attempted resistance, but under pres.suro of a, speedy attack continue to retreat. MOIIE ITALIA.N SLCCES.SKS. itoine, August 10. Olhcial.—ln the valley of the Adigo the cuemy'ti armoured tiaiu attempted to raid the railway station at Serravale, but w u.s easily repuLsed. Tile enemy's attack in iorce against the recently lust positions in I'apena \'alley were repulsed with heavy losses. Our infantry in Sexton Valley reached the slopes of oi Heikolel and Crodarossa. The infantry aW appreciably progressed iu Pleiiiiiso basin and Monte Aero zone TliE W'JiaT I'TtOisT. Paris, August Po. Official.—The enemy bombarded the open town of Montbidier. We bombarded St. Emarieaux mines and the German eamp at Barrcstall, as reprisals for tho German bombardment of »St. Die and our camp at Wettfcitoin. L'TtOM CO.NSTAA nS OPLE. Constantinople, Aug, 15. Official.—Our counter-attack repulsei an attack against the right wing north-west of Ari Buriiu. Our artiflery, compelled an infantry battalion on Anafarta Plain to retire in tlio direction of Aenikliliman. Our artillery 011 the left wing at Seddul Bahr also destroyed a bombthrowing installation. Hostile airmen bombarded Jiibuniu wouudinji nine soldiers.