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Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 September 1915, Page 3

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deceived This Day, 10.33. a.m. GERMAN MECIPITAXOY. London. Sept • A French oliicial wireless message points out that the Mallf Agency at tour iu the afternoon denied the oliicial Petrograd (.-tatemcnt announcing the defeat oi' two German divisions, '>ut tho lUissian statement was not isaueU until later in the evening. This premature denial informed iMirope of tlie llussian success eight hours sooner than •would have been the case in other circumetaucefi. GERMAN LOAN' FALLS FLAT. Debpite enormous pressure by oliicial circles, the public participation m tho new Gorman loan appears to be feeble. The banks and military supply firms form the great majority of subscribers. FRENCH COMMUNIQUE • A communique states that incessant bombing and grenade fignting and cannonading took place in tlio iSeuviJle bector. Most violent bombardments took place In the region and between Paishy and Craonelle. Wo repulsed a iiesh Gorman attack at Sapioneul. Our artillery southward of Lointroy was effective against tho German concontration position and a German attacks was immediately held up. German aeroplanes yesterday ire bom bed Compiegue, and ours effectively dropped heavy sheila on the Germans hangars atlßrayelle. (lleceive<l This Day 'J. 53 a.m.) THE 11U SSI AN COMMUNIQUE. Petrograd, Sept. 12. A communique states that Zeppelins flew over and threw bombs on the Baltic ports. • Our seaplanes bombarcftd German ships at Wimtau. A so.ies of German attacks iu tne direction of Dvinsk were repulsed. German aeroplanes, bombarding a hospital train, near Ponemounek, were brought clown. Strong forces of the enemy opened u vigorous offensive in tho wilderness .of .Vilkonrir. The enemy; is advanM ig Dvinsk road and the neighroads. Uiey are directing efforts, with tho assistance )of strong field siege artillery, southward of Dvinsk roau. Simultaneously large forces of the enemy are advancing in the region of' Chirvintz, their general direction being Vilkomir and towards Svienthiauz. We repulsed repeated attacks on the Ozerz-Skidel front. At Skidel it passed to hand-to-hand fighting, and finally after a diulliant assault by one of our battahons Skidel remained in our hands. Our cavalry, aided by the infantry, wJxicli dislodged the' Germans from the trenches southward of Skidel, eagerly pursued the enemy. In a desperate fight on the river Zelvianka southward of tho Niemen, a battery entirely was destroyed, and we thereafter easily stopped attacks, and near Zelva, despite asphyxiating gases, Ave repelled a series of assaults. We maintained our position on the right bank of the Zelvianka, after completely clearing the enemy from the whole of this bank. •We held up the enemy towards Kozhany and Rovno. The Austrian attacks were resumed on both banks of . the Zoryn and we held up the enemy on the right bank despite poisonous gases, and several detachments were , VTARIOUS nW ADVERTISE^

destroyed by our lire. Wo broke the enemy's obstinate opposition in the Taniopol region on Saturday. Pi'isoners state that tlie newly-tormed Sixth .Battalion of Oliatsoui's was entirely destroyed. The enemy lied leaving 3D officers fliul '2900 men in our hands. A company oi' motor quickfirers actively helped us and the enemy retreated towards the Dniester. We repelled fuiions attacks southward of Tamopol and expelled tlio enemy taking prisoner 100 men. Summing up ,tlio

situation the entirei Austro-GermaiL forces from one side .bo the other are (striving ior a decisive blow.