THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 14 September 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

("jOJJC'nUC IELEIiKAI'U— UOI'XttJGUX.J JI'KU I'Hlißb ASSdUUUON.i THE MGHTING JLN JLIUStfIA. Jfotrograd, Jse-pt. J. 3. A comuuiiii(iiio sayss:--Tho German advance on the .Dvinsk roads continue. After- a stubborn engagement with superior forces bt?b\\een ViUlvOiuir and Uciauy, we foil back io the Lake JJuwatz district. The enemy are determinedly attacking along fcuo Wglib bank of tlic Vihm and advancing towards Podbrodzo 'j-ailuay station. We contimie to liold them. Kierce ligluTng continues in Skidel district. Altogether Llio execution of our yencral plan is daily improving our position. A couiinuniquo-'sn.ys!—While wo continue to liokl the enemy ive nave slightly withdrawn on the Miemen front owing to our salient. "We i - epul«(xl (lespornte attackN on the lower Zelvinnkn mid destroyed a battery at Zelva -where the Germans developed the most violeut'Tire, Jittat-k----ing tliroughout .Saturday on the Uaranovifzy roal. ■'Phe enemy in Kovuo district was reinforced and is continuing the offensive in Derajno district. \Vc aro holdinit hi« attacks and have constantly topulsed the vn the Ipper Goryn with great losse.->. We captured north oi Tarnopol dl otticers anil -120 D men. nine niaclmie gillie and much booty. "We repulsed the enemy with enormous losses. Armoured, motor cars dashing in liont ol the onomy's defences remained pouring in streams t i bullets. iSouthuarcl oi Tarnopol we assniuetl the offensive and took prisoners many Austriane during the pursuit towards the Dniester. THE AUSTRIAN oTOKY.

Amsterdamj Sept. 12. Au Austrian communique says:—Ue crowed the lioryn near lAuajno. Ihe Hu.ssian .attacks near jarnopol nave increased in violence. The enemy northwards of Tarnopol penetrated our trenches and occupied Oolzanka. A German Motived battalion hurrying up caught "the eiiejny on both flanks, ami re-captured Dolzanka. throwing Hack the uneniy Lo bridgeheads position. The enemy's losses were heavy. SN o caplured the strongly-entrenched village of .Sen rats , , near Kosovo. THE WKST I'KONT. Cans, -Sept. i_. A communique saves:-Our urtlTTeiy in l'tii.-rsy region replied effectively m the reciprocal cannonade in the. Champagne during the last live days. ITALY'S JREI'OJiT. Home, (Sept. .L^. A comiiuiniqiii; *ayr>:- --Mj-oug cue ny reiuforceinenus arc approachjug fr.\uti\Maila and Tolmiuo. I lie enemy s building l'resli defensive works almost c.f a permanent character on the 1-v.ver Isonzo. Ausiro-lLunguriaii contiugentis with hivivy artillery are arriving. The enemy .shelled the nocks at Moiifalcono damaging >omc vesseta.