THE WAR

Horowhenua Chronicle, 20 September 1915, Page 3

THE WAR

| KI.KOTItJO TKWitillAl'U - 'JOl'H KlUH't. I # LiWO »A I i some Russian successes. Potmgrad, Sept. 11*. A communique e>ays:—The enemy crossed to the right bank of the Scliara attacking the village of Scliara. We again liad groat success at Derajoiia, pushing the enemy out to the village of itudakiti&nul, which we stormed, cap turing four guns and 200 mem. 1" the region of Stryja, north of JJu-'chuvu o captured 14 officers and men. On tho whole front south tlic region of Rovno we continu' successlully to check the developine* l of local coun-ter-attacks. Enemy detachments reached the railway line from N'ovowiliesk to Loyolodeyhnmi There was considerable oavalryi fightim? in 'his locality. -A cr>mni"<n<i!ie says(Russian torpedoers a - Sinnpo sunk a fleet of Turkish 6ailin£ skins laden with munitions, and prieoierod their crews. AUSTRIAN'S RETIRE IN DISORDER. Amsterdam, Sept, 18. The Tageblatt's correspondent on the eastern front admits that the Austrians on the right bank of the St-rypa were compelled to retire ten miles beior superior forces, and thereupon the left wing was forced to withdraw eight miles. Advices from other sources atate that the Austrians are retiring in disorder ou the whole Yolhynia front. IN THE WEST. Paris, Sept. 1[). A communique says:— On the VosgC6 our artillery directed destructive fire upon electrical works at Tuvccheim. FROM THE ENEMY. Amsterdam, Sept. 17. A Turkish communique saysf "Our coast batteries successfully bombarded the enemy's mine-layers and important positions in Seddul Bahr district. A German communique claims .fie capture of a portion of the advanced positions near the bridgehead on *ihi> Dvinsk, tie Russians retreating between Vilna and the Niemen where 5-108 were taken prisoner. Maekensen. took prisoner 2000 towards Pinsk.