Eastern News

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 11, 11 September 1915, Page 5

Eastern News

:l ■i-'.i'ih!/■ • ••• BATTLE OF TREMBOVLA. t :-\ .!•!«■/' ■ ! -c .~i i <l.ll ,!i m : -■ < . ANOT.HEIR fCREAT VICTORY, r .I r ■/! I —ill. it •' i ! (• United.,P»B6B Association. . ;i Petrogrkd, Seillemher’ 10.' Official: .Om- success at.Taemboylaequals ' tiiaV-j at ’ | Ijarnopol 1 . ’.We jook ishyen , thousand 1 and' ’_ the , ene t ! ellti l n ?ri’ S 7 ‘*l.l 1 •' -1 Til‘i • - Ir M '■> 1 i ; THE TARNOPQL VICTORY. [United Press Association.] Petrograd, September 10. Military' critics, discussing the.yiy-; tory at Tarnopol, point out that the Germans intended an invasion of Volhybia and'-Podolia,' with the /immediate (jiqett^of' striking 'atutlib 'rear; oh the Russian's fit'Romo. 1 ' IMmm, ami Kiteirientz- : Local' 1 con'dithing‘'wCre favorable! ' therb being'plenty J 4>s good-roads, witli"Vm broad Streams' or' extensive Wests'to faciliUitfi th'e' defensive. The batth'Svas fought on a front of 1 thirty ihiles; I'along 1 'along a stream flowing pal'iitlei to : the railway, two miles west of the town. The Germans had made elaborate preparations to break the Russian front, and had immense accumulations of ammunition.

RUSSIAN PROGRESS REPORT. ■ United Press association. / r | Petrograd, September .10. On. the roads to Kovno the Russians are holding up great enemy forces which are advancing along / the Olyka-Klevan railway. The enemy is isppporting the offensive artillery, fire of the most violent character, which tjbc Russians are enduring with the greatest, courage. On the Sereth, isonthwost of. Trembovla, our success was important/. We captured 150 officers. 7000 men, and 06 machine-guns. The Russian losses were not important. The enemy on Wednesday evening related in great haste towards Strypa, and our pursuit continues. Our captures on the Sereth since September 3rd have been 383 officers, ovej - 700 men, and 66 guns, i A communique bays : There is stubborn fighting between Lantyske and .Jukobstadt. Though the Germans liaye not offered resistance to bayonet charges, they delivered a series of attacks for the right bank of the Du-, ema. We held the enemy’s offensive south-east of Skiclal, inflicting considerable loss. The Russians continue their premeditated retreat, occasion;H]y, dyl,ivcria,g,,counter-attacks. AUSTRIANS CAPTURE DUBNO. United Pbbh Association Vienna, September 10. A communique says: The Austrians have captufpd the fortress of Dubno. breaking the Russians’ front north of .the Olyka, north-east of Lemberg. ■* ’ 1 I „,. RUSSIAN PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE. (Received 9.45 a.in.) Petrograd. September 10. A conference' lias opened between Ministers and representatives of the Progress!ve Block. A majority Government favor nil-operation with the Block,