RUSSIA'S TASK.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 September 1915, Page 5

RUSSIA'S TASK.

\. S ON THE MOVE. 'Russians pursue the austrians ;U . Received Sept. 11, 7.30 p.m. 7 •••"' Petrograd, Sept. 11. , Official: Near Trembowla the Austrian have been forced to precipitately retreat. .We have captured another five *houßand prisoners. **"" tvTDLEtfT FKffilOMJ AT .THE SERETH. J ■" . ~ s Received Sept. 11, 5.5 pjn. ;. Amsterdam, Sept. 10. <' An Austrian communique eta tea that there is violent fighting westward of the middle, of the, Sereth, where the Russians were reinforced. 1 ' FRENCH PRAISE. ttUSStA'S, aiAGNIHCBNT MORALE. Received Sept. 12, 3.10 p.m. • "' Paris, Sept. 11. Frenoh papers comment on the battle* at TrembotU, and point out with enthusiasm the development of the operations whidh brought about the Russians' Success as.showing the magnificent resource* in morale and material which 'the Russian army preserves after a Tetreat conducted in .such good order. :\ REPUISINO THE ENEMY. VfHE ARafr QTJITE CONFIDENT. H ■'■-■ — — h Received Sept. 12, 3 pjn. / . , ■ ' . Petrograd, Sept. 11. ' Official: There were continued suc«ess« in the Tremboyla and Tehortkoff seetors on Thursday, and we took five thousand prisoners. Our troops are advancing on the left bant of the Dwina, fighting as tliey go. The enemy, supported by strong artillery, developed a series ot attacks in the direction of Skidee and .the lower Zelvianka, but we repulsed the attacks. The (Germans renewed their offensive, accompanied by a aevere fire of heavy and light artillery, and our batteries again repelled ,the attacks. The Germans greatly increased their fire and renewed their attempt to pierce our front, but our concentrated artillery repulsed fbem for the third time. We repulsed attacks near Rojssg by close range fire 1 and bayonet charges. The enemy then drove a large number of inhabitants forward, under cover; of •whom they approached nearer our poei.turn*. , The enemy bombarded our troops at KrcSnetz with asphyxiating shells. The Austrians, after their losses at Trentbovla and Tchfirkoff, retreated precipitate^-. In general, our armies are calmly confident in themselves, The initiative of these isolated engagements •is gradually passing into our hands. % AUSTRIAN REPORT. RUSSIANS RESISTING STUBBORNLY 1 Received Sept. 13, 12.10 &.m. Paris, Sept. 12. An Austrian Communique says: Deuagno, on the Goryu, is in our bands. Strong Kussian forces near Tarnopol attempted to enter the Austrcv-GJennan positions, but were repulsed wrth, heavy losses. Further south we withdrew our Sereth front to the heights eastward of Strypa, before superior foroes. Heayy fighting is proceeding on the heights westward of 'the lower Sereffli. Wc stormed the stubbornly defended village of Alba, westward of Koszow. THE ENENTY FORCES.'? ! FORTIFYING KOVNO. /'. Received Sept. 13, 12.10 a.m. London, Sept. 12. Reuters correspondent srt Petrograu 1 . eay3 there are 2 1 / a million Austro-Ger-mans on the Russian froir't, twenty-eight-German corps in the Baltic and Lithuania, twenty Austin-German corps in the Pripet tiYelve German corps and thirty Austrian corps in Galicia, including eleven Austrian and nine Ger- • ma cavalry divisions. ' The German? are feverishly restoring Kovno. Two, forts have been constructed on the eastern side, with two continuous lines of ooncreted trenches between the inner and outer forts. Genu of the calibre are being- mount- : «d. ;.' ~\ ' GERMAN REPOR4 deceived Sept. 12, 3.30 pim. **" Berlin, Sept. If. A communique say*: General Hindenberg, south-east of Friedriehstadt and •east of Wilkomirz, took 1050 prisoners. The enemy 13 still offering an obstinate -resistance between Jesiori and Zclwa, making counter-attacks. S'trong forcosattempted to arrest our/• advance at Skidel, which could only be taken finally during the night x after fightingwith alternating success. We took 2700 prisoners in this region. Princes Leopold, fighting wfth unabated violence, forced a crossing of the Zelwi-* «nka at Borne poinds. Fighting for the. railway station at K/ssow is proceeding General von Brchmer repulsed severe counter-atta#a, capturing thre> hundred prisoner^

~tUE TIDE TURNS*..

KUSSIA ON THE OFFENSIVE. < > i Reecived Sept. 13, 12.25 a.m. ii Geneva, Sept. 12. The Russian offensive on the Sereth has reached the Lemiberg-Dubno railway, where the Austro-Germans are vainly re- ■ eisting the advance. IN THE CAUCASUS. ii " TURKISH FORCE REPULSED. Received Sept. 13, 12.30 a.m. Petrograd, Sept. 12. A communique states that considerable Turkish forces, favored 'by a mist, attacked at daybreak the mountain of Maharadgh, but were repulsed with great los». .4 £&?