RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 October 1915, Page 5

RUSSIA.

LATER RUSSIAN ACCOUNT. Received Oct. 5, 10 p.m. Petrograd, Oct. 5. A communique bays:—Near Dvinsk the Germans yesterday occupied part of our trenches. We counter-attacked and reoccupicd them, inflicting heavy losses. We also reoccupied the trenches near the river Madwolki, and carried some villages iu the Kozcuny region. We crossed the Spisglitzy river to the western bank, and took hundreds of prisoners and many quickfirerj, GERMAN REPORT. Received Oct. C, 3.5 p.m. Amsterdam, Oct, 4. The Russians, after strong artillery preparation, attacked General Hindenburg's fofees between Postawye and IMorgon, but the attacks collapsed, with heavy enemy losses, . THE BEAR COMING BACK. OFFICIAL REPORT. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) Received Oct. 5, 5.7 p.m. 'London, Oct. 5. The , Times' iPc-trograd correspondent says that there is continuous improvement in artillery. The advent of huge reinforcements has enabled Russia to take a firm stand. General Ruszkyp is hammering at General von Buelow's left flank from the direction of Mitau, and may cause a diversion, favoring Dvinsk. The Russians re-captured Postavk, and have finally broken up the enemy's front on the Solymolodetchna-Glubokoi-Vidzy line. They dispersed the Germans at Svieatsiany, and met with successes on the eastern situation at Dvinsk, but they are not yet free from peril by envelopment.

Copenhagen, Oct. 3.

The reports of the cessation of German ferries indicate that the enemy will use ferry boats for the transport of troops through Kiel Oanal.

GENERAL KUROPATKIN GETS A COMMAND. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) ' London, Oct. 4. The Czar lias agreed to General Kuropatkin's appointment to the army after repeated applications for the privilege to shed his blood for the country.

GERMAN GENERALS RETIRED.

(Times and Sydney Sun Services.) London, Oct. 4. Lausanne reports state that three Bavarian Generals have been retired as a result of defeats on the front.