RUSSIA'S TASK.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 March 1916, Page 5

RUSSIA'S TASK.

THE RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE.

OBSTINATE GERMAN RESISTANCE. SUCCESS OX LAND AND SEA. Received March 28, 9.50 p.m. Petrograd, March 2S. A communique says: There Ims been increased German aerial activity on the Dvinsk front. We captured, after a desperate struggle, two lines of trendies v.est of Poslavy, The enemy is obstinately resisting our offensive between the Narotch and the Vischenevskoe lakes. One of our Submarines, under battery fire at Eunculdak, sunk a steamer towing a string of coal-laden barges. Our troops on the coast dislodged the Turks and crossed to the left bank of the Baltatchi Darassi. THE GERMAN VERSION. USUAL CLAIMS OF SUCCESS. Received March 28, 0.35 p.m. London, March 27. A Berlin wireless message says:—The Russians, with unprecedented numbers of men and munitions, violently attacked General von Hindenburg's armies north and west of Jacobstadt. The Russians suffered enormous losses. There were similar unsuccessful attacks at Postavy, fifty miles south of Dvinsk. After strong attacks by portions of three •Russian army corps south of Narotch lake, the. Prussians counter-attacked and recaptured artillery observation positions lost on the 28th, capturing 21 officers and 2140 men.

TROOPS FROM THE WEST. TO REPEL THE RUSSIANS, Received March 28, 9.35 p.m. Amsterdam, March 2". One hundred aiid twelve trains passed Liege in a single day hound for Russia. The .men were practically all Landsturm troops from Belgium, who have gone to assist in repelling the Russian attacks.