IN THE EAST.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 August 1916, Page 5

IN THE EAST.

HEIGHTS CAPTURED. VILLAGE CHANGES HANDS. ENEMY FORCED BACK. Wellington, August <i. Tile High Commissioner reports tinier (Into London, August 4, 4..") p.m.: The Petrograd official report says:—ln lite region of Lubochor our detachments .Tossed to the left of the Stokliod, taking a series of height?, where tliey forti[ied themselves. On the river Stavey, a tributary to the loft of the Stokliod,' we fought riverwnvds, where we were obstinately engaged in the village of Rudka, Mirinskia. There was bayonet fighting in the streets, and the village repeatedly changed hands, but it remains aui-3, and all attempts to dislodge us have failed. The enemy was forced back behind the Stavey. Siy hunched prisoners and twelve machine-guns were taken. Elsewhere there is mutual artillery action. ON THE SERETH. ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED. RUSSIANS FORCED BACK NEAR KUTTY ■Received August 0, 5.5 p.m. Petrograd, August 5. A 'communique states: There is obstinate fighting on the Sereth, south ol Brady. The enemy made several coun-ter-attacks on our detachments on the right bank of the river, but they all failed. Aiistro-Germans, numbering a division, westward of Kutty, attacked our small detachments occupying mountain passes and forced them back a short distance. HOT FIGHTING. RUSSIANS RETIRE. Received August' 5, 5.5 p.m. Peft-ograd, August 5. A communique states: Fierce nightlong fighting compelled us to evacuate the village of Rudka Marinskia. We were attacked on three sides. General Saklmrotl's troops were engaged in hot lighting southward of Brody. RUSSIANS GAIN THE ADVANTAGE. TWO VILLAGES CAPTURED. FIERCE FIGHTING. 1200 PRISONERS TAKEN. Received August 0, 11.40 p.m. Petrograd, August 0. A communique states: The battles at Gruberka, Sereth, and Soubrody are developing in our favor. We have consolidated our positions on the right bank and captured two more villages, also a lull and a portion of a wood in the vicinity. There was fierce lighting in the tillages, which were taken street ,by street uul line by line. Enemy counter-attacks were repulsed with heavy losses. We took 12U0 prisoners, and others are corning in# .__, £ THE ENEMY'S VERSION. Received August 8, 5.5 p.m. Amsterdam, August 5. An Austrian communique states: A strong Russian attack on the Stokliod succeeded in penetrating our lines. In the afternoon, by means of a new advance in the region of Rudka, the Austro-Germau-Polisli legion threw back the Russians completely. V WOUNDED PRISONERS. Received August 5, 5.5 p.m. Copenhagen, August 5. Dennii..k has notified the belligerents ot her willingness to receive large numbers of wounded prisoners. The iirst batch is expected in a fortnight. ZEPPELINS BOMBARD SVEABORG. ONE SEVERELY DAMAGED. Received August 6, 5.5 p.m. Stockholm, August 5. , Ten Zeppelins attacked the Sveaborg fortress. It is reported that anti-air-craft guns soverelv damaged one of the Zeppelins, whose crew the other airships saved. (Sveaborg is a fortified seaport in Russian Finland, four miles south-east of Helsingfora. It was constructed as a Swedisli Gibraltar.) FIERCE BATTLES DEVELOPING. Beilin, August 4. A communique states:—Fierce battles are daveloping in the Setorveze-Wielish sector. The enemy penetrated Rudkaniaynoke, hut was driven out.