New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-06
Russians Launch Counter
Attacks Along the
Dvina Front.
CENTRE
OF HEAVY BATTLE
Scrlin Says Enemy Has Seen
Driven Back In Fast
Gaiicia.
rBv Cstls to Taf rribun' }

London. Nov. 5.-ln determined Ell
forts to keep 'he Germans from the
pvira. the Russians exc ,ounter attack
inc ives. Of Dvinsk ana west Of Riga
w,ers Won Hindenbur-'s tnrasts for the
river are aimed. In neither sector
hsve The German forces been able 70
In ,ho fshtirS west Of Riga, where
a. Ccrma--s have advanced TO a point
lat Z Schlok tho Russians claim 10
have made progress. In this offensive
tbo cars warships n the Guf OF
RIGA are taking part. and have oegun
30 lombard the German positions near
Soblok. situated on the gulf.
south % Lake Swenton, when 1ies
vest OF Dvinsk, the Kaiser's forces de-
livered an attack against the ViIIase
Of Platinovka This assault, says
Petrogrnd. was repuised WitA heavy
losses. A thousand dead were iel' on
the field. -. c.l
region, Berlin says, General Won nm
sincen's troops threw the hussihhs
back into their former POSITIONS niVef
the Caar's forces had made q tempo
rary advance. Apparently inc nus
slams have concentrated great FORCES
in this sector and are firm in their res
olution to take Czartorysk III
Along the Stripa, in Eastern oaliela'
fierce lighting continues. Genera Won
Rotbmer's forces succeeded In driv-
10 tbe Russians from part Of Sieni-
kowce. SAYS Berlin, and in taking Z'OUo
prisoners.
GERMAN OFFICIAL.
German Army Headquarters gave out
this statement:
In spite Of extraordinary losses
the Russians have repeated thelr
fruitless attacks between Lakes
swanton and Ilsen and near Gatenl'
General Won Linsingen,s troops
threw the Russians northwest OF
C1artoryk into their former posi-
tions after temporary aoNanee :!
the enemy. North Of Komarow the
Russjan counter attacks failed East
~ Rudka the Germans have ad-
vanced.
An attack by General Count Won
Rothmer's forces against the Rus-
slams defending q part of Sienikowee
was successful. Two thousand more
Russians were captured.
RUSSIAN OFFlClAL
The Russian War Office gave out this
Near Riga yesterday our. troops
progressed slightly toward the West
Of Lake Akkel. Artillery and rine
fire continues ell along the front Ia
this region. ,,
In the region of Jacobstadt and on
~ Dvina there IL no change in the
situation. Near Dvinsk, south OF
Lake Swenton, the enemy at O'CLOCK
this morning delivered an attack
against the village Of Platonovka,
which was repulsed with heavy losses
So far over q thousand bodies nave
been counted on the field. Further
south calm prevails as far as the
Pripet.
10 the west Of Rafalovka con the
Stvr RIVER the enemy on the even
in9 of the 3D. delivered an attack
from the village Of Kostukhnovka'
After fierce fighting during the night
our troops drove of the Austrians'
capturing two guns, three machine
guns. $50 prisoners and large
quantity of arms and ammunition:
In the region of the village Of No-
ltza. north of Novo Alexinieo, we
attacked enemy forces which had ap
preached our entanglements. The
enemy was driven back after bayo-
net fight We captured three otilcer'
end 100 men.
Fierce fighting continues on the
right Of Stripa, in the region OF