The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-11-02
LAUENSTEIN BEATEN
BADLY BY RUSSIANS.
Germans on the Misse Are Grip
pied by Sending Of Guns
to Balkans.
R1GA'S PERIL LESSENED
Special Gable Dessa,ch 10 Tnr sry.

'VsNtut NHOV Spst' " iht otFs
LONDON. Nov. 1.-The Petrograd cor
respondent OF the Daily Mai teiesraphs:
1T appears that the reverse Of Gen.
Lauenstein's troops, acknowledged In the
German oficial reports last Saturday,
was really a bad beating. The Russian
artillery poured a deadly fire at the Ger
man hastily made intrenchments on the
southern bank or the Misse. The Ger
man gunners were unable to reply with
any serious effect.
The enemy certainly has sent many
batteries to the Balkans. Prisoners say
that whereas formerly every battalion
had a battery behind II. there are now
not enough to make them feel secure.
the river the Germans tried to make a
stand with the assistance OF all the
batteries which could be sent and re-
endorsements Of men. The Russians
continued to harass them and forced
them TO retreat further.
AT the moment OF telegraphing the
War Once has not received details. but
II seems clear that the German position
at st. OLAF, southwest of Riga. has been
made u%ntenabie.
"a private message from Riga says
there Is great rejoicing In the city. They
consider the present developments to
rave removed the danger created by the
vigorous German attack begun over a
fortnight ago. There In nj doubt that
the enemy will throw more troops to this
point, but the bringing up OF men n
supplies Is made difficult by the activity
of the allied submarines In the Baltic"
The Russian Statement.
The following statement was issued by
the Russian War Office:
North OF lake Ranger. which lies
northwest OF Shiok, the Germans made
a fruitless effort to advance.
During one engagement to-day on
the Riga front young Let,ish detach-
ments showed valor in their baptism
OF fire.
on the front in the region OF jacob
s,adt the artillery and rifle fire Is more
vigorous.
on the front in the region Of Dwlnsk
and southwark artillery duels con-
tinue. In the region OF G~arbounovka
the Germans attempted to assume the
offensive. Further south to the Pripet
River there is nothing new.
The night O. the 30th the enemy
passed To the offensive in the region
Of Gontalissovskia, northwest OF Gar
torysk.
At the same time n not fight was
being engaged In further south in the
region of Eudinia. our rifiemen re-
pulsed all attacks, which were markell
with great stubhornness and determi-
nation. ON our part We counter at
tackled, capturing seven Officers n
400 Austrian soldiers.
In the region west Of komarrw we
elected by bayonet attack the enemy
from trenches which for a long time
had been disputed BY both dies.
In Galicia, near the village ~ Po-
krokivna. on the Stripa. northwest OF
Tarnopol, or the night of the 3oth
We occupied portions OF the enemy
trenches. The enemy Immediately
made IA counter attack, which was re-
pu sed. and after stubborn fighting
we occupied the village of Semikovtzc
on the Stripa. southwest of Tarnopol.
r'r number Of prisoners and trophies
n rcd has not been counted
\ Russian torpedo boat brought
dow n he Gulf Of Riga a German
yGrlp nc, capturing the aviators.
The German statement.
T . Official statement issued In Berlin
L. 4. y tera d ms the operations in the
ku.eian thei;re OF war said:
Fle't Marshal Won Hindenburg re-
ru led counter attacks ou the Tuckum-
Riga railway. Attacks west and
%southwest OF pw.nsk were rcpulsed.
The battle continues at SwenIon on
the I,sen Lakes, Attempts by the
enemy TO advance north OF Lake
Tiysw.a have failed.
A Russian ~aeroplane was brought
down near 81. OLAF. Prince Leopold
repu.ked an attack east OF Baranowit-
schi.
Gen. Won Linsingen has repulsel
counter .Itacks north of komarow.
Russians attacked Gen. Won Boeth-
mers army at Hiemskowoc. Fighting
continues there.
The captures in the eastern theatre
OF war made By German military
leaders during the month of October
have been as follows: BY Field Mar
sha Won H!ndenburg. S officers,
lt,4S2 men. and ~ machine guns by
Prince Leopold, 80 officers, 4,13i men
and 2 machine guns by Gen. Won
Llnsingen. So officers, s,S7l men, and
~ machine guns by Gen, Won Boeth-
mer, 3 officers, l,525 men and one
machine gun, and by Gen. Won Mack
ensen. IS officers. II ,93I men, 20 can-
non and 16 machine guns.