New-York tribune., 1915-10-16
Drive Back Won Hinden-
burg-Penetrate Front
at WessOlOWO.
DIRIGIBLE DROPS
BOMBS ON MlNSk
Fighting in South Becomes
Calmer After Battle on
the Stripa.
[By Cable to ne r1hunel

London, Oct. l5.-lne hustidHs h"''
reeained the offensive in the region
around Dvinsk. Berlin says that the
Cars forces made repeated attacks
Yesterday and admits that northeast OF
Wessolowo they succeeded in penetrat-
ing the German positions.
Taking advantage Of the weakening OF
the Kaiser's forces By the withdrawal
Of troops for the Western and Serbian
fronts, the Russians are apparently
shifting the scenes of their attacks. IN
the south Ivanoif drove back the Teu-
tons over the Styr and the Strips and
then halted.
The assaults at the Teuton lines have
now been resumed in the north, from
which troops were transferred 70
strengthen the army of the south, hard
pressed by the Russian drive on the
Rumanian frontier. Won Hindenburg,
facing fierce attacks in the north, Will
have to draw men from the south or
the centre.
Through these tactics the Cars
forces have prevented the enemy from
reaching positions where he could IN
trench for the winter. Tho railway,
which was his immediate goal, is still!
far from his reach. He has been
pushed back from the Volhynian tri-
angle Of fortresses in the south and
now faces a retreat in the north.
The Kaiser's airships continued TO
lombard cities and important positions
behind the Russian lines. Minsk, where
large bodies of troops were entraining'
has been shelled by a dirigible: DvinsK'
too. has suffered frequent lombard
ment from the air.
In the south the fighting has evi-
IDENTIFY become calmer. After driving
the Russians back over the Stripa the
Teutons have not been able 70 make a
further advance. Vienna reports that
there have been no important events
in the Russian war theatre and Berlin
makes no comment on the operations
in this sector of the front.
GERMAN OFFICIAL.
Tho statement issued by the Berlin
War Office follows:
Army group Of Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg: Southwest and south
of Dvinsk the Russians made re-
peated attacks yesterday. South Of
the Observation-Disclosures line
they were repulsed with unusually
heavy losses. Two attacks north
I east of Wessolowo also broke down
At third attack the Russians sue
ceeded in penetrating our positions
over width of one battalion. A
counter-attack is now in progress.
One Of our airships dropped bombs
freel on the station at Minsk, where
large numbers of troops were en-
training. Five loud explosions were
heard and one large fire was observed
There is nothing 70 report con
cerning the army group OF Prince
Leopold.
RUSSIAN OFFICIAL.
The following official statement was
given out by the Russian War Ofiice
tonight:
On the western front, in the re-
gion of Dvinsk, the fighting con-
tinues. In many places the artillery
duels are developing great intensity.
The general situation is unchanged.
On the Pripet, in the region Of the
village of Nobel, the enemy was
thrown back across the river.
During an offensive movement in
the railway district west Of Tarnopol
East Galicia) the enemy was taken
on the flank and thrown back toward
the River Stripa with heavy losses.
On the night of the 18th the enemy
made the fourth attack Of that day,
charging with the bayonet upon our
troops in the region Of the villa of
Laivoronka, on the Stripa, west OF
Trembowla.
The enemy was repulsed by a
strong counter attack and retreated
in complete disorder to his trenches
In the same region the enemy also
adopted the offensive yesterday. Our
troops allowed him to approach
within a very short distance and then
delivered vigorous counter attack
again throwing him back toward the
| Stripa