Evening star., 1915-09-09
RUSSIAN STATEMENT.
September g, via London,
September o,

PETROGRAD, september q, VIA lonuon,
September 9s
On the Riga-Dvinsk front the general
situation remains unchanged. Ger
man attempts to advance Tuesday
in the region of the railway station
at Gross Ekau (south of Riga) and
Neuhul were repulsed. In the direc-
tion of Dvinsk there were only un-
important advance post actions. The
fight for the River LautZe continues.
In order to occupy a more covered
position our troops removed little
to the right of the Lautze.
There have been no important changes
on the routes toward Wilma. The
Germans directed a violent artillery
fire accompanied by asphyxiatlnS
gases against our troops occupying
the outlets from the lakes in the
region of Novo Troki. Near the
town of Orany the enemy yesterday
made attempts at an offensive.
From Grodno stubborn German at
tacks continue in the region of the
railway station at Druskenlkl and
toward Skidel. In the latter dlrec-
tion repulsing the enemy. We inhict-
ed on him great losses and took some
scores of prisoners.
South of the Niemen the enemy de-
livered extremely stubborn attacks
sides of the railway leading to
On the roads from Lutsk to Rovno
there has been no change. In the
region of Doubhok and Remenetz we
occupied new positions on the RIVERS
1kwa and upper Goryn.
In Galicia. near. Tarnopol. YESTERDAY
We achieved a great success against
the Germans. The German third
guards division and the 4Sth reserve
division, reinforced by an Austrian
brigade, with great quantities OF
heavy and light artillery, according
to statements made by prisoners
had been preparing for several days
for decisive attack This was fixed
for the night of Tuesday Wednes-
day. Forestalling the enemy, our
troops took the offensive and after
a stubborn fight on the River Doljon-
ka the Germans We're completely de-
feated Tuesday evening.
At the end of the engagement the en-
emy developed an artillery fire OF
most extraordinary intensity. Only
the impossibility of replying with
the same weight of metal prevented
cess We had obtained. The Ger
mans. besides suffering enormous
losses in killed and wounded, left
prisoners in our hands more than
200 officers and 5000 men. We cap
tured thirty guns. fourteen of which
We're of heavy caliber. many machine
guns. gun limbers and other booty.
After a brief pursuit our troops oc-
cupied their former positions on the
River Sereth. The emperor, having
received a report of the defeat in
flicted upon the enemy. sent an order
to express to his valorous troops his
joy and thankfulneSs for their sue
cess and the heavy losses inflicted
on the enemy.
Further south. in the region of Trem-
bowla, on the 7th, we dislodged the
enemy from a series of villages. max
ing prisoners over forty officers and
nearly $500 soldiers, together with
three guns and a dozen machine
guns.
Between the Dniester and the left bank
of the lower Sereth the Austrians
passed to the offensive in the course
of the 7th in the region of the viii
lage of Voriatyntze. BY flank at
tacks one of our battalions arrested
the enemy's offensive and took pris-
oners eleven officers and over 1000
Austrians with machine guns
The fortunate withdrawal of our
armies from the difficult position be-
fore the Vistula. where they We're
surrounded by the enemy, is begin
ming to make itself felt now by par
tjal successes