Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-30
WAR OFFICIALLY REPORTED


of Monte Nero descending toward
Tolmino anu succeeded in forcing him
back at several points, infiicting
heavy losses and taking sixty pris-
,oners and two machine guns.
We have hauled three floating mines
out of the Isonzo river which had
been sent down stream by the Aus
TRANS with the object of damaging
our bridges.
RUSSIAN STATEMENT.
PETROGRAD. September .. via Lon
don, September 30;
In the region northwest of Friedrich
stadt Intellectual German attacks were
delivered at Liqger and Tehouksh.
northwest of Birshalen. The attacks
were repulsed by artillery fire.
At Dvinsk there has been a contin-
uous cannonade. The German attacks
on the front, comprising Chetenie,
Swenton Lake and Medmoussi Lake.
ing continues. Minor actions have
been fought in the region Of
KoZhiany.
In the region north of Krewo and
southeast of Osmiana the enemy at
tackled theoretically and drove back
the Russians somewhat. South of the
Pripet the enemy attacked several
times at Ciartorisk. At first all at
tacks were repulsed. but with the aid
of reinforcements the enemy con-
triyed to repulse the Russians to the
right bank Of the Styr. The village
of Nowo Alexiniec was thrice attack
ed by the enemy Tuesday under cover
of hurricane of artillery fire. The
enemy was repulsed on every occa-
sion by the Russian concentrated ar
tillery and rife fire.
In the region of Koupchintze, on the
Stripa west of Tarnopol. there was
progressive artillery fire. In the
course of terrible fighting the Rus
slams occupied the enemys trenches
and also one of his fortified positions
west of Chodachkow. In continuation
of a further offensive the Russians,
after strong artillery preparation,
rushed to the attack, and clearing
the entanglements captured the en-
emy's trenches east of Koupchintze.
TURKISH STATEMENT.
September 70. via
London, September 80:
Minor successes have been won near
Anafarta.
Near Ari Burnu' the batteries on our
right wing siienced a battery of the
enemy. We destroyed one enemy gun
near Seddul-Bahr.
Monday our airmen dropped bombs on
an aeroplane shed on Lemnos Island.
GERMAN STATEMENT.
BERLIN, via London, September 30,
$50 p.m.s
Western theater Of war: Yesterday the
enemy continued his attempts to
break through our lines only in the
Champagne region.
tSouth of the Menin-Ypres road a posi-
ton occupied by two English com.
panies was blown up.
! North of Loos our counter attacks
progressed slowly
Southeast of Souchez the French sue
ceeded in penetrating our lines in
two small sections. Fighting con-
tinues.
"a French attack south of Arras easily
was repulsed.
Battles between Rheims and the Ar
gonne were very bitter. South of st.
through our outer lines of trenches
and came in touch with our reserves,
which during the counter attack cap
tured 500 prisoners and destroyed the
Others.
All French attacks between the Som
my-Py-Souain high road and the
Challerange- Menehould railway
were repulsed partly yesterday after
bitter hand-to-hand fighting in which
Early today strong enemy attack
on the front northeast Of Massiges
broke ikwn. North of Massiges. Hill
No. 191, which was very much ex-
posed to the enemy's fanking fire,
was lost
On the other front artillery duels and
mining engagements of varying in
tensity took place.
Eastern theater of war: South Of
Dvinsk we forced the enemy back
into the marshes and lakes to the
east Of wessulowo. Cavalry engage
ments between Lake Drisftiata and
the region Of Postawy were success
full for us.
East of s,morgon we broke through
the enemy position by storm. One
thousand prisoners, including seven