New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-26
Russians Renew Offensive
on Both DvinSk and
Riga Fronts.
DRIVE INVADERS BACK
OVER THE ILLOUKST
Crucial Battle Now Raging
AuStrians Claim Gain
Near KOmanoW.

lbs cable % The Tritunel
London, Oct. 25.-Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg, who broke through the
Russian lines yesterday both on the
Dyinsk and Riga fronts, has again
been halted. The Cars forces, pressed
back as they have been again and again
since they reached the Carpathians' but
rallying as they have rallied just as
often. have once more resumed the Of
fensive and are beating hard at the In
vaders' positions.
Berlin claims no progress Tor the
German forces in the north. instead
the official communication tells how
Russian attacks southeast OF Riga and
northwest of Dyinsk were repulsed. APP
parently the defenders are hreless IN
their counter attacks on the German
lines. North of nloukst, captured by
The invaders yesterday. Berlin admits
that Won Hindenburg's troops were
forced TO withdraw to the western bank
of the nloukst River, which they
crossed yesterday.
In the pitched battle now raging IN
the Riga and Dvinsk regions Petrograd
officials see the crucial struggle for the
northern cities. How uncertain is the
situation has been indicated in the oifi-
cisl statements, which tell how the ad-
vantage veered constantly from one side
TO the other. This uncertainty is re
fected in semi-ofiicial comment IN
Petrograd, which says;
at is unwise to venture a prediction,
since the future may bring unexpected
results. and even change the entire po-
si.ion. through a break on one side OF
the other. Everything depends oil
course. on how the position shapes
itself during the fighting now in prog
ress"
The military authorities at Petrograd
REGARD the situation around Riga as
quite satisfactory at present, ana de-
clare also that the capture OF llloukst
bv the Germans has not altered condl-
tions at Dvinsk, which remains strong
in spite Of renewal OF the battle
with furious energy in the immediate
vicinity to the north and south.
South Of Dvinsk the Russian ohen-
sive still continues. In the lake as
trict south of the city Berlin claims
that enemy attacks were repulsed ana
that the Austrians have broken through
the Russian lines over front OF more
than four kilometres 1.-TWO and halt
miles, west of Komanow. Vienna says
that the Austrian attack near Car
torysk is progressing
The German campaign In Courland
is being interfered with by British and
Russian submarines, which have
stopped mercantile traffic 70 the Baltic
ports and one of which has sunk the
Prinz Adalbert.
GERMAN OFFICIAL.
The War Office in Berlin gave out
this statement: ~.
Group Of Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg: South Of kekkau, south
east of Riga, Russian attack was
repulsed.
Counter attacks made by the Rus
SLAMS against positions taken by us
on the 23d instant northwest OF
Dvinsk failed. The number OF pris-
oners has now increased TO % officers
and 3,705 men. Twelve machine guns
nd one mine thrower were captured.
Weak German forces which had
advanced north Of llloukst, over the
sector Of the same name, withdrew
TO the western bank of the river be-
fore the attack was carried out by
superior forces.
North of the Dreswiaty Lake Rus
sian attacks against our positions
near the Gaten frontier valley were
unsuccessful.
Group Of General Won Linsingen:
West OF Komarow the Austrian
troops have penetrated the enemy
position over a front four and half
kilometres (about three miles, wide.
AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL.
The communication issued at Vienna
says:
In the Russian theatre near Novo
Alexiniec We recaptured heights east
of Lopaszno, which we evacuated Fri
day. Near CZartorysk our attacks
are progressing. Near Kimarow we
repulsed the enemy. Otherwise the
situation is unchanged