The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-02
$4,000 RUSSIANS
TAKEN BY GERMANS
DURING SEPTEMBER
n CannOns. 298 Machine
Guns and One Acroplanc
Also Captured.
TETTONS GAIN AGAIN
on TIE WILMA ROAD

YoSpoH. oct. 1.-The Germans cap
a, September. according to to-day's an
,o,nrcmcrt by the German War Office.
Tho oricia, settlement asserts this num-
ter Includes l9l officers. and that 81
earrcl. ?gS machine guns and one aero
plarc r,astltu,e the booty taken In that
reri.d
Flo. Marshal won IIindcnburg again
rpoYt. progress in his attack ON Dwinsk.
saving another Russian position was
s,ormgi west ~ that city.
The Wilna-Noledetschno railroad.
leading to Minsl. on the second main
ine In western Russia, continues to
bs the scene of the most violent fight
ing The Germans say they broke Rus
sian attacks between S,norgon and
Vlschurw and captured 1860 prisoners.
To the south Prince Leopold reports
4 success. but the German Wa Of
A., staten rpt shows the Russians are
e,.ll the attackers here rs well as at
most OF the other important points Of
the front. ';en. Won linsingen. who Is
directing the operations in the south
west around Lutzk. with the fortress
OF Rpwno as the objective. also claims
headway. The official German report
follows:
Army group cf Fold Marshal Won
NindeuburG-West Of Dvlnsk. neal
Grendsen. another position OF the
enemy was stormed.
During the battles east of Miadzilol
and on the front between Smorgon and
wisthucw Russian attacks broke
down with heavy losses. Field Mar
shal Won Hindcnburg's army group
cook 1850 prisoners Yesterday.
Army group 81 Prince Leopold
The enemy repeated his fruitless at
tacks. All his advances were repulsed
and SIX officers. 49i men and six ma
chine guns fell into our hands.
Army group of Field Marshal Won
Nackensen-The situation is UNI
changed.
Army group of Gen. Won L%insingen-
Our attack Is progressing.
The number of prisoners taken by
German troops in the east during Sep
tember and the amount OF booty cap
tured are +2l officers. 95.464 men, 81
cannon. 29S machine guns and one
aeroplane.
The. War office at Petrograd issued
te following statement tonight
German attacks In the region OF
Mishof, on the railway east of Mitau,
were unsuccessful. German aero
planes threw bombs on Ust-Dvinsk,
Riga and the station OF Oyer, but
without causing any military dam
age,
In the region of Grendsen. north
west Of Lake Sventen, after a fierce
bomhardment, the Germans attacked
and seized some of our trenches. The
fighting continues.
Herman attacks I'm the region Of
Eerhof. on Lake Medmousk. or Me-
dun. and against the letilc near the
northern extremity Of Lake Drisitiaty.
were "c',u'svd.
We carried 10y assault the town Of
D~unilovi:"h, ~uo"thwrst ~ Lake Med
aol TIL. cprny also was dislodged
frr' the village Of AJouny. in the
In. .ovitch region, and from the
M,'a'ol station.
GoG.i, slightly east Of Lake Narotche,
OIL cavalry attacked infantry pro-
te,'iug enemy conveys and seized a
number Of wagons and seventy pris-
oners At another place we captured
owe one hundred wagons n horses
aud dozens Of prisoners. many Ger
mas, being sab-ed In the pursuit.
Near the village of Cat. south OF
Lake Narotche, one of the German
companies was cut up. Its survivors
were made prisoners.