The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-10
GERMANS FORCES
CLOSER TO DWINSK|
Russian Positions Stormed and
1850 Prisoners Are
Captured.
L1NSINGEN TAKES TOWNS

H1rpoN, OCT s.-Ths German troops
are getting closer to Dwinsk. according
- the German official statement Issued
to-day. II was noteworthy that no mem
tion Of tho operations In this region
was made By the Germans yesterday.
After Q days silence the Berlin state
msnt that the Russian posi-
liens along q front four kilometers In
length have been stormcd and five OFF,
eers and 1856 men captured. Further
captures Of prisoners arc reported by
the Germans south Of wiszniew,
The army of Gen. Won Linsingen an.
nounces the capture Of two towns south
west Of Pinsk and the driving Of the
Russians across the Styr to tho north
and northwest OF C~zartorysk. where
ashting was reported yesterday.
The Petrograd official statement ad-
mits the occupation of Russian trenches
south Of the Poniewesh railway, In the
Dwinsk sector. following a heavy bonn
bardment, and adds that heavy artil-
lery nring has developed on both sides
along tho whole Dwinsk front. Sub
stantial gains are claimed by the Rus
SLAMS neal the Galician border. Among
these Is the village Of Sapanow. north
east Of kremince, on the left bank OF
the Ikwa. and the village Of Zemikovtze.
on the Stripa, southwest of Tarnopol.
TIL Russians admit the taking by the
Germans OF the village OF kornov. in
the Pripet region, southwest OF Pinsk.
To-day's Russian statement was as fol-
lows:
On the western front the fire OF
eur vessels reduced to silence the Ger
man batteries in the region of Shlok
Con the Gulf of Riga to the west OF
Riga) and greatly damaged their
trenches.
The lighting near Dwinsk has not
ceased. After "A violent bonbardment
the Germans made several bbo
attacks In the region south of the
Poniewesch railway. The Germans
occupied Il part of our trenches.
An artillery fire has been developed
BY both sides along the whole OF the
Dwinsk front.
With the aid of an armored train
Ne succeeded also in our attack Oh
positions Of the enemy west Of Mocha
MTG and Stavok. northeast OF klevan.
In these engagements We made 1,soo
prisoners. with a number of officers
still unknown and machine guns.
In the region of Zchemin. we
DubnO ana LUX, We also cLpluIeu
1900 prisoners. with nineteen officers.
five machine guns and one search
Night.
On the left bank of the River 1kwa
We captured. after a hand TO hand
struggle, the village OF Sapanow.
northeast of Kremince, making
prisoner three officers and 206 men.
with three mortars. and repulsing
enemy counter attacks. We also took
by assault the village of I~emikovtze,
on the Stripa, southwest of Tarnopol.
In an attack ON the height east OF
Boutchatch We took prisoner ten oiil-
GERS and over three hundred men.
In the Pripet region near Nevel,
southwest OF Pisnk. the enemy adj
vanced eastward II occupied the
village of kornov.
Russian partisan rangers operating
In the Pinsk region have gone alnios
10 the fortress of Brest-Litovsk. max
ing sudden attacks, chiefly by night, or
the enemy. Knowing the country thor
oughly, these rowing bands have mad,
a number OF prisoners. One OF th'
bands has become so well known tc
the acknowledgements that 1t has beef
called the Marsh Wolves" The ran
gers are composed of Caucasian noun
taineers. Poles and Russians living II
the district in which they operate.