Salt Lake Tribune | 1916-07-07 | Page 4 | Russians Beat the Germans on the Riga Front

RUSSIANS BEAT THE GERMANS ON THE RIGA FRONT PETROGRAD, July 5, via London. July 6. 11:50 a. m. An official communication issued, last night says: On the western front In the region of Vulka-Galouziskal, a massive enemy formation delivered counterattacks, counter-attacks, but was repulsed. During a hostile counter-attack against the village of Kostiukkovka, we took two officers and 257 men prisoner. According to a report Just received, the enemy operating in the region on the right bank of the Dniester was overwhelmed and put to flight. In this action we seized part of the enemy's organized position, west of ' the line Essakof-Jidatteheff, and made some hundred prisonors. Half-way on the railway line from Delay tin to Korosmezo we captured the village of Mlkoupchine. In several sectors of the left wing of the Riga front we penetrated the first line enemy trenches and captured cap-tured prisoners and guns. Further German attacks were repulsed. North and southeast of Baranovichi the fighting continues. One of our divisions took 27 officers and 1000 men prisoners. Yesterday a hostile aeroplane dropped bombs on Minsk, wounding three men, seven women and two children. Caucasus front: Our elements advanced ad-vanced in the upper Tchoruk region, took prisoners and captured a great quantity of rifles, cartridges and bombs and tents.