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Show COLLAPSE OF RUSSIAN ARMY Vienna, Oct. 8, jvla London, Oct 9, 1:20 a. m The official communication communica-tion issued today says: Russian theatre The enemy yes-terdny yes-terdny attacked on thu whole east Gallcian and Volhynian front with strong forces and an abundance of ammunition, but his attacks were un-i successful. On the Hessarablan frontier, on the heights north of the Dniester, and on the Stripa river, Russian storming columns collapsed before they reached reach-ed our entanglements Northwest of Tarnopol the Russians penetrated our trenches at two points, but this morning they were repulsed by newly-arrived German and Austro-Ilungarian Austro-Ilungarian reinforcements. The same fate befell a hostllo attack against the village of Sapanow, northwest of Kremince, which yesterday was the center of bitter fighting, and changed hands several times, but is now in our hands. Southwest oT Olyka we have repulsed re-pulsed superior Russian forces in hand-to-hand fighting, In which infantry infan-try regiment Eighty-nine of the Land-wehr Land-wehr and infantry regiment Teschen. Thirty-one distinguished themselves. There is very violent fighting south of Olyka. North and northeast of Kolki our counter atacks have progressed pro-gressed and we have taken the village vil-lage of Risswo and Galazla. The total number of Russian prisoners prison-ers taken during the fighting of October Octo-ber C-7 In the Volhynian territory is about 4000 The enemy suffered very lionvv nnsimltlp.q. Italian war theatre: Yesterday afternoon aft-ernoon the Italians again attacked with strong forces against the whole front on the plateau of Vilgereuth. The attack w as sanguinarily repulsed. The fighting is most violent on the position of our supports northeast of Maronia mountain. Here three hostile hos-tile battilions marching in close formation for-mation penetrated our entanglements, but were repulsed by portions of the upper Austrian infantry regiment Fourteen with the bayonet. The entire en-tire attack ended with the flight of the Italians into their former positions posi-tions On the northern part of the Dober-do Dober-do sector the enemy's attacks were again unsuccessful. Near Telz parts of Infantry regiment Eighty-seven expelled ex-pelled the Italians from a quarry lying ly-ing in their line of battle, repulsed counter attacks and caused explosions in hostile positions. South western theatre The crossing cross-ing of the lower Drlna, the Save and the Danube rivers by Austrian and German forces has continued. Serbian attempts to hamper or frustrate our operations were everywhere unsuccessful. unsuc-cessful. nn |