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Show RUSSIANS DRIVE BACK GERMANS Petrograd, Oct, 10. Tho stubbornness stubborn-ness of the troops of Gtjneral Ruszky Is still a match for tho attempts of the Germans under General von Bue-low Bue-low to secure Dvinsk and the lino of the Dvlna. A new German offensive has been noted moving northward from Gorbunovk, in which, In order to protect tho approach to the rjvor, the Russians met the Germans with machine ma-chine gun fire of such terrific violence vio-lence that whole columns wero flung back. Similar fruitless attacks were made in thy Smorgon region. Heavy n i m ji $f w nil) u'w.niou. fighting is continuing there. It is reported that in the marshes of the Pinsk bands of German deserters desert-ers are plundering right and left. The local peasants are forming flying commands, armed with rifles, and aro conducting a successful guerilla war-faro war-faro against theso German Irregulars. After a fortnight's halt the Russians have renewed thoir offensive in tho region from the Styr to the Sereth. Infautry forces by an energetic attack at-tack dislodged tho enemy from the right bank of tho Styr and occupied their position at Koshistchi. Moro important im-portant still Is tho Russian offensive in the direction of Lutsk. On both sides of the Rovrockva railway the enemy was thrown back near Lutsk for a distance of twenty miles. The Russians captured 3500 prisoners, besides be-sides numerous trophies. Successful aeroplane raids have been made against tho enemy's railway rail-way at Chernovzy. This station Is Important In the German operations in the south. Masses oX troops and mu nitions havo been brought tnere. rnc raids caused extremely heavy damage to the enemy and seriously disorganized disorgan-ized his plans. |