EAST FRONT

Nelson Evening Mail, 28 September 1916, Page 5

EAST FRONT

BRUBSILOFF CONFIDENT FUTURE PROGRESS ASSURED. (Renter's' Telegrams.) (Bee. Sept. 28, 12.5 p.m.) RBTROGRAD, Sept. 27. General Brusiloff 'is most- confident. He declares that he has reached' a period where success is no longer estimated in territory captured but in the number of the enemy placed hors de combat. We S^'^^ eprtv " i t,ie A ustro-Germans of 800,000 in four months , W'.hen the propitious moment arrives, we will make new 'big bounds forward, and.'easily overcome the shaken arauies. Final victory will then be near. GERMAN". COMMUNIQUE. (Australian and N.Z. Caible Association.) (Rec. Sept. 28. 11.50 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 27. A German communique says :• —TTie Russians failed in the .Ludowa sector We made good progress at Hermannstadt. The Bulgarians defeated the pmsucl pnemj at Kajm ik* (Rec. Sept., 28, 11.50 a.m.) LONDON, Sept. 27.. A Russian communique says :—Patrol 1 skirmishes on the west front were most 1 serious at Tirul. 1 TVe forced the Turks back in the direc- : tion of H.i.nadar.. i GERMAN OFFICERS' PAY REDUCTION FORCED BY WORKING CLASS INDIGNATION. (Australian and N-.Z. Caible Association.) COPENHAGEN, Sept. 27. The Vorwaerts says the indignation of the working classes at the high rate of ■army officers' pay compelled the Kaiser to issue the recent proclamation. The reduction has provoked. l the greatest an«-er in the army. ° THE DARDANELLES COMMISSION SITTINGS' RESUMED. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, Sept. 26. The 'Dardanelles Commission resumed its" sittings to-day. Lord) Grey gave evidence to-day. Sir Maurice Hjankey, Secretary of the Imperial Defence Committee, will give evidence to-morrow, and Mr Winston Churchill on Thursday.