Eastern News

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 28, 3 February 1915, Page 5

Eastern News

VUE RUSSIAN VICTORY AT CORLESS. [Umi'Ki) Pbebb Association.] Retrograd, February 2. The Russian victory at Corless was decisive, resulting in the annihilation of all but one division, which escaped via Sary Kainish to Karaurgan. The enemy attempted a Hanking movement, but became hemmed in on the Oltv River. The battle was fought in a furious snowstorm. The Russians scaled the mountain passes in many feet of snow, and had sufficient stamina to enable them to storm the Turkish positions and carry the village with the bayonet, killing seven hundred. Much munitions of war and many prisoners were captured. Hand-to-hand fighting occurred at Borjimoff on Friday and Saturday, one attack of four German regiments resulting in the loss of four-fifths of the attackers. Many were made prisoners. Over forty of the prisoners had had only a fortnight’s training. Such troops have hitherto been used us food for cannon, being sent to certain death in order to exhaust the Russian ammunition before the troops deliver their real attack. The Russians, having discovered the trick, now reserve their fire. The Germans are now testing mixing the Landsturmers with the regular battalions.

THE GERMANS ON THE OFFENSIVE. Petrograd, February 2. Official: Russian cavalry penetrated the German lines fifteen versts north of Sierpic. The German offensive at Liyna and Dobrzln on the 30th was repulsed and the Germans were thrown back northwest of Wloclausb, leaving many dead. The German offensive south of Boli mow developed into active operations by very largo forces. The German offensive was marked by great tenacity and was conducted in close formation, strongly supported from behind. Fighting at Bolimow on the 31st compelled the Russians to retire to the second line of trenches.

THE FIGHTING IN PRUSSIA. London, February 2. The Times’ Petrograd correspondent says;—“Exceptional interest attaches to the operations north of Tilsit. Evidently the Russians’ plan is to outflank the German position about the Mazurian Lakes, and over-run East Prussia for strategical reasons. The new move purposes diverting the Germans from the western front, and also from the Polish and Galician theatres.” THE RAIDER OF LIBAU. Petrograd, February 2. The crew of the Parseval included two men employed as hairdressers at Libau, also Lieutenant Schenk, a large landowner in Russia, where he conducted a lucrative timber business for the German Government. Schenk refuses to disclose the nature of the orders on which he bombed the defenceless city.

COLOSSAL CASUALTIES. RUSSIAN TRENCHES AT BOLIMOW RECAPTURED. GERMAN LOSSES IN A WEEK. (Received 8.40 a.m.) Petrograd, February 2. A communique states: A vigorous counter-attack recaptured all the trenches at Bolimow, the German casualties being colossal. The Germans in the Pipuo-Dohrzin fight during the past week lost 6000 killed and many wounded. The Russians during throe days on the Wyslok-Xijniaia front captured 78 officers, 4065 men, four guns, and ton mitrailleuses.