Eastern Mews

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 43, 22 February 1915, Page 8

Eastern Mews

GERMANY REPORTS RUSSIAN DEFEAT. United Press Association. Berlin, February 20. Official: The Russian defeat at Masurian Lakes was severe. It is doubtful whether much remains of the five corps, while it is certain that 150,000 men have been scattered, the Russians being cleared out of Bukovina. All this, together with the re. suits of operations'in the waters round Britain, inspires confidence. A FRONT OF 700 MILES. London, February 20. The Morning Post’s Petrograd correspondent says the Germans are preparing to attack along the whole huge front of 700 miles. They have developed enormous power, the attempt being eloquent testimony of long years of preparation. He states that the Germans’ strength at some parts of the line is as ten to one, but the Czar’s armies will continue slaying the greatest possible number of the enemy | in the cheapest way, patiently wait- i ing their time when an advance upon i the Germans at home can be made | profitably. e I — RETIRING ON AUCU3TOVO. Petrograd, February 20. 'We' are gradually retiring on Augustovo. We captured a height north of Yoliamikhoff, in the Carpathians. A Russian battalion captured fortifications at Zavadok, killing all the defenders. All the German massed Counter-attacks were repulsed, with great losses. Sanguinary fighting con. tinues in the Wyszkew, region. We captyred 2000 prisoners and six mach-ine-guns in two days.

THE TURKS SEEK REVENGE. Petrograd, February 19. No German instructors were found among the prisoners in the Caucasus. The Turks had stabbed them all before surrendering. (This bears out the statement made that the German officers were, convinced that if the attack on Egypt failed the Turks would turn on them and massacre them.) DISCREPANCIES IN REPORTS. Petrograd, February 20. Official: Austrian official messages claim to have taken 29,000' prisoners at Bukovina, while in reality our effectives did not amount to 12,000. We lost in killed, wounded, and prisoners 1014, while Germany’s losses at the Russian front in February amounted to 200.000.