Eastern News

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 82, 10 April 1915, Page 5

Eastern News

“HOW GAN THEY WIN?” COLLAPSE OF AUSTRO-CE RMAN OFFENSIVE. BALANCE OF FIGHTING POWER INCLINES TO ALLIES. (Received 5.‘20 p.m.) Times and Sydney Sun Service. London, April 9. Tile Times’ military correspondent says that since the collapse of the Austro-German offensive nu the east front the German high command has been dearly puzzled and has almost ■forgotten to announce to the military [imaginary victories. War councils [are everywhere discussing countless war plans. Germany has a clear inferiority of one million on the western front, with an inferiority of her reserves, and a similar position on the east front, not counting all the gentle neutrals w ho arc eager to assist the conqueror. The early German preponderance, which enabled the Invasion ot armed nations has disappeared, and [the balance of fighting power is inclining more against the Germans. They couldn’t conquer when they possessed a superiority of numbers, and now, he asks, how can they win? OUTLET FOR RUSSIA. FROM BLACK SEA THROUGH BULGARIA AND GREECE. TO THE AEGEAN SEA. Times and Sydney Sun Service. (Received 9 a.m.) London, April 9. A Sofia message states that two Russian delegates arrived to conclude arrangements with the Bulgarian railroads for direct communication between Russia and Salonika.

AUSTRIAN LOSSES IN THE CARPATHIANS. United Press Association. (Received 8.55 a.m.) Rome, April 9. The Messagero says that the Austrians lost 300,000 in the Carpathians, of whom one-third were taken prisoners. Whole divisions were armed with old-pattern German rifles, and some were using black powder. Apparently., the factories were unable to turn out smokeless. RUSSIAN SCOUT TORTURED BY THE GERMANS. United Press Asbooiation. Petrograd, April 9. Official; Despite various tortures, a Russian scout captured at Raioga. near Myszynicq, refused to give information, whereupon the Germans, in the presence of officers, cut off his ears and mutilated his face. The scout escaped. The Grand Duke Nicholas decorated him. THE CARPATHIANS CAMPAIGN. Petrograd, April 9. Official:' We progressed at Ondawavally, and dislodged the Austrians. In the Stropkapuczacz sector we repulsed the Austro-Germans, who had been considerably reinforced from Mezolaborez. We are successfully crossing the principal chain of the Carpathians north of the Uszok—Berezna line.