Eastern News

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 15, 18 May 1915, Page 5

Eastern News

RED CROSS COMPLAINTS. Umtk.u Pre*** Association Petrograd, May 17. Official : Prince Kurakiue, special Heel Cross envoy at the front, telegraphs that the German cavalry, after their artillery had bombarded a station here our ounded were lying, finished them off with carbine butts, and then sprayed petrol and benzine about and burned the stations and corpses. I RUSSIAN BLACK SEA FLEET. I Petrograd, May 17. ! Official ; The Russian Black Sea fleet on the loth destroyed four coalladen steamers, two tugs, and twenty sailing vessels. A bombardment of Keinine, Eregli, and Kilomale was made and much damage was done. TRUST RUSSIA, ARMY BETTER THAN EVER. Times and Sydney Sun Service. (Received 8 a.m.) Loudon, May 17. The Times’ correspondent at Warsaw said: During the desperate operjations, which are on an extremely large scale, the Allies must be content to wait the results, placing in Russia the same faith as that Power has shown in the British and French periods of uncertainty. The correspondent says: “I have talked with high officials at the front, and everywhere there is optimism and confidence. They declare the array is better than ever before, and it is unnecessary to stress tlio pressing phase of the situation.

ENEMY REPORTS FROM GALICIA

AND POLAND. (Received 9.10 a.m.) Amsterdam, May 17. The Austro-Gefmans are advancing in Poland and Galicia, but they admit the Russians are making a stand at Przemysl, and on the line of the Lower San. The Germans are apparently directing an enveloping movement at this point. RUSSIAN PROGRESS REPORT. ) (Received 9.-10 a.m.) Petrograd, May 17. Saturday’s communique states: We were obliged to full back in the Carpathians in order to unite the Third Army on the San with the adjacent armies. We made prisoners of twenty thousand Austrians, who were unable to maintain their position on the loft bank of the Pruth. Except in the Kolojuea region, hero we brought up our last reserves we carried Saintyhynadworna after a great struggle, and are now energetically pursuing the enemy. Our long range batteries at Przemysl on Friday dispersed a column approaching from the west, inflicting heavy losses. M e repulsed several attacks west of Shavli, and drove back a strong column at Grouzzli which was endeavoring to envelope Shavli from the north.