The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 1915. THE EASTERN CAMPAIGN.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 38, 15 June 1915, Page 4

The Stratford Evening Post WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 1915. THE EASTERN CAMPAIGN.

Possibly the most remarkable feature of the Eastern campaign, in which Russia, single-handed is lighting enormous armies of German, Austrian and Turkish troops, is the wonderful recovery after what appear at first almost hopeless reverses. The Grand Duke Nicholas has fought some wonderful roar-guard actions against Germany’s host, and in point of strategy appears to have mostly got thy German generals badly beaten. If the news of retirement from a given position reaches us it is almost certainly followed by a very quick return to, the offensive with gratifying disaster to the German legions. One military writer expresses the view in discussing more recent happenings that the resumption of the

Russian offensive in Galicia was not to be anticipated at once, but it was expected that the Grand Duke would bring his armies to a halt on the San and the Dniester. The loss of Lemberg would be far more serious to the Russians than was the loss of Przemysl. The fortress had its sentimental value, but Lemberg is the main Galician base. The railways radiating the Jarovov, Przemysl, Sainbor, Stryj and Stanislavov facilitated the distribution of troops and supplies, with Tarnopol and Ozortkof maintaining the more eastern sectors the Russian defensive position along the Dneister should have been fairly comfortable. The retirement from Lemberg would mean almost certainly a falling back all along the Russian front. The magnitude of Rusia’s task cannot be over-estimated, and even if she does no more for the present than keep the Anstro-Germans fully occupied it will make matters easier for the Allies in the Western theatre. The fact that with China pacified Japan is able to again pour in a plentiful supply of munitions will also help the Grand Duke Nicholas to' achieve success.