Second Edition. Eastern News

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 85, 10 August 1915, Page 6

Second Edition. Eastern News

MORE WINDY SPASMS. GERMANY'S HOPfcS FOR PEACE. United Press Association. (Received 2 p.m.) London., August 9. i A wireless from Berlin states that the united press of America sought a message from the Kaiser in the moment of his great triumph, explaining the basis upon which Germany considered it necessary to secure European peaco and the surest advancement of civilisation. Heir von Bethmanu-Holl-weg' replied: Germany hopes the victory in Poland will hasten the termination. We are lighting for' ] a peace guaranteeing Germany and her' Allies such firm safeguards as they need for their national future and a lasting peiicej guaranteeing all Nationalities the freedom of the oceans, to enable them to serve the work of progress and civilisation by means of a free and world-wide commerce.

HOW WARSAW FELL.

Amsterdam, August 9

Correspondents to Berlin papers*, de•cribing the evacuation of Warsaw, ■ay: For two days our guns bombarded the fortifications and the bombardment, grew more intense on Wednesday night, the whole of the army's field artillery participating. The Russianas failed.to stem the advance, and at midnight evacuated the outermost fortress. The Wurtembugers, Saxons, ' and Prussians attacked eight fortresses;, rushing across soaked trenches. There was a .violent straggle on the entire front, and the Russians gradually fell pack to Praga. Warsaw suffered little from,the bombardment. The first general who entered was immediately appointed Governor. }'■ ' BRITISHERS LEAVE WARSAW. j> ■ , ■ ■ p ... \ Petrograd, August 9. The British cplony left Warsaw a moiith ago. Forty Britishers, whose long had made them thoroughly Polish in sentiment, arid six elderly ladies,, remained to the last, the "Russians ..'facilitating their departure;. X i . ;.. ~ ..,■.,..'. RUSSIAN 0 FFICIA L RE P 6 RT. '•- ! f>: •• ( f Augusfc '9. ' 'Official: In the., direction of lliga we dislodged, the enemy from the region between the Dwina and Kckan. Fighting continues without essential change east of Ponseviewcsz. The have, riot renewed their attack on Koyno and Ossiewicz. The enemy is. mak--ing;a,continuous .vigorous attack from the SSfalewi line:.along, the. whole front; - great forces being directed agiiiiist the sector. There is obstiuatefc* feiifl'guaidr the left of the Wieprz. ....During" eoimleY-Wtfacks; we made prisoner some hundreds oil the left bank pf the Bug. and w 6 successfully exercised pressure on the enemy's, advance guard between the river's Tourir and Lonzaj along a wide front. ■ ~,.... rV .'.,..,,...