Eastern News

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 92, 19 August 1915, Page 5

Eastern News

■ . j ;f K.n . r tr THE FALL OF KOYNO. J : , , i'i'i ’ ■ ” f - h >..iT r~M i • .. ,: i (ENEMY REPORTS CAPTURE. ! .. •ii'i,■!!!// !""" " ’ ' h •' ,i. , i., !■■*.“ l2Lji ■ '■ . Si r. it jiVl ■ ■’ l ‘" l ' '' 1 ’ ’■ v UNITED T*feKß» iA«SdOI>TION ' i> . m (JR;ejceivod' 8/4-3 - . .. ;.;M August *9O. j j • _ 7* , Official.—Kbvno fell last night. , J ; i ~ ■ • .v.l ENEMY’S RECORD OF CAPTURES : ~ i'■ 1 huh! ■ i• ■ frn i 11 r ! .. j -ts■;-; *■/ .cmm. ) ■: : 1 1 i! ti Ml> j . ' . “ M OST; ST U6B 0R N fi ESI St ANC E. • f: !! '’ t ■■!•'■ hi i ! i ur 1!-,: i',l a.in.) it. ijn’mii.' I jAihsterdfiin. Align.-,t 18. iff A/.-'0 origan official .message rtates that Kavi,voj with all the forts, ami an enormous iqua-htity of war , .material, including over four hundred guns, was taken by, ■ assault after a most stubborn resistance, . r ,j .

VILNA THREATENED.

REMOVAL OF CITY’S VALUABLES

(Received 10.0 a.m.) i Retrogrnd, August 18

The Gqveijiior of Vilna, as a .precaution" occupation, has ordered the removal of the banks, factory plants, and everything useful to the enemy. Taubes dropped bombs on Vilna.

(Vilna is' 473 miles S.E. of Petrograd on 'the plain railroad from Petro-

grad to War.spwf Evacuation of A’ilua will leave the railroad in the hands of the Germans, and the only communications the Russians will have with Petrograd will be via Moscow or by a shorter route via Torshok and Viazna. The fall of 'Vilna will imperil the Russian forces holding the line from Vilna to Riga, and probably Riga will be evacuated or invested. If the, enemy capture Vilna, they will have a railroad along which they can pour troops Northwards and to the Southeast of Riga to Duunberg, which is about 200 miles south of Petrograd. Indeed. Vilna would lie a loss to the Russians, which would imperil their whole line from north to south.

THE WOUNDED IN PETROCRAD

WINTER PALACE AS HOSPITAL

(Received 10.0 a.m.) Petrograd, August 18

A great part of the Winter Palace has been formed into a hospital to accommodate one thousand.

(The Winter Palace in Petrograd was Ijnilt after the destruction of the old Palace by fire in 1887. It is the finest and probably the most magnificent Pala'ce in the world. It is situated east of the Admiralty. The State apartments and saloons are of the most superb character : the Km press’s Saloon has the walls covered Vvith gold, and the White Saloon being decorated totally in white and gold. 'The Palace contains many priceless art treasures and pictures. When the Kmperor lives there, more than (5000 persons are accommodated in the Palace.)

SN THE CAUCASUS.

TURKS PUNISHED IN OPERATIONS ON THE EUPHRATES.

RUSSIANS’ GREAT CAPTURE

United Press Association (Received 1 p.m.) Petrograd, August IS

An official message concerning operations in the Caucasus states:

Our enveloping column captured the Klytch Pass, which is the Turks’ principal line of communication to the right hank of the Euphrates. The Turks violently hut fruitlessly counterattacked. and then threw a division against .Meryhemih Pass, driving out our weak forces with the object ot cutting our communications. We were reinforced hy several battalions, and made a determined attack throughout the day and night of the 9th. A bayonet assault at dawn on the l Oth recaptured the Pass, and, establishing ourselves at Charidagh, we pursued the Turks along the Euphrates Valley. They vainly attempted to make a first stand smith of Kara Kilisse.then on the left hank of the Upper Euphrates. finally at Palanteken. All their efforts were fruitless. On the 12th, we occupied the district of Melasghert, securing our left wing’s position. Wo captured a number of guns, machine guns, and rifles, and a quantity of ammunition, and much commissiarat. Several regimental commanders, dozens of officers and thousands of soldiers were captured. The whole district was full of parties of Askaris. who surrendered unresisting. Shells and caissons litter all the roads traversed by the Turks, indicating that their defeat was serious. (In to-days cable, Melasghert is the most important district named. The scene of operations is SO miles from Erzerum, which is the chief city in Armenia. It is fortified strongly. Melasghert is on the Eastern Euphrates on the River Murad. It is about To miles north-west of Van. which is on the south shore of th lake of 11 io same name. The object of the Russian campaign is obviously t° relieve the Armenians from per sedition, and to extend their Caucasian territory further, around, the Black Sea. 1 The: district, .captuml,ds . „w, fertile, and .the Turks draw much supply from it. Russian pressure in the ’East Caucasus keeps a large body of TnVk.C employed, and tin’s 1 relieves the Allies 'in Gallipoli of further Turkish rtMuforceineuts.) 111 •i■ ■ ; ■,, ; j ,■. • iiii .i i, if • if fill , i i i 'I ' i: r ' ■ GERMAN PROGRESS REPORT. 1 [United Press Association.] ’ (Received 1 p.m.) Amsterdam, August 18.

A German eonumuiique lf statep;.Tvrp more forts wWeLstotbhedbVn the iiortlfeast front at Novo Georgievisk. twenty jvulis ami > six hundred' prisoners “being captured; . Tjup are offering fresh strong resistance to Prince Leopold’s - finny oil" the ■ Rartiloiika spefor. On both fjide.s of Sienuitycze. on the Bug. near Euer.sten-doj-f, ,we,,forced a .crossing, repulsing the enemy. Our right wing reached the.south bank of therLhigi and (feipei ral Mackensen drove the- enemy from the Bug into the advanced positions at Brest-Litov.sk. We advanced east of Vlodava across the railway from Cholm to Brest-Litovsk eastward..