Eastern News

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 93, 20 August 1915, Page 5

Eastern News

THE FALL OF KOVNO.

Unitkd Press Association

Petrograd, August 19.

The Germans’ first advance against Kovno was followed by a rushing method ol attack, involving heavy losses. Successive columns were swept away, and simultaneous with the failure against Riga and Dvinsk. they changed the Kovno tactics, replying on their artillery and bringing up the forty-two centimetre guns. GERMAN REJOICINGS. Amsterdam'. August 19. Salvoes were fired to celebrate the fall of Kovno, and all church bolls were set , ringing. AUSTRIAN REPORT. Amsterdam. August 1!). An Austrian communique says:— While the Germans advanced along the left bank of the Bug, von Arz repulsed the Russians on both sides of the Bila road, within range of Brest Litovsk fortress. Archduke Josef in the Janow district, cleared the southern hank of the enemy.

TSING-TAO AFFAIRS.

Tokio, August 19

A Chino-Japanese agreement concerning Tsing-tao customs has been signed, whereby Japan agrees to the conditions previously in force between Germany and China. All captured documents, moneys, and properties belonging to the Chinese Government are returned, and all customs collected since the capture of Tsing-tao arc returned less twenty per cent.

GERMAN PROGRESS REPORT.

(Received T 2.45 p.m.) Amsterdam, August 19

A Germaii, copnpuniqueistates; > \Ve| nufde a furthef : 3900 prisoners .-tab', Kovno. jThe Rusiansg under pressure of the capture of the, town, .are . now, evacuating .feheir. jjwsitiqiiK Kalwarja and Smvalki. We forced a (trussing of the w#vd», of .Ty^ocipsf apaking ■ jirisoners of eight hundred. North of Bielska we reached the railway from Bialystok to Brest-Litov.sk, making prisoners of two hundred. We conquered the Bokra district, northcast of Novo Georgiev.sk. We stormed and captured the forts on the northern front together with one thouisand prisonenstaml'PAT guns. Prince Leopold's! army has driven the enemy ling strong positions north of Millnik. iMackensqn’s troops penetrated the advanced! positions before Brest-Lito-vsk. Th 4 enemy have evacuated the east bank of the Bug below And above Vlodowa.! ,-■!