Eastern News

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 99, 27 August 1915, Page 5

Eastern News

irtLL OF BREST UTOVSK, ' , 'capture reported f'r'pm ber " ..... u ■ i '■-• ■■..r.'iUN.iv.l! ">«!■ .1,, jj. ~■.«.-.• v if»i '5 ''- - ■'"'■■•' ' '.' is, i ... I-. if " ] :"■■*':„,., ~ fo l* o'l v>i - i; ; ■"'";!.'••; » t ( .( ,■ i Unttbt). Press Association. L . ,|;.,., • i'■ (Heeeivedi'll.lo «.m> ' \ r|j ■•.. m . ■ Berlin,. August 1 26. ( • Official.—Brest LitoYsk has fallen/ The capture of Brest Litovsk (popu- .. ktioii.so,ooo) is a 'very"serimisblow to the Russians, as their forces in the vicinity of Grodno and Vilna are in imminent 'danger of destruction. owing, to their two main lines of supplies, be- ( l^tiv , ~,i t ,„i ..'.)",i v y lil - l \ Al "'!" .j ■•>'■'> 'BEFENCE OF NOVO CEORCItVSK THE LAST STAGE. : .i.ui United Press Association, ji ■ *$ v.uX ' (Received 9.10 a:m.) j ■'.'• Petrograd,' August i The Retch garrison at Novo Oeoiti- ' eysk was the l;-st stage Vh-?n the : strength of the defence did not exceed a division, the greater part having been withdrawn during the bo.nbord merit. "General Bohyr, commandant, was seriously wounded just before the fall.

THE CZAR'S MESSAGE.

"WILL FICHT ON UNTIL

VICTORY."

(.Received 8.30 a.m.) Paris, August 20

The Czar, in an interview with M Cruppi, French ex-Minister of Justice scut a message as follows: "You may reply on my unshakable will to fight on until victory crowns our efforts."

GOVERNMENT OF FINLAND.

London, August 25

Rumours in Finland assert that Fetrofirad is contemplating great dmnges in Government of Finland, recalling the Governor. General Styn Langhoff, who has always furthered Finnish national interests, is. to succeed him. <

A GERMAN REPORT.

United Vkym Absooution

Amsterdam, August 25

A German communique states: — General von Hindenberg is experiencing successful fighting at Birshi, thirty-seven mile's north-eastward of Poniwiez, and General von Scholtz captured Knyszyn, and crossed the Xarew, southward of Tykoein, and General Gallwit/. forced a crossing on the Ni»rew on Sokohy-Bialystok Road, and took four thousand five hundred prisoners. Prince Leopold, eastward of Wierchowieze, took sixteen hundred prisoners. General von Mackensen reached a height on the west bank of the Lesne. northward, of Brest Litovsk. The Austro-Gormans; pierced an advanced position near Dohrynka, south-east of Brest Litovsk. General von Linsingen on the east hank of the Bug, amid heavy fighting is advancing northwards.