Eastern News

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 6, 6 September 1915, Page 5

Eastern News

THE TURNING POINT. " ! ■ i i- ' " < RUSSIANS ON THE OFFENSIVE. i* ■■ - ••■* 'i' , r ■; i. i ■ * 1 t THE ENEMY IN DISORDER ON • i< 1 © *■ I THE i k ‘ ,l( t .51 ■ 1 l "‘ [PnITEC PllFJifl Ahs.KJIATXON.I (Received 8.5 a.in.) Retrograd, September 5. The Russians at Linden crossed the left bank of the Dwina on the night of the 2nd and drove back, the Germans from the river. Fierce Jmhting resulted, owing to the .'crpun.V' , bfiing: reinforced by men and Freidrickstadt, we withdrew ■ Rathe-• right bank. Fighting. .cputinuesT>i be«f tween the Sveuta ilia! iwevsj There was fierce fighting- at Ga'dAmi, and on the morning he entered the town and captured , eight maciiine guns and thus secured mhnmolested the retirement of neighbouring troops, whose position formed the Overgrecs salient on , our front. Our counter offensive on the right bank of the Styr was successful, and We also threw back the enemy,in the Radzivilow region. Fighting on the 2nd and 3rd between the Deraj no and the Dneirfter, we made prisoners of 60 officers,

3500 men, and some machine-guns. Our success on the Strypa on the 18th was chiefly due to armoured motor cars, nicknamed “Rushing Victory,” the crews of which, by their self-sacri-ficing action threw the Germans into the greatest disorder and inflicted heavy losses.

THE CZAR AT THE FRONT. (Received 8.5 a.m.) Petrograd, September 5. The Czar has left for the front. I JAPANESE WAR COUNCIL MEETS ( London, September 4. Japanese newspapers are discussing means of more effectively combatting GenAany. The Japanese Emperor recently gave audience to , the Premier and the Russian Ambassador, and later the War Council assembled.