Eastern News

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 25, 28 September 1915, Page 5

Eastern News

GERMANS IN A TRAP. TIDE TURNED IN T|4E NORT’k, THE FIGHT FOR DVINSK. [United Pkesb Association, j (Received 8.40 a.m.) London, September 27. A French official wireless states that orders addressed to GerinanS operating in the Dvinsk district statdifi: “Tens of thousands of your cpito-ados who courageously pierced the Russian front at Seventyiany and are moving eastward, tare endangered. While Dvinsk remains Russian it is absolutely necessary, to take the town.” The wireless adds: “These wishes seem unlikely to lie realised.” RUSSIANS “COME BACK.” CONSTANTLY PROGRESSING WESTWARD. THE WHOLE LINE MOVES. (Received 8.25 a.tov.fyi *■■■■).■■ Paris, September 27. M. Nadeau at the IhlMinir. Headquarters, telegraphing to Le Journal, reports considerable RuWsiah ; • Muccdssi south of Polesie. They are progressing constantly westward, and methodically regaining the watercourses which the Germans previously captur- / ed at enormous cost. The Ruslans wore everywhere advancing; between Polesie and Roumania to the German positions north o fthe Dwina on the 25th. RUSSIAN PROGRESS REPORT. The High Commissioner reports:— London, Sept. (11.15 a.m.) The Russians captured Resterka, in the neighbourhood of Wilna. In the same district the fortified village of Ostroff was carried with a bayonet charge, and Village 30 was re-cap-tured. 1 The enemy was driven dut of the trenches near *t)ie village of (*)ld!'Kiliohit/.y. 600 Germans being, made prisoners, besides takifig quantities of munitions and wagons. , , Podlugie aftifrSi^ sanguinary bayonet charge, and the GerItptftkt were driven across 1 the Strumfli'iu, abandoning numerous wounded ‘ aj.ujl! {quantities of munitions.