Eastern News

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 29, 2 October 1915, Page 5

Eastern News

HEROIC RUSSIAN NURSE. TENDS THE WOUNDED AWD RALLIES WAVERERS. United Presb Association (Received 10.30 a.m.) Petaograd, October i. Unheeding Appeals from officers to take shelter from the hail of bullets, Mira Ivanova, a nurse, tended the wounded in the thick of battle on September '2l until .all the officers, including her brother,, had fallen, and the men were wavenng. Mira realised that the moment was a critical one, so she rallied the remnants and charged at their head and captured a trench. She was then struck in the head by a bullet and soon died. GERMAN REPORT. Berlin, Septenißlvor 30. General Hindeiiburg stornaed and broke through the Russian position east of Soorgon, taking a thousand prisoners. Prince Leopold has repulsed man yattacks, with great loss. General von Linslngen captured eight hundred prisoners on the upper Kormin. 'i t I RUSSIAN OFFICIAL REPORT. Petrograd, October 1. A communique states: Our cavalry stopped, the German offensive southward of Lake Drisviaty. We dislodged the enemy at Kuiekovitery, on the Styr. and retook Kochichtho, eastward of Kolkie. There i.s stubborn fighting, in the vicinity of Silno. eastward of Lutsk, which we abandon,ed two days ago. We were obliged tc retire in some sectors, but repeated our counter-attacks southward of Silno, and dislodged the enemy from the trenches. GERMANS ABANDONING WOUNDED AND MATERIAL. Petrograd, October 1. Generally, as a result of a series of successful engagements, the post ; turns.of our armies along our front is favorable, Our offensive, ; was particularly successful eastward ol the fcivien-tsiany-Ochjmiana dine* and jthe Germans’ depression is noticeable by the abandonment of slightly wounded men,- anfl also waggons, arms, and projectiles along the line - of retreat. mmmtmmmmmaammmwmmt» W