Russia.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 52, 30 October 1915, Page 5

Russia.

THE NORTHERN FRONT. GERMANS PROPOUNDING NEW PLANS. WITHDRAWAL FROM RiCA. ENORMOUS LOSSES AND EXHAUSTION OF TROOPS. United Pkess Association. ('Received 8.40 a.m.) London, October 31. Renter states that there is comparative calm on the northern front, the German command working out a newplan, but they clearly realise that Riga is unobtainable for winter quarters, n hich was promised the troops. The live months' campaign in the Baltic Provinces has only resulted in enormous losses and the exhaustion of the troops. A German communique, admits their withdrawal from the Mis'se river, eight miles from Riga. GERMAN REPORT FROM THE SOUTH. (Received 8.40 a.m.) London, October 31. A German communique states that it is reported that the enemy is evacuating Kovel,where he had accumulated vast quantities of ammunition and supplies. (Kovel is a town of about 20.000 population in the Vdlhynia government on the bank.s of the Turiya river).

THE RUSSIAN WAR LOAN. I (Received 11. a.m..) Petrograd, October 31. The hanks at Petrograd and Moscow are taking up sixty million sterling of the forthcoming war loan. WHERE THE FLEET HOMES IN. (Received 11.5 a.m.) Petrograd, October 31. The German slackening on the Riga front is believed to be (hie to submarines in the Baltic preventing tho transport of shells.