Russia.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 75, 27 November 1915, Page 5

Russia.

DIFFICULTIES IN THE DEFENs SIVE. , ? ■ RUSSIANS TAKING OFFENSIVE. United Press Association. Paris, NovUiber 25. Le Petit Parisien’s Russian cor- 1 respondent states that the Russians and Germans on the Riga-Dvinsk front are nearly of equal strength. Petrograd is sending sufficient munitions. The freezing of the lakes, rivers and marshes makes the defensive more difficult. Other messages state that the Russians are preparing for a general offensive.

BAIT FOR THE RUSSIANS. GERMANS’ OFFENSIVE ON THE STA w. (Received 8.25 a.m.) London, Aovemoer 2d. Austra-Germuns have initiated- a vigorous oltensive on uie tttyr and along the Kick railway, wim tne object oi inducing the Russians to detach troops from Bessarabia.

MiLCELLANEOUS ITEMS. Copenhagen, November 25. Russian artillery smashed ice on tlie Styr .while the enemy were crossing, and a battalion of them were drowned. London, November 25; Colonel says that Germany’s failure to overwhelm Russia is likely to be the turning point in the war. Russia’s armies have’ all thw winter in which to recuperate, and the whole of Russia is incessantly turning out arms and munitions, while there is also an increasing flow of munitions to the Aides. A neutral states that next spring the Russian campaign will recommence more furiously than ever, AVho but a fool among the Allies can think of peace?