Russia.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 23, 3 January 1916, Page 5

Russia.

(ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED ON THE STYR. NEW TRENCHES OCCUPIED ON THE STRYPA. [United Press Association.] (Received 8-25 a.m.) Petrograd, January 2. A communique states: Desperate counter-attacks made by the enemy with the object of driving us back to light bank of the'Styr were unsuccessful. Two miles of enemy trenches on the river Strypa were occupied, and we broke through the enemy entanglements and consolidated the ground won.

AUSTRIAN VERSION OF GALICIAN OPERATIONS. • s' i ■ 1: > (Received 8.25 a.m.), , Vienna, January 2. A communique states: In East Galicia the Russians advanced five times to the entanglements, hut their assaults were everywhere repulsed, and under the severity, of our lire they retired.

A CHANCED ASPECT.

INCREASED RUSSIAN STRIKING

POWER.

(Received 9.40 a.m.)

London, January 2

The Observer’s Petrograd correspondent states that last week changed the aspect of the Russo-German front from Prippt to .the Galician front, and the Dvina front suderify' blazed with fierce- activity. The previous inacti-

vity had greatly increased the Russians striking ; j)Ower. Ne\y t roops, ol x fine type of soldieh*, and ammunition

;\;ere plentiful. The Rqssiap military authorities estimate' the Austro-Ger-mans from Pripet Jto Rouraanitt-Tt a million and a-half. So far, the Russians had tile advantage. MiH-hH-H ill ; 11 •i ‘' CZAR’S GREETINGS TO FRANCE.

THE PRESIDENT'S REPLY

(Received 8.25 a.m.) ,r:6i Paris, January 2

The Czar sent the most cordial New Year’s wishes to Russia’s true friend ancT valiant ally? and also- sent greetings to! the French Army-and- expressed his; un shakfib'lff.Wbnfidehce' in- the trjnjpph of their common cause, hoping that their combined elfbvts would soon he crowned with success.

President Poincare replied that the army was proud ta co-operate with the valiant Russian Array for the defence of right in Europe, and had resolved to fight on. together with the Faithful Allies until the final victory.

SONFJRMATION OF GOOD NEWS

Potrograd, January 2

Official. —We crossed the Styr in the Czartovysk region, and captured the village of Khriasiu. Despite the futile countbri-attacks which followed, we

drove back the enemy in the Ussetchks district to the right bank of the Dniester. We progressed between the Dniester and the Roumanian frontier.