The Stratford Evening Post. WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1916. THE GREAT RUSSIAN FRONT.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 61, 9 October 1916, Page 4

The Stratford Evening Post. WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE EGMONT SETTLER MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1916. THE GREAT RUSSIAN FRONT.

From' none of the many lighting fronts-'tan which we are engaged is there better news than from the great eastern line which the Czar's soldiers under General Brudloff so well maintain. This wonderful leader, who worked silently until fully assured of his position, recently utterance to words of the utmost confidence, and the action of his troops since those Words were spoken indictate that he is entirely right'. He has driven German and Austrian like chaff before the wind, and has stood firmly, against the mightiest concentrated attacks on any of his positions. He has succeeded in consolidating the line of his advance and is again within measureahle distance of Lemberg. The Russians' amazing

recovery has astonished the world and staggered Germany. A well-, known London correspondent refer-, ring to this fact says that the had days for the Russian army seem to have definitely disappeared. Two men have been standing out as thei military leaders—General Alexieff and General Ivanoff. Of these, the former is recognised as a truly great soldier. Genera] Russky for long was the most trusted of field leaders, but incurable disease, against which he fought until lungs and organs 1 seemed all but eaten away, has removed him from active work. The same writer also pays high tribute to Brusiloff, of whom he says: "The great field leader to-day is General Brusiloff; and under him are four, men all destined, it is said, to be great. They are of the new school of general arisen from the muddles of the early days: Generals Kaledin, | Lechitsky, Evert and Lesh." Every' authority on Russia and hei great regeneration agrees that a feature of-, the glorious change has been the, ruthless .scrapping of weak and self- j sufficient generals and the appointment in their place of keen and able young patriots. It has been an earnest of a reincarnated nationalism that will end for ever the insidious Gorman penetration which had so pock-marked army sis well as industry in Russia. T.t is truly said of Russia to-day that despite hard knocks and gigantic losses, she has been game throughout, and ready to take up the offensive whenever called upon. The reorganisation of her forces, including as it did the sweepin,;.; out of traitors, required time. At last there are riiles, cannon, and munitions in adequate numbers, while of men there are 'millions. The reserve depots are crowded with the powerful well-fed, tenacious men from the • interior. This time the horts of Rn«sin will not be stayed: and Ih.y have many thing-, lo repay.