Russia

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 75, 26 October 1916, Page 5

Russia

CERMANS CUT TO PIECES. LOSS ON THE ZOTALIPA. Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 10.56 a.m.) London, October 25. The Daily Graphic states: * The Germans are being cut to pieces in most of the sectors where the Russians are in superior numbers. Their losses were particularly heavy on the Zotalipa river. Where the Austrians and Germans are intermixed, they always fight badly together. The Russians in a single day stormed sixpositions, and took 5000 prisoners. There were- terrible casualties when the Germans were defeated in a great attack on the heights on the right bank of the river. One column in close marching order attempted to take advantage of the inequalities in terrain jn erder to get close to the Russian trenches, but air scouts observed the column, which was caught in a pitiless hail of shrapnel. The column and forces are believed to have lost 17,000 in a few hours. The 'enemy's murderous losses are due to !tactics of desperation, General Hiiv i denburg trying to copy General Brilsiloff's massed infantry attacks, but Ithe battered Germans have lost the jnecessary nerve. A Russian official report says:— We abandoned tne TehernasodaTasavalvluke position. ON BRUSILOFF'S FRONT. CRAVE GERMAN POSITION. DESPERATE TACTICS ALLEGES. Press Association— Copyright, Austin liau and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 11.25 a.m.)i ; London, October 2a. The Daily Graphic's Petrograd summary of the situation on General Brusiloff's front describes it as grave for the German Army. General Brttssiloff accounted for 100,000 Germans in three weeks. General Hindenburg's experiment of, standing ■firm trying to hit bad; was, merely as costly and quite as unsuccessful as tho earlier Austrian tactics. The Kovel front is now a second Verdun, and the Soinrae is a running sore in Germany's side. Since the catastrophic defeats in June, Germany has been sending from the north and the interior, division after division, hurling third-rate troops against shrapnel, rifles, bombs; and the Russian field fortifications. The principal lighting is at Vladimir Volynski, where the Germaifk are vainly attempting to draw General Kaledm back to Luck.