NEW STRATEGY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 8274, 20 October 1915, Page 5

NEW STRATEGY.

LONDON, October 18. The Exchange Telegraph Agency's correspondent at Petrograd reports that tremendous satisfaction reigns in all quarters at tho vigour and the initiative shown since the Czar and Gen- ] oval Alexieff took over the command. ] The successes gained havo boon reacting favourably on the spirits of the army and civilians. Returned wounded state that the troops are more confident and more cheerful than at any timo since the Austro-German spring oifensivc produced the Russian strategy -of retirement. Tho secret of success in tho war henceforth must bo that the enemy shall riot get any more ground than ho

is able to take. This policy presents

certain dangers, but the Staff considers the risks less harmful than the losses of men and material resulting in a continued retreat. Since the Czar initiated the now strategy Russia haa lost only a third of the number of prisoners compared with a similar period in the preceding months, and has taken five times as many, and has also regained some lost territory in three theatres of war.