HUGE DAILY LOSSES OF THE GERMANS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2555, 1 September 1915, Page 5

HUGE DAILY LOSSES OF THE GERMANS

| HEAVY PRICE FOR EASTERN SUCCESSES PROGRESS OF THE GREAT OFFENSIVE By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright 1 ' ' . , „ 0 1 ■ ■; ■ Cenova, August 30.. Ilio,Russians between Brest. Litovsk and Biols'k are iiiilictiug losses of fiftoen thousand Germans daily, and thoso between" Bielsk and Grodno twonty thousand daily. - , ' The capture of the town of Narew cost tho Germans thirty .thousand men. RUSSIAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE ■ ' ' (Rec., August 31, 9.35 p.m.) um, n ' ' - v.' ,'. Petrograd, August 31. ■7 A,communique states: ihe 'Germans aro attacking o,n the Eckauneunut railway and Bicrslialen. \ '■ . ' "Thero-is no important change on the Dyinsk front. At some points wo assumed the offensive. _ . \ "The enemy has passed, to the right bank of tho Niemen in the rerion of Olita. \ "Our armies continue to retreat on the rest of the front along Middle Niemen and towards tlie south as far as the River Pripet. covered by the rcargu&rds, which on August 28, repulsed attacks in the region' of' Lipsk inflicting heavy losses, and. also a stubborn offensive by large enemy forces from tho west oil tho Proiijamy-Gomidetz front." . i '' ~ • .. ■ VON MACKENSEN ATTEMPTS, A TURNING MOVEMENT , ■ ■», i . . . ■ • . , , . (Rec. September 1, 0.10 a.m.) ■: , , ■■■• c „ , r , ' , Petrograd, August 31. A portion of General von Maekensen's army witli the Austrian.? endeavoured to expel, thei Russians from tjieip last bold '.in Galicia, General 'von Mackeiison, while developing the offensive at the Zlota Lipa started a turiiinw more on Lutelc and southward to Vladimir Volynsld, tho onlf be n! that tho Russian rearguard engaged in a stubborn fight at Lutzk, covering .tho retreat-of the mam forces to the Polish region; which is unfavourable for, a rapid German advance, as it contains thick forests covering an area of 550 miles, with swamps and. numerous streamlets, preventing the enemv from utovjng compactly on a wide front. • • ■ ■ .Captured German cavalry, scouts who were brought to Vilua report tint tho troops wore •expecting new clothes before the winter campaign for which Gormacy.is actiydy preparing. • . r . , 5 . „ GERMAN OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE. • ; ~ . v . Amsterdam, August 30. A German communKjuo, states: Bulow is fighting, for tho bnajjehead southward of Friedrichstadt. General von Eichorn has reached ttin district north-east of Odyta, capturing 1600 ' • \ A "} V ® storm 9d Lipsk, :on the Bobr, forcing the Russians in the direction of Cireilßo to evacuate tie Sidra sector.. Wo pased, through Sokolka, and- reached stok s 0n astern border of the forests north-cast and cast of Bialy'.'PriiicoLeepold is fighting in the Bialviesh Forest for the Upper Narew ■ ' crossings. . , 11 1JBl- ! ' '."G«»eral force ejected the Russians from pesifcions in Buchopol, and is sharply pursuing them. "The Russians,,lll order to.enable -a detachment to retreat through tlie 1 marshy distvnit eastward o Prushani gave battle toWieneral von Mackcnsen on tto PaWubpo hue, south of kobrm, but wore •defeated,' although a portion of tho. rotreating troops returned to their assistance." ( . , / ■; V . ' ■ EACH GERMAN SUCCESS FOLLOWED BY PEACE FEELERS The Paris correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" declares" 1 Geraaa success is being- accompanied by repeated peace negotiations, all of whici are refused unconditionally. J , RUSSIAN PUBLIC WARNED OF GERMAN LIES. /A' warns the public that tho G C rma n s P lr° fi dlftritufi" S g men- ' aaciaus accounts of their victories and suggestions to concludo ueace 111 order to evade censorship they are enclosing the panel's in'chocolate bases, photographic goods, and other articles smuggled through to neutrals.' ("Times" and' Sydney "Sun" Services.) v \ (Rec. August 31, 7.50 pim.) : Tho. ■"Frankfurter ZeitimgV. ivriting on the fall- of"Te°s"' Lito3,3°detlarcs that the campaign 111 Russia is definitely won. . Russia's nhn nf u-itl, drawing her armies to avoid annihilation lias been unsuccessful, because her l«ss<?s nr prisoaors and-guns 111 equivalent to a crushing defeat." 1 GOVERNMENT AND DUMA TO CO-OPERATE STJIONG DEMAND FOR EFFICIENT EFFORTS. ; Since the assembly of the Duma vigorous efforts have'tatm oif • s V ne!ll !, S | Wllei .' cl!> ' Goveniment and the Duma' could co-opornto more effec- , , X' Iheie is much opposition to the immediate introduction of Parliament- 1 tZ,%L°TIh n b An ' an p" len r ts are . therefore being discussed whereby five Imp ° ri?l wiU e » tcr tho Cabinet as i\r«aii\vhi!e, many Ministers, Governors, and minoir officials, who were re™'"cspoHsiblo for tho rccont defeats aro bcinf rcolacee) | .by men m whom the Duma has coufidenM. 1

ation '' e neffs P a P ers ' lave ' ]CCn permitted practically freo comment on the situ,w A ?P epi!ll assembly at Moscow,. representing many institutions of every nescription, passed- a resolution that tlio war must bo continued, at whatever Niti nYVTf 101 IOUS Cnd '' Tll ° - assembly uVged tho creation of a Cabinet of