ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3002, 13 February 1917, Page 5

ON THE RUSSIAN FRONT

GHOSTLY TACTICS BY THE GERMANS London, February 12. Wireless, Admiralty Press:—A Russian official message states: Germans, dressed in white overalls, penetrated our trenches northward of Stanislau (in Galicia), hut were driven out. Wo sank three schooners laden with corn off the Anatolian Coast (Asia Minor).—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Eeuter. GERMAN REPORT. London, I'ebruaTy 31. 'A Gorman official report* states: "We repulsed and are pursuing the Russians northward of Lake Narotch (east of Vilna), and south-eastward of Zlochoff, in Galicia, east of Lemberg."— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Router.' ANOTHER VERDUN ON RIGA FRONT ENEMY'S LEFT FLANK IN DANGER. titcc. February 12, 6.45 p.m.) London, February 11. Tho "Daily Mail's" correspondent at Petrograd states that tho Russians hold their gains on the Riga front on a lino of seven miles. Tho Germans have concentrated' all their available forces in attempts to dislodge them, and tho heaviness of tho enemy's losses recall the Battle of Verdun. Tho Russians are holding the Babit-Tirul line, and threaten Mitau and the whole of the German left flank. An army order •which was found on prisoners advised them to eat crows, as furnishing an "oxcellent and nutritious food."

Tho "Morning Post-s" Petrograd correspondent states that it is officially estimated that tho enemy's forces on a thousand miles of tho Russian front average one. division for every six milos; on tho French front, one division for every four miles; on tho Salonika front, one division for ovory fourteen miles. Tho latest German peace method is to send fire balloons into tho Russian 'lines. Thoso when blazing release leaflets printed in Russian, Polish; and Tartar. —Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.-Reutor.

THE NEW POLAND RUSSIAN COMMISSION OF'REORGANISATION. (Rcc. February 12, 9.45 p.m.) Petrograd, February 12. Official.—Tho Government Commission appointed to consider tho new organisation for Poland will assemble within a fortnight. Its recommendations- will ho submitted to tho Polish leaders.—Reuter. , . SOCIALIST PLOT IN RUSSIA ELEVEN ARRESTS. CReo. February 12, 9.45 p.m.) Petrograd, February 12. Official.—Eleven memEefs of tho Workmen's Group of tho Central Military Industrial Committee at Petrograd wero arrested and charged 1 with fomonting labour • troubles, aimed 'at ultimately transforming Russia, into a Socialistic repubßc—Router.