ENEMY LINES PIERCED

Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 89, 13 October 1915, Page 7

ENEMY LINES PIERCED

ON THE STRYPA RIVER. (Received October 13, 8.23 a.m.) NEW YORK, 12th October. A Reuter message from. Petrograd says that the Russians have pierced the Teutonic lines at Strypa River and taken over 2000 prisoners. GERMAN FORCES IN THE NORTH ' RUSSIAN ARTILLERY SUPERIOR. (TIKES AND SYDKEY SUN SERVICES.) (Received October 13, 8 a.m.) PETROGRAD, 12th October. The Russky Invalid points out that 350,000 of enemy bayonets and sabres are concentrated on the Riga-Dvinsk-Vilna front, comprising twelve divisions under General Yon Buelow on the left bank of the Dvina between Riga and Dvinsk ; fifteen divisions, under General yon Eichhorn, in the region of Vflna-Bventsi-any; and fifteen divisions in the region of Dvinsk. Deducting five divisions from Yon Buelow to cover the section on the Dvina between Riga and Jacobstadt, and allowing for Yon Eichhorn being unable to divert above one-third of his forces for operations against the Dvinsk fortified positions, leaves a total of thirty-two divisions. Artillery battles are the chronic feature on this front, in -which the Russians are evidently superior, (WIESS ASSOCIATION.) COTTON CONTRABAND PROHIBITION OF EXPORT EXTENDED. STATEMENT IJyTsIR E. GREY. (Received. October 13, 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, 12th October. Sir Edward Grey (Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs), in answer to a question in the House of Commons, said tliat eveTy possible step had been taken to prevent raw cotton and also waste yarns reaching Germany. He intended forthwith to declare contraband piece goods and other cotton products, and prohibiting their export to neutral countries contiguous to Austria and Germany. (Cheers.) UNITED STATES AND GERMANY PROTECTION OF AMERICAN LIVES « (Received October 13, 11 a.m.) WASHINGTON, 12th October. In a further Note on the William P. Frye case, the United States requests that Germany, if she finds it necessary to destroy American ships carrying contraband, will first remove the passengers and crew to a place of safety in small boats'. The State department has decided not to ask Germany to withdraw Yon Papen, I the German military attache and author of the phrase "those idiotic Americans." I Yon Papen, it is understood, has gone to Mexico. THE ALLIES' CREDIT FURTHER MONEY FROM U.S.A. (Received October 13, 11 a.m.) ,NEW YORK, 12th October. An additional Anglo-French credit of fifty millions sterling is being discussed. RELIEF OF BELGIUM LORD MAYOR'S APPEAL. TO AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND. (Received October 13, 11 a.m.) LONDON, 12th October. The Lord Mayor, on behalf of the National Committee v for the Relief of Belgium, desires to express his deep admiration of the splendid response which the people of Australia and New Zealand have made, and continue to make, to Belgium's pathetic cry for aid. He is thankful to say that the Empire Fund | has reached a million sterling. Of this Australia has provided £504,719 and New Zealand £221,314, which was generously contributed in -five and a-half months. He earnestly hopes that, in view of the increasing destitution, the benevolence of Australia and New Zealand may continue to be a mainstay of those seven million Belgians who are condemned, in the coming winter, to spend dark days and long nights in their I unhappy land. GERMANS' SLAVERY METHODS BELGIAN CIVIL PRISONERS FORCED TO WORK. (Received October 13, 9 a.m.) PARIS, 12th October. An official wireless message states that Germany is resorting to slavery in regard to the entire population of Belgium. Civil prisoners are being compelled to work on the railways, although they are unaccustomed to manual labour. CHOLERA AT KIEL. COPENHAGEN, 12th October. A serious cholera epidemic is reported at Kiel. \ THE DARDANELLES MINOR FIGHTING. AMSTERDAM, 12th October. Turkish communiques for the last few days speak only of minor fighting in the Dardanelles. TURKISH SHIPS DESTROYED LOADED WITH MUNITIONS. PETROGRAD, 12th October. The ships destroyed on the Anatolian coast were mostly loaded with ammunition. The crews of fifteen were saved. One was blown up. [A communique dated 11th October stated : — Two of our torpedo boats on the Black Sea coast of Asia Minor destroyed nineteen Turkish sailing boats, with cargoes destined for Turkish troops.] SUBMARINES IN THE | BALTIC GERMAN STEAMERS DESTROYED. COPENHAGEN, 12th October. j A submarine, believed to be British, j sank a German, collier off Aaland,*and j also shelled the ore steamer Germania. which was beached. J The crew 6 were saved. j The Lulea (recently sunk by subttiiititw E 16) wa& latkm with three tho\u land tone of, copp«r *nd other meULs.