Russia & Germany

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 16, 5 September 1914, Page 5

Russia & Germany

GERMANS ACTIVITY ON THE EASTERN FRONT.

Petrograd, September 4

Fresh German troop* are daily appearing at the eastern front the Landsturm replacing them on the western field. Twelve 42-centimetre guns have also been brought, which* were responsible for General Samsonoff’s reverse. There are indications that, after tJio Russian counter-attacks leading to a German retreat, the Germans are now transferring their defence from the Thorn-to-Cracow front to the PosenCracow line. The abandonment of the defence of ( the 4 line of the River Warta (Warthe) represents a gf.in'tu the Russians, inasmuch us westward from the Warta to the -Oder the Gorman front is entirely Exposed. .!}(•}; ‘ •;

PAYING GERMANY* BACK WITH

HER OWN COIN.

(Received ,9.0 a.m..) Antwerp, September 4

-The newspaper Metropole has stated that Russia has notified Germany of her intention to levy upon every German town that is occupied an amount .of double that which Germany expected from the Belgian, Towns. i ■ , .