Eastern News

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 12, 14 May 1915, Page 5

Eastern News

LIBAU IN GERMAN HANDS. Uniteu Press Association. (Received 9.25 a.m.) London, May 13. The Times’ Petrograd correspondent says that the importance of the German occupation of Liban might easily be exaggerated. The arsenal has long been dismantled and tbe place was weakly garrisoned. The enemy’s objective is to entice the strategic reserve by threatening the communications.

GERMANS EXPELLED. LEFT BANK OF DNEISTER CLEAR OF THE ENEMY. (Received 9.10 a.m.) Petrograd, May 13. OfficiaJ. —The enemy has been expelled from the whole of the left bank of the Dneister and ejected from Kalestyniki. REMARKABLE RUSSIAN SUCCESS ENEMY LOSE 5C30 DEAD AND 5000 PRISONERS. The High Commissioner reports;— London. May 13th (0.25 a.m.) The, Russians are pressing the retreating Germans, who were driven from Rliavli to the south-west. In the direction of the Uxok Pass and Striyj, all the Austrian attacks were repulsed with great losses to the ■ - *r - - • '♦ •• U"I enemy.

Near Rozianka, tbe enemy occupied part of a crater made by the explosion of a mine, but were dislodged by a furious Russian onslaught, and they fled in disorder, leaving several bundled dead and many prisoners. During the last few days, the enemy left 5000 dead on the slopes of the Jawornik range. In the Trans-Dneister region, on a front of 40 miles, the Russians progressed with great success, inflicting heavy loss. Over 5000 prisoners were taken on Monday alone. The enemy hastily evacuated the whole left bank of the Duels ter and were ejected from Zaleszcziki. COSSACKS ON THE BUKOWINA, FRONTIER. (Received 11.5 a.m.) Petrograd, May 13. Official.—On the Bukowina frontier and the right bank of the Dueister, Cossacks traversed the barbedwire and dislodged the Austrians from three lines of trenches, capturing two thousand. a battery of quickfirers, and a string of caissons.