Russia

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 23, 21 August 1917, Page 6

Russia

SATISFACTORY SITUATION rußso-roumanian resistAnce. ■•-,,: ■ • .■■». *T,i ■ .: ■ ■•„ SEVERE ACTIONS CONTINUING. ft ess Associations-Copyright. ' (Renter's Telegrams. (Received 12.15 p.m.) London, August 20. k The situation on the Russian and Roumanian' fronts is generally satisfactory. The Germans at present are I not making any serious progress in Paldolia or Bessarabia, while 'the magnificent resistance of the RussoRoumanians is holding the enemy in}, Moldavia, The Austro-Germaiis ua.ve ( not-yet'reached Ocua and have not progressed much down the Trotus Valley. A severe struggle is progressing further south in the neighbourhood of the Sereth. LATEST GERMAN REPORT. (Received 1.20 p.m.) . London, August 20. A German official report states: The AustrorGermans drove stubbornly-re-sisting Roumanians both sides, of the Oituz Valley, and took 5000 prisoners. There we're stubborn struggles on the west "bank of the Sereth, We took 2200 prisoners. We repulsed strong Russian attacks southward of the confluence of the Rimnea.

EX-CIAR'S WHEREABOUTS. (Receiyed 1.35 p.m.) Official.—The ex-Czar has gone to Tobolsk, his removal havi 112 been dictated' in the interests of his safety. PRESIDENT WILSON'S REVIEW. Press Association— Copyright. Published in "The Times." (Received 1.20 p.m.) , London, August 20. President Wilson, in reviewing the Russian situation, says: The sobering influences, of the ; rebellion and the military catastrophe have already dissipated the political parties who were shouting their rival programmes. The prospects of an agreement at the Moscow Conference are not bright. General Korniloff has demanded full military control of the .railways'. -General Korniloff's confidential report states that .he is able to rally the fleeing armies by prompt stern measures, but the drafts arriving from the rear are full of heavy losses by desertions and are utterly unfitted owing to the complete absence of discipline and draining;'The; "railways' are disordered. These defeats are fraught /with imminent peril in face of the great enemy forces." %'<s) - :_.',.