EASTERN THEATRE.

West Coast Times, 7 September 1915, Page 3

EASTERN THEATRE.

A RUSSIAN REVIEW. IHK RETIREMENT FROM GRODXO. Pk» Press Association.—Coptrioht. PETROGRAD. Sept. 5. The Czar lias left for the front. The Russians at Linden crossed the left bank of the Duina on the night of September 2nd and drove back the Germans troin the nr.-r after tierce fighting. The enemy, being reinforced bj men and artillery near Friediiehstadt. withdrew to the right bank. Fighting continues I s'tween the Sventa and Vilia Rivers. There was fierce fighting at Grodno on the morning of the 3rd. We entered the town and captured eight machine guns, and thus secured the unmolested retirement of the neighbouring troops, whose position formed a salient on onr front. Our counter offensive on the right bank of the Styr was successful. We also threw back the enemy in the Sadterilow region. ®nnng the fighting on the 2nd and 3rd between the Derajno and the Dniester, we made prisoners of 60 officers, 3M)O men. ami raptured some machine Suns.

Our successes at Strypa on August 30th were chiefly due to armoured motor cars which have been nicknamed the " Rushing Victory.” the crews of which by their self-sacrificing action, threw the Germans into the greatest disorder and in Dieted heavy losses. GERMAN LOSSES. VERY HEAVY IN RUSSIA. LONDON, Sept. 7. A French n>miiiiinii|itc states:— We have captured German documents which show heavy loss.*- oh the Russian front. The 12ml Infantry Regiment lost 36 officers and lift; men. The 221 th Infantry Regiment Ic-t in Galicia 2716 men, and the 61m Regiment lost 2030 men.

A PETROCRAO. DESPATCH. WHY DID IT PASS THE CENSOR;GENEVA. Sept, 6. The Gmrnali il>- Italia publishes a Petrograd despatch urging early efforts, by the Allies in Belgium and at the’ Dardanelles, as necessary. If a final victory is expccti-d it will lie necessary for the Allies to draw twenty Krkiniu of A u-tri.-D.-rioa n> from the Last front, and add-, that notwithstanding the winter the Cero-ali- will Is- able t>> pursue the Russian., and render the situation more rrilk il than ever.

The fact that the di->pa!ch passed the Russian censor is considered as significao. RUSSIAN GENERALS. PETROGRAD. Sept. 6. General Alexis Evert i-ominands the western front anl General Ira miff coin inamls the southern front. RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUE. GERMAN HYDROPLANES IN GULF OF RIGA. (Received, Sept. 7 at I.L» a.m.) PETROGRAJ), Sept. 6. A communique reports that enemy ivdropjanes bombed our torpedoers at the entrance ol lb<- Gulf or Riga. The offensive of the enemy. who were reinforced at FriedrieliMadt, and his superiority, forced our troops, who —Tossed the river at Linden, to reeross » the right hank. Our withdrawal near Friedrichstadt waa doe to the enemy's artillery firing the Drina bridges. Two Russian destroyers in the Black Sea damaged Hemihefa. and two torpedoers at Zurruhlak in a two hours' engagement. The enemy Bed to the Bosphorus. We also sank four coal Men colliers which the enemy had abandoned.