THE RETREATING RUSSIANS

Wanganui Herald, Volume L, Issue 14698, 1 September 1915, Page 5

THE RETREATING RUSSIANS

HEAVY LOSSES INFLICTED ON ENEMY. Bj Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. - . Received September 1. 8.0 a.m. GENEVA, August. 31. The Russians between Brest Litovsk and Bielsk are inflicting 15,000 losses oa the Germans daily, and those between Bielsk and Grodno 20,000 dally. The capture of the town of Narew cost the Germans 30,000. TH£ GERMAN ADVANCE IN RUSSIA. ALLEGED CAPTURE OF MANY PRISONERS STRONG RUSSIAN COUNTER ATTACKS. Received September 1, 10.10 a.m. AMSTERDAM. August 31. A Berlin communique states;.—Hi ml on burg's armies arc fighting for a bridgehead south of Friedriclistadt, and are progressing. The Germans are advancing towards the Grodno-Vifna railway, and have captured two thousand prisoners. The enemy near Gorodok, evacuated positions on the eastern border of the forest at Dialystok. Prince Leopold’s armies have forced a crossing over the Upper Narew at several places, and the right wing is advancing on Pruzana. Mackensen is pursuing the enemy, ami has reached the Muckawico region, capturing three thousand of the rearguard. The advance of the German and Austro-Hun-garian troops, who broke through north of Brozezany, has been stopped at some points on tho Strypa owing to strong Russian counter-attacks. EVACUATION OF BREST LITOVSK. NOTHING LEFT FOR THE EBMANS. Received September 1, 11.25 a.m. AMSTERDAM. August 31. Tho Vossichc Zeitung's correspondent, who has visited Brest Litovsk, states that the Russians fired the whole town. The greater part was burnt down, and tho ruins are still smouldering. The inner forts and station were wholly destroyed, and only tho churches' blue domes and golden crosses are undamaged. ■ " RUSSIANS DEFEAT THE TURKS. 2000 KILLED, OVER 5000 CAPTURED. Received Septe ibep 1. 8.20 a.m. PETROGRAD, August 31. Official.—ln the Caucasus, in recen engagements to tho 22nd, we captured 1 84 officers and 5129 men. Our cavalry k'tied over two thousand Turks. IV© took twelve guns, a quantity of arms and am mnition, two convoys of supplies for two axmps, with tho headquarters' tents, ar; 1 a large number of cattle. GERMANY’S IRON HAND. WARSAW NOW SUFF E NO. Received Septe iher I, 11.25 a.m. AMSTERDAM. August 31. The Governor of Warsaw has issued ; decree to manufacturers, bankers, and tradesmen, threatening to close the: • businesses, and to punish with five ■ years’ imprisonment, any who refuse t•• trade with German subjects. QUIET TIME ON BRITISH FRONT. SOME USEFUL WORK DONE. Received Sept'tuber 1, 8.0 a.m. LONDON. August 31. Sir John French reports that sine - his communique on the 18th there has been no fighting on the British front. There has been some mining, but conditions generally are normal. Our art ten shot down enemy aeroplanes on the 18th and 21st. Our heavy artillery on the 25th ;--t fire to the railway station at Lange--marck. The same evening the Royal i tying Corps co-operated with the Allies in a successful attack on the Forest > f Ilouuthulst, without the loss of any machines. MENACE TO ROUMANIA. 200,000 GERMANS NEAR FRONTIER. LONDON. August 31. Information from a tnistwortliv sor. ’o state* that 200,000 Germans have arrived near tho Roumanian frontier, a ,w i detachment* have taken up positions in the mountains, also in the district ot lagrash.—(Times and Sydney Sun Services.) ANTICIPATING TROUBLE. LONDON. August 31. The Vossiche Zeitung is pessimistic regarding Roumunia. and says Germany expects the unscrupulous Roumanian S ilunx to show its claws at the beginning of September.—(Times and Sydney Sim Services.) Should Ronmania d.*id<* to break off relations with Austro-Hungarv. our fo«rs will have io reckon with another an.iy of 500.000 to 600,000 well-titimed Military service in Ronmania is compulsory and universal. Toung men enter the ranks at the age of twenty-one and serve for twenty-one years. The infantrv are armed with the Marmhcher magazine rifle, and the cavalry with the Mannlicher carbine. ~, . , . A . i . King Ferdinand of Houmama, who succeeded his uncle m October last, marrisd in 1893 tho eldest daughter of the Duke of Edinburgh. Queen Mane is, therefore, a first cousin of King George, wl-’le through her mother . she is a grand-daughter of tho Emperor Alexander 11., of Russia, being consequently a cousin of the Czar. AUSTRIANS ATTACK MONTENEGRINS. REPULSED WITH HEAVY LOSSES. Received Sente j;b r 1, 9.50 a.m. CETTINJK. August 31. Official-—The Austrians attempted t■» ataek in the direction of Savine and Jrebinje. but were repulsed with heavy lo.vtes,