RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN.

Wanganui Herald, Volume L, Issue 14740, 20 October 1915, Page 5

RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN.

INCESSANT FIGHTING. GERMANS SUFFER SEVERELY. Press Association. —Telegraph—Copyright. PETROGRAD, October 19. A communique states: There is no cessation in the fighting between Demme n and Drisviaty Lakes. The Germans were dislodged with enormous losses from positions on the southern side of. Drisviaty. ■ — 1 MUNITIONS IN PLENTY. NEW RUSSIAN ORDER TO TROOPS. LONDON, October 19. The Daily Mail’s Odessa correspondent says that new orders have been issued to the southern armies not to spare their ammunition, as the supplies are fully organised. The Russian output has been more than trebled during the last four months.—(Times and Sydney Bun Services.) ON THE WESTERN FRONT THE ENEMY HELD UP. LONDON, October 19. At Artois and ■ Souchez the enemymassed but were unable to leave their trenches. There were artillery duels in the Somme and the Champagne, where an important munition depot was exploded. THE AIR FIGHTERS. GERMAN POSITIONS BOMBED. AMSTERDAM, October’ 19. Allied' aviators flew over Bercham, near Brussels, and bombed 1 military: buildings- ' Despite a heaVy fire they escaped southward. ANTI-ZEPPELIN REPRISALS. LONDON, October 19. Viscount Bryce, in a letter, protests agaiiist the public demands for antiZeppelin reprisals for dropping bombs on civilians. Britain, he says, still stands for protecting the Hague Convention. To initiate savagery would lower us to the level of the Germans. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle says we' would be justified in laying certain towns in Germany in ruins in order to compel the cessation of Zeppelin attacks.— Times and Sydney Sun Services.) THE CALL FOR MEN BRITAIN NEEDS THREE MILLION MORE. LONDON. October 19. General Eric Swayne, sneaking at Hull, said Britain needed three million, more men before the spring. It , was estimated that Germany has still., between nine and ten-million men of age;; ranging from 18 to 45. It was useless to talk of wearing out Germany, but if Britain raised an additional three millions. the German numbers would bo. counter-balanced, and the enemy would recognise that it would be fruitless t.i continue, the war. Britain did not want conscription, but, unless three .millirm men were recruited by the spring, tlm military authorities could not be held responsible fpi; the result. AUSTRO-GERM AN CONFIDENCE. PREPARING FOR PEACE. GERMAN EFFORTS TO RECOVER COMMERCE. v LONDON, October 19. A trustworthy neutral describe; Vienna as very l gay. The obsession < f victory has succeeded the . agonies n depression. The Austrians are absolutely confident, and .rely on Germany, 1 though they dislike the Germans mor' than ever.' They complain that Austro; Hungary does all the work, and Germany gets alt the praise. _ . : ' Berlin is openly exultant. The majority believe that the efforts of Germany should be concentrated on finishing th i war. Conferences of bankers, manufacturers, and agriculturists, are preparing post helium organisation. Whether th t war ends in one, two, or ten years, Germany will instantly commence to recover commerce. Berliners believe tha Britain is terrified owing to London having been partly ruined by Zeppelins. The Government cleverly spreads whupers that British Ministers have made approaches for peace. There are onlv shortages of india rubber, wool garments, and Havana cigars. German,; is obviously importing supplies through neutrals.—(Times and Sydney' Sun Services.) GREEKS FRATERNISING WITH ALLIES. LONDON,/October 19. A Salonika message states / that the soldiers of the Third Greek Army Conn have been ordered to salute the Allie! officers and fraternise with the FranceBritish, the whole being natural friends. —(Times and Sydney Sup Services.) Forty- thousand Anglo-French troops will be concentrated- at Salonika on Wednesday.—(Times and Sydney Sun Services.) - . AUSTRALIA’S PART. 165,064 MEN ENROLLED. Received October 20. 9 a.m. MELBOURNE, October 20. • Senator Pearce states that to the 13th October 165.964 expeditionaries wrr - enrolled, and 95.975 of these had been sent abroad, while 69,989 are still u*. training. ■ ' ' THE WAR AND CUP DAY Received October 20, 9 a.m. .MELBOURNE, October .20. Owing to tile war the associated bank; will not annlv to ih.e Governmnot ; t > 'reclaim "Cup Day” a statutory hobt , Jay. ......... ■ ~A, '“tTtWrf i ’(* jf»