In the eastern theatre of the war the news is
also good. The Russian troops are once again on German soil, this time in the neighbourhood of Memel, in North-East Prussia. The German Headquarters speak of their having gained "a cheap success," allege that they have plundered and burnt villages and farms—which is apparently regarded by the Germans as an unheard-of atrocity!—and announce that for each German village or farm burnt three Russian villages or farms will be deetroyed. The Russians are not savages, and we very much doubt the plundering, and feel sure that the burning has not been deliberate. It is mach more likely that the Germane are manufacturing in advance excuses for acts of "frightful- ness." supposing that they should be able to make a new Adam:toe into Russian territory. In the south the Russians are making good progress in the Carpathians. and also in the Bakoerina. We should not be surprised if any day we heard of a big Russian auceese there, and of large bodies of Austrians being cut off and forced to surrender.
Previous page
