Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954), Sunday 28 January 1917, page 1


RUSSIANS AND GERMANS

A Remarkable Armistice

LONDON, Saturday.

A Russian official message says: "In the region of Tirul swamp we took the offensive and dislodged the enemy, taking some prisoners, but withdrew under German pressure. "We ad-vanced a mile in the direction of

Kalngen, but fell back before counter-attacks. General Ivanhkevitch, who led the first line, was wounded, but remained at his post."

Rome advices from Petrograd re-port great German reinforcements on the Riga front under Hindenburg's personal direction. Berne states that the Swiss frontier contiguous to Ger-many remains rigorously closed.

Packs of hungry wolves infest the Polesie front, and the soldiers are beating them off with machine guns. In some cases Germans joined Rus-sians in fighting the wolves. Recently the Russo-Germans suspended a hot encounter and organised a joint hunt to drive off the wolves. Afterwards they returned to their trenches. There was no treachery on either side.