AUSTRIAN LOSS TOTALS 550,0.00 MEN

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2269, 1 October 1914, Page 5

AUSTRIAN LOSS TOTALS 550,0.00 MEN

MANS IN HUNGARY ADVANCING SOUTH FROM SEVERAL POINTS ' : ' i (Rec. October lj 0.40 a.m.) Stockholm) September 29. Telegrams from Vienna state that it is semi-officially adfliitted that against t!he Russians, the Austrians up to last Thursday lost 150,000 killed, 200,000 200,000 taken prisoners, and 900 guns. ' . " ■- The supply of quick-firers is exhausted, and the Austriana are new relying on obsolete oannou. VIGOROUS RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE. Petrograd, September 29. Official. —The Russians are rapidly pushing tho offensive in. the Augustow forests, in .Northern Poland, between Grodno and Suwalki. , . The enemy has been considerably reinforced on the Silesian front, where it is displaying great activity. Soveral sorties from Przemysl were, unsuccessful. The Austrian Tetreat continues in great confusion. The Russians captured further prisoners and a, number of guns. GERMAN CHANGE OF PLANS. London, September 23. ■ Russian experts consider that the Germans changed their plans deliberately, seeking territory suitable for wintering in, and abandoning the lightning-like blows hitherto attempted against Russia.—("Times" and .Sydney "Sun" Services.) . < RUSSIAN ADVANCE INTO HUNGARY. (Rec. September 30, 8.45 p.m.) • Roma, September 29. It is officially admitted at Budapest that the Russians have crossed the frontier of Hungary at several points, despite reinforcements having been sent to oppose them. . .