PROGRESS OF EASTERN CAMPAIGN

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2281, 15 October 1914, Page 5

PROGRESS OF EASTERN CAMPAIGN

~., ANOTHER BATTLE IMPENDING ), Rome, October 18. The "Messagero's" Petrograd correspondent says the Russians have raised the siege of Przemysl in order to prepare to meet the Austro-German army. , Petrograd, October 13. Official.—Russian cavalry have crossed several passes in the Carpathians and descended on to' the great plain of Hungary. „.,';> .' . [A message received by the Prime Minister from the High Commissoiner states that the siege of Przemysl is being continued.] ' ' GERMANS DENY RUSSIAN VICTORIES. (Rec. Ootober 14, 6.25 p.m.) v London, October 13. 'A Berlin report says the whole situation is favourable for the Germans, and charactarises the Russian victories at Suwalki ?nd Augustow as inventions, but the locality of later engagements proves Aat the Germans have} been driven westwards—("Times" and Sydney "Sun Service.) ..' ~z: .;., ~-; ...; ' "THE STRATEGY OP DESPAIR." 'London, October 18. A Petrograd correspondent desoribes the present German operations as the strategy of despair, and says they are without parallel in the history of warfare.-("Time S " and Sydney "Sun" Service.) . < _ Petrograd, October 13. Semi-official.— Owing to the great losses the German army has sustained, all officers and non-commissioned officers who hayo ever been in the army have been ordered w rejoin the colours, whatever their age. Generals in retirement may obtain commissions in the Landsturm and the Landwehr. A corps of teachers of primary schools is also going on active service. FIVE AUSTRIAN GENERALS RETIRE. (Reo. Ootober 14, 9.20 p.m.) '..',..', Rome, October 13. The Austrian "Army Gazette" announces the retirement of five prominent generals, including three army corps commanders. I AUSTRIA'S IRON HAND FOR ITALIANS PREPARATIONS FOR WAR. ' , Rome, Ootober 13. Prince Hohenlohe. Governor of Trieste, has circularised the heads of the police in Austria's Italian provinces to the effcot that in the event of war with Italy all Italian subjects between the ages of eighteen and forty year* 6hall be "•'.". imprisoned in fortresses, and those above the age of forty, and also women and children, shall be ordered to leave the country within twelve hours. Those suspected of anti-Austrian propaganda shall bo summarily tried, and, if found guilty, shot. Italian subjects in Austria inoluded 1 in the list of proscription shall be imprisoned in fortresses, and those not included in the lis© of proscription who aro between the ages of eighteen and forty years shall be enrolled lr regiments serving in Bohemia. ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SERIOUSLY-ILL'. „, ~' . ,„ ' ' Rome, Ootober 13. The Marquis of San Giuuano, Minister for Foreign 'Affairs, is in a critical

'• '">BIG: ITIMAN: ,WAR .VOTE. (Re*. October 14, 6.25 p.m.) - ■ ' ', London, October 13. Italy. expenditure" of £13.640,000 towards increasing tlio efficiency of her army and navy, fiinco the outbreak of the war.—("Tiines" and (Sydney, "Sun" Sorrow.) FRONTIER CLOSELY GUARDED. " (Reo. October 14, 9.20 p.m.) ' Rome, October 13. Vigilance on tho Austro-Italian frontier is much stricter. Denunciations, domiciliary visits, and arrests of Italians at Trieste continue. Most of the civilians have .also guitted Pola, tho principal Austrian naval base. Trieste is the only great seaport of Austria, and has a population of ftbout 230,000 inhabitants, of whom 170,000 are Italians.