BATTLE ROLLS BACK FROM WARSAW

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2288, 23 October 1914, Page 5

BATTLE ROLLS BACK FROM WARSAW

ENEMY IN FULL RETREAT RUSSIAN SUCCESS IN CENTRAL POLAND i _. Petrograd, October 21. The battle has rolled back from Warsaw, and tho cannonading is now inaudible. A constant stream of prisoners and wounded is pouring into the ' The battle progressed in ceaseless rain. Ghastly details of the fighting i have reached Warsaw, where crowds manned the bridges to watch the corpses of tho enemy floating down the river. Tho Austrians' strenuous efforts to cross tho River San between Jaroslav and Przomysl were repulsed. The Austrians had endeavoured to outflank tho Russians. i. , .■, . South of Przemysl, several days of obstinate fighting favoured the Russians., ' | GERMANS IN RETREAT NEAR WARSAW. (Rec. October, 23, 1.5 a.m.) Petrograd, October 21, evening. Official.—The Germans operating towards Warsaw and the region north of the Itivor Pilioa, have been repulsed, and are m full retreat, leaving wounded lying within the area of the conflict; Positions fortified in advance were abandoned. The Russians have energetically advanced along ' the whole front. The enemv is still resisting on the loft bank of the Vistula, south of the Vilica, to'the San River. The Russians are gallantly, holding the regions near Koszieriicc, near Ivangorod, under heavy artillery lire. The position on the left bank of tho Vistula is now secured below Przemysl. The Austrian attempts to cross the San River have been prevented, and the Russians are assuming the offensive. In the regions south of Przemysl, the Russians repulsed the advance of numerous bodies. 'flic position in East Prussia is unchanged., Tim ttivor Pilicn.llnws through wnth-west Poland in a uorth-castcrly , direction, and joius the Vistula between Ivangorod aadWarsaw.

FIERCE BATTLE IN GALICIA. ; (Reo. October 23, 0.50 a.m.) Vienna, October 22. The battle in Central Galicia is rapidly growing in intensity. The Russians are making fierce efforts to capture Magierab.il. EMDEN SINKS FIVE MORE BRITISH SHIPS AT WORK IN THE CHINA SEA '' . London, October 21. Lloyd's Colombo agent reports that the German cruiser Emden sank tho British steamers Chilka, Troiius, Benmohr, the Clan Grant, and the dredge Pourabbel (bound to Tasmania), and captured the steamer Exford, 150 miles eouth-west of Cochin China. Captain Miacapello, of the Italian steamer Loredono, warned and saved several British vessels from the Emden in the Bay of Bengal. Lord Carmichael, Governor of Bengal, presented him with a gold watch, and also rewarded the crew. ' (Rec. October 22, 10 p.m.) Hobart, October 22.... The dredger Pourabbel, sunk by the Emden, was the property of the Marino Board, and was intended to be utilised for harbour improvement works at Launceston.' She was built at Glasgow, and cost, over £40,000. She was not insured against war risks. The following are the particulars of the vessels sunk and captured by the Emden as recorded above: — • ' . Chilka, 3952 tons, built in 1910, belongs to the British India Steam Navigation Company. Troiius, 7562 tons, built in 1914, Ocean S.S. Co., Ltd. (A. Holt and Co., managers). Benmohr, 4806 tons, built in 1912. W. Thomson and Co., Ltd., Leith. ■ Clan Grant, 3948 tons, built in 1902, Cayzer, Irvine and Co., Ltd., Glasgow. Pourabbel, dredger, left the Clyde on May 30 for Launceston, put back to Barry on June 7 in a leaky condition, and resumed her voyage on August 23. ' Exford, 4542 tons, built in 1911, Tatem Steam Navigation Co., Ltd., Cardiff.