RUSSIAN ONE STRONGLY HELD

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2332, 14 December 1914, Page 5

RUSSIAN ONE STRONGLY HELD

■'■■ GERMAN ATTACKS REPULSED SUCCESSES ON THE CRACOW LINE • ~,' • . ~ ' , _ . Petrpgrad, December 11. •An Army Messenger states that the Russians routed the Austro-Germans south of Cracow, capturing five batteries, and a column of armoured motors ' The enemy left thousands dead on the field.' (Reo. December 12, 10.10 p.m.) ml „ ....-, ' Petrograd, December 12. "Official.—The Germans initiated an energetic offensive movement from Mlawa on Thursday. The.Russians drove daok some of their columns in disorder. "On Wednesday and Thursday f a sories of. desperate attacks were delivered at Lowicz; these the Russians repulsed with enormous losses to the enemy. "The Russian offensive operations at Cracow continue. We have captured a number of guns and two thousand prisoners." GERMAN' VIEWS OF THE POSITION. (Rec. December 13, 4 p.m.) London, December 12. A wireless message from Berlin says that much remains to bo done be- ) fore the Russian resistance is broken at Lodz. There is tho added signifi-' cance of tho position at Lowicz. If the Russians are defeated at Lowioz their position will be untenable. ' "TIMES" SUMS UP THE MILITARY SITUATION. (Reo. December 12, 5.10 p.m.) London, December 11. 'Tup "Timn-j'Vin e- kiding ftrticlo, i!»,tsi "From Ijetb. Hw.maln theisirtt of war the paw* is flinialb. olwienaK. It l* DJ§aj ftat the Hubbw oyjujuaJiJan, pf.

Lodz has left the real strategical position unimpaired. The Germans have not achieved their chief purpose, and the Russians should have strength enough to hold their own in Central Poland, while doggedly pursuing their movement against Cracow. ■ ' "In France and in Flanders the 'Allies' successes may seem .to be of a minor character, but they are really the essence of the business."' The victories in Poland are regarded in Berlin as assuring the safety of the Eastern frontier until the Spring, when the Russians will probably try another raid. The Germans believe that they will be able at Christmas to transfer ton army corps from East to AVest. when a new attempt will be made to reach the Channel, or Paris Krupps. in the meantime are finishing tha new artillery required.—("Times" and Sydney "Sun"- Services.) WHAT GERMANY SAYS. (Rec. December 14, 0.5 a.m.) Amsterdam, December 13. Official messages from Berlin claim that a French attack eastward of Langemarck was repulsed with a loss of 340 prisoners and two hundred killed. It is added that the Germans captured a point of support, on the outskirts of the Argonne Forest, the French suffering severe casualties and losing two hundred prisoners. The German losses in the Lodz-Lowicz districts and between Pabianice and the Vistula were much below the Russian. Our (the German) estimate of the Russian casualties is 150,000, including 80,000 prisoners eent to Germany, " LATEST BULLETIN PROM POLAND THEATRE. .(See. December 14, 1.35 a.m.) i ] . Petrograd, December 13. The German offensive has hitherto failed-in every direction. Simultaneous attacks at Beveral poinis on the Russian Centre, Right,_and Left were repulsed, with heavy German losses, the Russians merely moving their troops from the rear to the front; . Official.—"The Russians have captured an additional two thousand prioners and four guns, southward of Cracow. Considerable Austrian forces have been discovered k the vicinity of tho River Dunajee south of Cracow.". ' AUSTRIAN VERSION OF POLAND CAMPAIGN. (Rec. December 14, 1.35 a.m.) Amsterdam,, December 13. An official message from Vienna' states that the Austrians are continuously victoriously advancing in the Carpathians, and have captured two thousand Russians. The garrison at Fort Przemysl sortied and captured seven, hundred Russians, eighteen machine guns, and a quantity. o£ ammunition. | AUSTRIANS ADMIT FAILURE .'"-.. THEIR ATTACK ON SERVIA. Nlsh, December 11. The Servians have captured twenty more guns. Amsterdam, December 11. :The Austrians officially admit they are unable to penetrate the strong Servian force, and are compelled to retire in order to avoid a hostile counterattack. FACTORS IN: THE VICTORY, (Rec. December 13, 2 p.m.) Amsterdam, December 12. The '"Frankfurter Zeitung" states that five Russian regiments from Archangel arrived at the Montenegrin port of Antivari on November 29, and reinforced the-Servians. ..'■■•.■ \ ... Paris, December 12. The Paris "Matin" states that when the. Austrians penetrated to Doukouba they outnumbered the Servians bv six to one. The King of Servia, accompanied by Princes Alexander and George, made a dramatic appearance on a charge, and exhorted the troops to drive out the enemy. Thereupon followed the i Servian victory.