RUSSIAN LINE STRONGLY HELD

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2333, 15 December 1914, Page 5

RUSSIAN LINE STRONGLY HELD

GERMAN POSITIONS CAPTURED • OUTRAGE AND DEVASTATION IN POLAND ~~~ — ■ * . (Rec. December 14, 5.35 p.m.) . '■,''■■•; London, December 13. Russian Headquarters report that the Germans, despite all their efforts, have been unable to advance towards either Warsaw or Cracqw.—"Times" and Sydney "Sun" services. ■'.-".'■' (Rec. l December 14, 9.20 p.m; .-„ I . ' London, December 14. Official.—The Russians have captured German, positions at Prasnysz and (Aechanow, and are-pursuing the retreating enemy towards the frontier, inflicting very serious iosses. . , ; (Rec, December 15, 0.20 a.m.) nm • i ' <,m i. , $ n. . Petrograd, December 14. Uttcial.— 'We have concluded the offensive in the Mlawa region with success along the entire front. . ■ ' "During the German retreat from Prasnysz and Ciechanow our cavalrv successfully attacked. * ■ "Desperate German attacks continue at Lowicz and Iloff, where we havo inflicted heavy losses and captured a now position oh the Bzura River." Prasnysz is'about 20 miles south-east of Mlawa, and Ziechanow is'distant a similar stretch of miles, "but more to the south. Both are on the line of the German offensive more-from the north, essayed for the purpose of cutting the lines of communications behind .Warsaw.' / •'.'.■ ''■■.'■."'.'.■ ' ' ..:;;. . '; .WHAT THE AUSTRIAN .REPORT; : SAYS! (Rec. December 15, 0.20 a.m.) " ; , .'.:'■'• Amsterdam, December 14. An Austrian official .report states:—"We defeated-the Southern Russian Wing at Limonovo. Pursuit continues. We have recaptured Neu Sandec. . : . Amsterdam, December 13 r An official -message from Berlin states: "The Germans in Poland have captured several positions, taking 11,0Q0 prisoners and forty-three machino-guns.

TERRIBLE STORIES FROM POLAND ■/ FATE OF KALISZ WQRSE THAN LOUVAIN. .• (Reo. December 14, 10.55 p.m.) „ ,„ r ■',„■■" Rm6 i December 13. • t. i j Mess?.gero'6" correspondent at Warsaw says that German militarism in Poland has destroyed. 6acked, and murdered. The situation surpasses that in Belgium, with the additional horror that the Poles are .fighting each otherhalf a million are in the Russian army, half a million in the Austrian army,' and a hundred thousand in the German ranks. ''■■;.'• „ The fate of Kalisz was worse than that of Louvain. Two detachments of Germane, owing to a mistake, fought each other, aiid in order to conceal the error, accused the inhabitants of firing on them. The Germans bombarded the town, killing five hundred of the inhabitants. They hanged another four hundred, including women and children, and'sacked the city. The Germans have destroyed five .hundred villages and twenty small town 6. Famine, prevails everywhere, and- dysentry and oholera we rampant.

SERVIA'S BRILLIANT COUNTER-STROKE i. ; ■' ■ ■ -—— . ■ '' "COMPLETE AND SUDDEN CHANGE OP FORTUNE.". * , . - ■' London, December 13. . The Servian abandonment of Belgrade and a change of front was partly caused by lack of guns and ammunition. ■ The correspondent;'of "The Times" states: "The Serbs, by routing the Austrians, have rendered the.Allies inestimable service. It is doubtful if'a precedent exists for such a completo sudden ehange of military fortune." Advices received in Rome are to the effect that' tho Servians took'orie hundred thousand additional prisoners during the Austrian retreat.—'lTiines" and Sydney "Sun" services. - ..• ... Sir Edward Grey (Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs), in thanking Servia for her congratulations on Admiral Sturdee's victory, paid a warm tribute to the Servians' brilliant victories, which had greatly' contributed to the success of the common cause. . AUSTRIAN RIGHT FORCED ACROSS THE DRINA.; (Rec. December 14, 9.20 p.m.) '?'■■■•'.'•■' '■"'. ■■'-■•.■■•" ; Nlsh, December 14. The Servians' extreme Left has forced the enemy across the Drina. The" Servians continue to '. drive- the Austrians; back in a . northerly and northeasterly, direction. ■ ..'. .■■'•■'•'••■. \ ■ MONTENEGRINS RECAPTURE VISHPRATZ. (Rec. December 15, 1 a.m.) \ (Settings, December 14. The Montenegrins have recaptured Vishpratz.

ITALY AND THE HODEIDA INCIDENT

EXEMPLARY REPARATION DEMANDED i . , Rome, December ■ 13. • The Italian Foreign Minister, speaking in the Chamber of Deputies, said that Italy had insisted on exemplary reparation for the Hodeida incident, and that the Porte had replied that communication with Hodeida was interrupted. (Loud murmurs.) He had telegraphed again demanding immediate reparation. (Loud cheers.) A number of Deputies strongly insisted that Italy's honour and dignity should-be upheld. • The Hodeida incident arose out of the attempted arrest of the British Consul at Hodeida (a Red Sea port on the Arabian side). The consul escaped to the Italian Consulate, but the Turku forced an entrance and seized him. T . , . , •' , , . , Washington, December 13. Italy is purchasing horses and wheat supplies on a huge scale The "Guilio Bologneso" explains that Italy intends to have two million men ready for war when the belligerents conclude hostilities, with the obiect of asserting Italy's position. ' WAR OPERATIONS IN THE NEAR EAST GOEBEN AGAIN ACTIVE nir • i ...iTu • n i. j • ii ■ , London', December 13. Official.-— Ihe cruiser Goeben and another ship fired a fnw slw* =t tu Batoum forts, and then withdrew." P te " shots aUll!i . ; (Rec. December 14, 9.20 p.m.) ™ , m ,' T , ~„ • , , , , London, December 14. ; lie Daily Telegraph's" correspondent at Athens slates that scvoral c aS r« : f mutiny on board, the TrntsU warships, due H i rsnorted t« haxth diaoinbna of the German officers, ' • ' ' * ISiS Po^ea,

CONSPIRACY, AGAINS/ .VON DER GOLTZ. ; -. ' (Rec. December 14, 7.45 p.m.) . T . • ■ , ,\, . Petrograd, December 13. it is reported that a conspiracy has been discovered in Constantinople against the German Field-Marshal, .Von dor Goltz, and that several arrests have been made. im-oia RALLYING THE MOSLEMS £0 THE CAUSE OF THE ALLIES, on, ... „, . ~ Petrograd, December 13. _ Ine Aga Khans manifesto of loyalty to the British Crown has been circulated m Central Asia. - ' a \.}} 0 ™ utti - of oreul)ur S (South-eastßussia) urge all Russian Moslems to fight for Russia.