FEARFUL CARNAGE IN POLAND

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2341, 24 December 1914, Page 5

FEARFUL CARNAGE IN POLAND

QUIVERING RIDGES OF HUMAN BODIES RUSHED FORWARD SINGING-FELL IN HEAPS ■ . SCREAMING Petrograd, December 22. There are now six hundred thousand Austro-Germans in West Galicia, attempting to relieve Cracow and Przemysl. . , .., .. ... 1 The garrison ai Przemysl suffered heavy losses in futile attempts to break ' °tL' Germans in Poland are now trying to outflank the Opowna force, and force an opening to Sochaczew. ■■ ~,„,, , , . ~ „ During the fighting at Krasniz, which finally ended in the Germans retreating, the enemy repeatedly assailed the Russian positions, but were Bwept hack with fearful losses. .•,/.■. t. j-.„ The machine guns piled up quivering ridges of human bodies. The Germans rushed forward singing, and then fell m heaps, screaming and |[ghteTn 'attacks were made on December 6, costing the Germans fcur thousand killed. BELGRADE RECAPTURED AFTER A DESPERATE STRUGGLE. London, December 22. Belgrade vas recaptured after a deesperate struggle, and not until the demoralised Austrians had put up a good fight. The h\\ of Torlak caused a general "Sauve qui pent" (Every man for hmselft The multifarious races commenced fighting to decide ■ who should go first The Austrians held a bridge which was thrown across the Save to the last mraT, enabling the retreat, though wild and disorganised, to contraua. EvSiy the Servians destroyed tie bridge, causing 150 officers, 10,000 men, and 1000 horses, and much material to fall into their hands, GERMAN ATTACK ON THE VISTULA HAS FAILED. (Rec. December 28, 5.30 p,m.) London, December 22. The "Times" Petrograd correspondent maintains that the backward move■iTt tul whole Russian front was due to strategical consideration, and waß Trw /Xtaken hv order of the higher command. The German attack pathians defeated.-C'Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) GERMAN PEOPLE AWAITING DETAILS OF VICTORY. (Rec. December 23, 5.30 p.m.) London, December 22. Private messages from Berlin state that the people are anriously awaiting detafls o?Genfral Von Hindenberg's victory in Poland, feeling uncertain relaXg the facts.-C'Times" "and Sydney -"Sun" Services.) DESPERATE ONSLAUGHTS ON RUSSIAN TRENCHES HUMAN LIVES LIGHTLY, SACRIFICED. TRec. December 23, 10.30 p.m.) London, December 23. Tie "Daily Chronicle's" Petrograd correspondent, in describing the repulse of eleven desperate onslaughts on the Russian trenches in the Sochazew district, said they ended disastrously for the Germans. He declares that human lives are tho only things m which the Germans do not economise. Men charging are ordered to leave their tunics behind, so that if killed the uniform could be used to clothe another victim. Lvcry man before charging is served with spirits mixed with ether. _ ..,..., Two trains of Austrian troops collided near Kaliscz owing to the ialse setting of the points. Several of the carriages were crushed to matchwood, and a thousand men were killed and wounded. BERLIN CENSORSHIP STRICTER THAN EVER. (Rec. December 23, 11.80 p.m.) Copenhagen, December 23. A private message from. Berlin states, that the censorship is stricter than at any time since tho beginning of the war. No details have been givennf the fighting in Poland, and the only messages were those of Tuesday night, which were to the effect that tho Germans were fifteen miles from Warsaw, and reinforcements wore being sent. The crowds are vainly seeking for news at the newspaper offices. HARD FIGHTING NEAR THE LOWER VISTULA ALL GERMAN ATTACKS REPULSED. (Rec. December 24, 1.5 a.m.) petrograd, December 23. oflioiiil A series of hard combats occurred on Monday between the Lower Vistula anil the Pilica River (50 miles south), especially in the region of tho loft bank of the Pilica. Nearly all tho German attacks wore repulsed with great loss. Only in small districts did the Russians retreat somewhat, m order to occupy'more convenient positions._ . The Germans who crossed the Bzura, in tho region of Gahrzeff, were driven hack towards tho river. Many were killed and nuio machine guns were Clll) The Austrians who crossed the Nida in tho region of Skowronno (N.E. of Cracow) were driven back to the river at tho point of tho bayonet. Eighteen oflicots and a- thousand men surrendered. ,•,•,•, j•«■ .• The Russian activity m Galicia is proceeding satislactonly, and inflicting heavv losses, many prisoners being taken at Mandt, R.vglice, and elsewhere, Tbi Harrison of rrv-erosT 1 a p wl * w different clii'uuUoua, mm every-. <nhara waa rftnul&ed .with heavy 1089.