INVESTMENT OF CRACOW RAISED

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2346, 31 December 1914, Page 5

INVESTMENT OF CRACOW RAISED

' NEW MOVEOF THE RUSSIANS WEDGE BETWEEN TWO AUSTRIAN ARMIES .. . . _ BrHßl«srm»i.-Pi«es Issocliitloa-OosyTisiit . . Petrograd repo'rts -state that inv^teent^a^ 6^^-^ raised, following upon the discovery that the Austriaus had aZnS ?„ g i ? vide the Russians in Galicia. The Russians retreatedl eastwardsffiJhtt/*" Dispatehesirom Galicia state that the Russians havferossed the fe, :\ -It is anticipated that the freezing of the soft ground will ™™ ™ j vantage to the Russians, and will precipitate decisive operations* "* • [Tarnow is about 48 miles.east of Cracow on the Biala Riror ™A „„ ■*!. raUway line between Cracow and Przeniysl.] ; a ' a Knei '. and on the HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT IN GALICIA'. ' . During the fightiug on the Laborer River, south fef > ' spite bombardment of the-ice the Austria! " d °" The Russians attacked, and hand-to-hand combats' took place The icehroke, and the struggle continued in the icy water Often the foes helped one another on to tho ice, and then fought on. , AUSTRIANS .DECLINE A RUSSIAN ATTACK. ' S communique reports: "We declined a- R„ssian Pass, and are now in positions near the ridge-of the Carpathian!" OFFICIAL. REPORTS FEOM GERMAN SOURCES. A German official wireless message states that while" ™l? e !i M 29, - felt that the Austro-Germans are progressing in theEastthe lmS?, denoe " from the front indicate that no marked advantage has been won T6P p in *£fS^Sv£: kok ° f Aust ™ n W» indicated > FRUITLESS. SORTIES FROM PRZEMYSL. Advices from Hungary state that two regiments at Przemv^m^=3 nightly for a fortnight and that seldom more than returned Up to now the garrison has lost thirty thousand men. re S™ent returned. SERIOUS STATE OF AFFAIRS IN AUSTRIA. (Rec. December 30, 5 p.m.) A distinguished and well-informed Italian who'has «&??#Vienna ' states that the Austrians fu ly realise that they have been sacrSced by the Germans, and that they will be thoroughly defeated soon - • They, admit ; thoy aro going Galicia, Bosnia,.and Herzegovina • Officers belonguig to the best families have not gone to the front .The war .loan was a complete failure. The credit of the Government seema absolutely ruined. x . uoi eminent • . As soon as'tho Austrians heard of the Tsar's decree forbidding the sale of spirits they realised they were beaten. «"is wio aaie or , The opinion in Vienna is.that the Russians arc wonderfully well eouitinpd especially for a/ winter' campaign.—("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) ' ' . RUSSIANS CAPTURE GUNS AND QUICKFIEERS. (Rec. December 30, 9.25 p.m.) , „„,,„., . , '.. '' ± , _ ■ Petrograd," DeccniMr 30. ' Official.—lhe enemy is less active on the Rawka and between the Pilica and the Uppct Vistula. .. . * The Russians, after storming two villages on the Nida River, tool; prisoners of forty Austrian officers and 1700 men and captured many additional guns and quick-firers in Galicia. ' " FThoßawkaisa tributary of the Bzura, rlowinc into it fron the aoutheast ±i£toon miles i£ the Vistula.) ■

AUSTRIANS' FLIGHT ACROSS CARPATHIANS DOCUMENTS, ARMS AND MONEY ABANDONED. (Rec. December 31, 0.55 a.m.) ~ , •- •• Petrograd, December 30. Official.—l'ifty-thousand Austriaus have Been taken prisoners during the past fortnight. Tho flight across the Carpathians surpassed the former routs. Staff documents, monoy and immense quantitiesof arms woro abandoned. Tho Russian cavalry, hotly pursuing, made prisoners of many. RUMANIA HAS BROKEN HER NEUTRALITY ••' WILL SHORTLY JOIN. THE ALLIES. (Red. December 30, 5 p.m.) . ' . . London, Decomber 29. It is believed that Rumania has broken her neutrality, and will shortly, , join the Allies.—("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.)