RUSSIAN OPERATIONS IN POUND

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2369, 27 January 1915, Page 5

RUSSIAN OPERATIONS IN POUND

AUSTRIAN ACTIVITY IN IHE CARPATHIANS (Rec. January 26,. 8.20 p.m.) Peteograd, January 26. Official.—"The Russians, northward of Rawa, have destroyed an armoured motor-car, which had been bombarding their position. "Greater activity is noticeable 1 among the Austrians in the Dukla and other passes in the Carpathians. "German prisoners state that the German public is kfept in ignorance of the Russian victories in Bukowiiia. (Rec. January 27, 1.20 ajn.) v Petrograd, January 26. Prisoners state that' the Germans unexpectedly attacked Cuzow, in the Bzura region, at daylight because of the mutinous spirit evinced when a night attack was ordered. The Germans, four to eighit deep, attacked a trench a mile long. The Russians retreated to the reserve ; trenches, which were shelled. They had'to evacuate the trenohes until dark, they then charged,. bayonetting every German 1 . _ The eneany lost four thousand, mostly killed; the Russians eight hundred, killed and wounded. i IMPORTANT MOVEMENT , OP GERMAN TROOPS AUSTRIANS TRANSFERRED TO FRANCE AND AUSTRIA. i Romo, January 25. According to the "Giornale dTtalia, immense Gterman forces are traversing Austria for Transylvania, while the Austrian remnant defeated by Servia prooeeds to France and Flanders to the second linepof defence as reserves and to guard communications. EFFORTS TO RESTORE AUSTRO-GERJMAN HARMONY. London, January 25. Paris regards the rficent Austro-German consultation as having the doublepurpose of restoring Austro-German harmony and in devising means, either by diplomacy or military intimidation, of preventing Riamanian and Italian intervention. . ' Count Buriande Rajecz, the new 'Anstro-Hungariau Minister of Foreign Affairs, who succeeded Count Berchtold was to hawe arrived in Berlin on Saturday to confer with Herr von Jagow, the German I Foreign Minister'. Simul-' taneously the Archduke Charles Francis, the heir presumptive, was to visit the German Headquarters to confer with tlie Kaaser.

' ; REPORTED RESIGNATION OF AUSTRIAN PREMIER. (Bee. January 26, 5.5 pirn.) , ' . London, January 25. Rome learns from Vienna of the resignation aS Count Sturgkh, the Aus- [ trian Premier.—("Times" and Sydney "pun" Services.) COSSACK SUPPORT FOR THE'SERVIANS. (Rec. Jannaxy 26, 10.40'. p.m.) t Athens, January 26. Further contingents of Cossacks and considerate* war materials havo reinforced the-Servian Army. ' THE ADVENT OF ITALY ANB 1 * RUMANIA SIGNIFICANT INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED. London, January 25. Germans in Italy, numbering seventy-two thousand, chiefly distributed in Milan and Turin, havo received orders from Berlins 'to quit as quickly as possible—("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.). _ Rumanians outside the homeland have bcon rtatified by telegram to return. 'A strongly-worded leading articlc ic the "Nowdo Vremva" (published early in December) averred that public opinion at Bufcarest recognises tho possibility either of the defeat of Servia or thosecession of Hungary from tho German alliance —contingencies equally fatal bo tho Rumanian hopo of reUnion with Transylvania. In shunning action cb'(stated by national interests the Rumanian Government may find itself connfpKtifced with n foe not in tlio shape of foreign troops but of its own pdople. The inferences from this chain of reasoning are clear. Unless tho Rumanian) Government is prepared to disavow tho realisation of the national ideals of tjjft Rumanian peoplfe it must maJ;6 appropriate efforts to achicve tho shine. :B'\*ery day's delay impairs the t-iblMrin uf JtlliflUHla, tiripiews,- &nfl, t-tfwjefa ptfiuun.ttp wwo ' *69 w to-day fewsias tQ.mortow,"