RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN IN EAST PRUSSIA.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2373, 1 February 1915, Page 5

RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN IN EAST PRUSSIA.

STEADY ADVANCE

SHARP FIGHTING IN CARPATHIAN-PASSES

Petrograd, January 29. A communique states: "Wo repulsed the Gennaps north of Tilsit, destroyed the Pogegen station, and are advancing in somo districts near Pilkalen and Gumbinueii. ' ...' .

"Russian artillery silenced several batteries and inflicted' great losses' ill the trenches on the left bank of tbo Vistula. s . "'.'.'.' V" "Tho fighting from the Dukla Pass to the Stryj-Munkacs railway, on Tuesday and Wednesday, was in our favour, especially south-west of Dukln, whore the enemy retreated, abandoning ammunition. An Austro-German movement is developing along tho Dukla-Wyszkow front, approximately a hundred miles. Columns are trying to cross tho mountains by tho mountain passes. Presumably, Pracmysl is tho objective ....... (Ree. Januarv 31, 3.5 p.m.) Petrograd, January 30. Official. —"Fighting continues in the forests northwards of Pilkallen and< Gumbinnen.i "German attacks in the Borzhymow (on the loft bank of tho Vistula) were repulsed with heavy lo6s. , ...,,'• "Our progress in the Dukia region (in the Carpathians) is maintained, despite desperate Austrian resistance, except in the Beskid Pass, where theBussian advanco guard fell back. The Russians in the past three days have captured in this region sixty officers, 2400 solffiers, three guns, and ten machine guns." AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL STATEMENT. (Rec. February 1, 0.25 a.m. Vienna, Januajy 31. ;; Official.—As the result of a week's vigorous battles in the Carpathians, wd . have reconquered the passes, despite the snow and tho difficulties of the; ground. Ten thousand Russians were taken prisoners. LODZ IN THE GRIP OF A FAMINE. (R«c. February 1, 0.25 a.m. Copenhagen, January 30. A Lodz refugee states that the Germans have confiscated enormous sup., plies of provisions. There is no broad or potatoes to be had, and civilianß aro at the point of starvation, eating cats and dogs. . i ■\ ——— ESTRANGEMENT BETWEEN KAISER AND AGED EMPEROR — • -;i REPORTED ABDICATION OF AUSTRIAN THRONE. London, January 29. . Reports received in Switzerland from Innsbruck declare that Emperor • Francis Joseph is arranging to abdicate, as ho is unablo to agreo with the \ views of the Kaiser on military affairs and his attitudo towards tho peace negotiations. , ~. ....... Tho Emperor of Austria has decided to adopt this course as the result of . the visit to Berlin of the Austrian Heir-Apparent, and because ho is desirous of leaving his successor with a freo hand. ; SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC IN. AUSTRIAN CAPITAL'. London, January 29. Six hundred cases of smallpox have occurred at Vienna.—("Times .'• and . Sydney "Sun" Services.) ITALY'S PREPARATIONS FOR WAR GERMANY ALARMED PRINCE BUELOW THREATENS AN ULTIMATUM, London, January 29. Swiss messages declare that Austria and Germany are alarmed.at Italy's ■ preparations for war. ' ■ ~ . , Prince von Buelow told Italian statesmen that if the concentration., of troops on the Austrian boundaries continued, Germany and Austria would be obliged to denounce the Triple Allianco and send an ultimatum to Italy demanding guarantees of tho maintenance of stnet neutrality, or elso consider Italy an enemy.