GERMANS PREPARING A BIG ATTACK

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2391, 22 February 1915, Page 5

GERMANS PREPARING A BIG ATTACK

ALONG A HUGE EASTERN FRONT RUSSIANS WILL CONTINUE SLAYING IN THE ■ CHEAPEST POSSIBLE WAY f. 1 1 ■t~ : • r (Rec. February 21, 4.5 p.m.)' . - London, February 20. ! The "Morning Post's"- Petrogra'd correspondent says,■ to■Germa'niiarej , preparing to attack along the whole huge front of! seven' hundred Wilts. ■ Th6y,j have developed enormous power, and the attempt is_ eloquent of "J? lon S| • , years of preparation. Ho states that tho strength of the Germans at somgr < parts of the line is ten to one. „ ... , .J The Tsar's armies will continue slaying the greatest possible number m the enemy in the cheapest way, patiently Waiting iot the' time when an. ad*. vance upon the Germans at home can be made profitably. . '.. , ■ ■ It is resorted that the heaviest bombardment of Belgrade since the bobw, bardmenf is being carried out by the Austrian?. - Bouses have been destroy*! Ed and many people killed. The Servians have replied by. bombarding Setalittr? They also forced amonitor to retire. ....... ... SANGUINARY FIGHTING IN THE' CARPATHIANS.. 1 (. I (Rec. Februafy 21, 4 p.m.) - . ' Petrograd, February 20. ■ } Offipinl —We are gradually'retiring from Augnstovo. We captured : six machine guns in two days, . ' "•■! . DECORATION FOR A .GERMAN GENERAL, . \ London, FobruaTyTJ.- ~ The Kaiser has conferred the Order.of Merit on General yon Falkenhaya, in recognition his Victory at the Masurian Lakes.-("Times» ; and; Sydney .. "Sun" Services.) . / ' POSITION OF THE BESIEGED GARRISON - AT .PRZEMYSLV :^j, London, February 19. • Budapest anticipates that Pryemysl will be able to resist for another thrcs; Garrison consists practically of Hungarian regiments. _ f Communication with the outside world is maintained by aviators. Dailv an aeroplane-flies to the Galician headquarters, taking two 6acks :oi letters, and returning loaded with tinned meat and hand grenades. ( Times. - . and Sydney "Sun" Services.) . ■ ■ " .. <$ . ; AUSTRIAN'S RECAPTURE CZERNOWITZ. ' . ' > London, February 19. J An Austria! communique claims that the Austrians occupied Czeraowitofe_.^ on Wedne^ay^oeig.telegram was dated. February 16. (Tuesday). ' ■ Toleeraßhine from Bucharest, Mr. Martin Donohoe reported th'at to Rus.>. '. R ians had beaten oflf the Austro-Germans in the Czemowitz district, and was . ' then free of the enemy, who was retiring. CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS OF LOSSES, (Rec. February 22, 0.5 a.m.) \ Petrograd, February 2u«. . Official—Austrian official messages claim to have taken prispncrs 29,058 ; iu Bukowina, while really our effectives did not amount to 12,000. We lost, in killed, wounded, and prisoners 101<i> Germany 8 losses on ■ tho Russian/ . front in February were 200,000. . . ■]