RUSSIANS IN SOME HEAVY FIGHTING

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2393, 24 February 1915, Page 5

RUSSIANS IN SOME HEAVY FIGHTING

DESPERATE AUSTRIAN ATTACKS

! HUNGARIANS PREPARE FOR THE WORST (Rec. February 23, 10.35 p.m.) Petrograd, February 23. Offical.—"After a fierce battle we captured Jedvakno, near Lomza;. "After a conflict with the enemy, who was in considerable force, in the Przasnyz region, wo captured several villages, and took prisoner six hundred mG "We have captured the heights of Smolnik, east of the Lupkow Pass. The Austrians reached within fifty paces of our positions, and were driven back with enormous losses. _ "Wo attacked the Austrians south-east- of Stanislawow, and drove off two brigades at the bayonet-point. We took prisoners twenty officers and a thousand men, and captured several machine guns." The High Commissioner reports/ "On the road from L'omza the Russians took Jebwabno, after a fierce battle. Betwen Kaciaz, 25 miles north-east of Flock, and Plonsk (30 miles east of Plock, on the right bank of the Vistula), the Russians have captured several villages and taken 500 German prikoners. It litis been ascertained that in \\ estem Galicia, on February 17, the Austrian losses were very heavy in the region north of Zakliczyn (20 miles southwest of Tamow). . ■ ..... In the Carpathians the Russians, after capturing a height at Smolnik, bast of Lupkaow, repulsed repeated counter-attacks by the Ahstrians, who reached within fifty paccs of our positions, but were driven back each time with enormous losses. „ ' "On the night of February 20 four uermnn attacks on the heights of Kosziowa (80 miles cast of Dukla) ended fruitlessly. In the Wyschkow region the Russians carried a height essential to part of the enemy's position. In Eastern Galicia the Russians attacked the Austrians south-east of .Stanislowow, by fierce lighting with the bayonet, and drove off two brigades. We repulsed counter-attacks by large forces, and took 1500 prisoners and several guns."

is about 25 miles south-east of Mlawa. Stanislowow is about 24 duo north of Madwovna, both places being on the line of railway which accompanies the Tliiess River through tho Carpathians into the Hungarian Plains. HUNGARIANS CONSTRUCTING DEFENSIVE -TRENCHES, (Reo. February 23, 5.20 p.m.) London, February 23. Hungarian newspapers state that the military authorities have constructed a series of trenches in the plains between Budapest (the Hungarian capital), and the Carpathians, and are advising tho Hungarians to refrain from panic. The Press declares■ that even if the Russians succeed in traversing the Carpathians they will find their marc'li to Budapest beset with immense military difficulties. , _ Count Burian de Rajec (Austrian Foreign Minister), and Herr von iieta-rnann-liollweg (the German Chancellor), had a conference lasting for several hours at the Austrian Army Headquarters.—("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.) THE RETIREMENT FROM EAST PRUSSIA WHAT THE GERMANS CLAIM TO HAVE DONE, Amsterdam, February 22. Official from Berlin.—"The pursnit of the Russians in East Prussia has ended. The total captures were seven generals, .a hundred thousand men, and 150 guns. The Russians threw many of their guns and -ammunition into the lakes." RUSSIA'S TURN TO STRIKE A BLOW, (Rec. February 24, 0.10 a.m.) London, February 23. . The "Dally Chronicle's" Petrograd correspondent states that Russian reinforcements have arrived on the East Prussian front, and _ that the Gorman attack has expended itself. The. troops are exhausted owing to their difficult march through deep snow. The offensive is now with the Russians. GERMAN ARMY CORPS-AN ESTIMATE. (Reo. February 23, 5.20 p.m.) Lontjon, February 23. A Petrograd correspondent states, on reliable information, that the Germans have placed nearly ninety Army Corps in the field—thirty-two in the Eastern theatre, and fifty-three fn the Wast. —("Times" and Sydney "Sun'' Services.) . (Reo. February 24, 0.10 a.m.) London, February 23. "The Times's" military correspondent says if it is correct that the Germans have placed four new army corps in East Prussia and six south of the Carpathians, it would be interesting to know their'composition. He believes the training lias been of a hurried character. Estimates show that 1 the bulk of the German armies are in France, and there'has. been no serious detachment of Germans from west'to east. The Allies' preparations for the offensive are rapidly being completed, i 'ARMY'S FOOD SUPPLIES RUNNING SHORT, ' (Rec. February 24, 0.10 a.m.) Amsterdam, February 23. German deserters declare that their food and raw material supplies will not last beyond May 15. - NEW GERMAN GENERALISSIMO FOR THE WEST, POPULARITY OF GENERAL VON HINDENBURG. London, February 22. Amsterdam reports that German military critics expect, in view of General von Hindenburg's inoreasing popularity that the Kaiser will shortly send him to the Western front.' , His repeated successes against the Russians have caused the people to regard him as their' saviour. His popularity far-exceeds that' of the Kaiser or the Crown Prince.—("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.)