DESPERATE FIGHTING IN GALICIA

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2419, 26 March 1915, Page 5

DESPERATE FIGHTING IN GALICIA

AUSTRIAN NIGHT ATTACK FRUITLESS DIVERSION TO SAVE PRZJEMYSL Petrograd, March 24. Twenty Austrian battalions, _ under cover of hurricane fire from 12-inch howitzers, attacked greatly inferior forces on the Liuzna-Ropica-Russka front on Friday. The enemy approached to within two hundred paces of 'the trenches, but was repulsed with enormous losses. "ABSOLUTELY INTOXICATED WITH BATTLE." Petrograd, March 24. Official—Three Austrian regiments made a desperate night attack on March 13 in the Seukowka Mussina-Male sector, in order to distract attention from Przemysl and enable a decisive sortie. The Russians drove the Austrians across the Senkowka River, with inimense losses, and took five hundred prisoners. The 39th Honved Division renewed the attack. The men were absolutely intoxicated with battle; they crossed. the_ wire entanglements, despite immense losses, and stormed the Stashkowka height with mad fury, 'file position changed hands three times, but eventually the Honveds were driven off. The Russians were furious when they first lost the trenches, and gave no quarter in the hand-to-hand fighting. They pursued the enemy for a great distance, using their bayonets and the butt-ends of the guns.

ENORMOUS LOSSES OF THE ENEMY. Petrograd, March 24. It is understood that seven hundred big guns, and many field pieces and machine guns, were captured at Przemysl. (Rec. March 25, 9.30 p.m.) Petrograd, March 25. Exclusive of the captures at Przemysl, the Russians in Galicia have captured 110,000 men, thirty guns, and 320 machine guns since January 21. ABOVE THE PLAINS OF HUNGARY. (Rec. March 25, 9.30 p.m.) . . , _ ~ Petrograd, March 25. Official.—The Russians m the Carpathians are advancing, and have seized several fortified heights between the roads to Bartfeld (on the Hungarian side of the Carpathians) and the Uszqk Pass, anil captured four thousand prisoners and several dozen machine guns. THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE IN EAST PRUSSIA STUBBORN RESISTANCE BY THE ENEMY. Petrograd, March 24 Official.—All the attacks on Ossowiec proved unsuccessful. The Germans had previously abandoned two 42-centimetre howitzers, and now only four batteries remain. (Rec. March 25, 9.30 p.m.) Official—"Fights for isolated vantage points on the right bank of the Narew (ono the East Prussian front, southern frontier operations) have become more general and moro desperate. The Germans, strongly reinforced, are stubbornly defending tlioir positions, and subject- us to a hurricane of fire. They make vigorous counter-attacks with numerous fresh troops. The Russians are slowly but surely capturing th» trenches and heights."