THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 708, 30 September 1914, Page 5

THE RUSSIAN ADVANCE.

PURSUING BEATEN.FOE. Received thia'day, 12 35 a.m. Petrograd, Tuesday. Station after station on the Buda Pest line the Russians a»-e pursuing a beaten foe into .Hungary. The Russians have secured a railway leading to Hungary through Dukla Pass. Ihey also accupied Debipsa. commanding another railway over the Carpathians. The Austriana under the impression they had better co-operate with Germany, are leaving the defence of Hungary to Honned?. The latter have ninety-four battalions,sixty squadrons and 102 field guns, totalling 150,000 men. The Russian*, after crossing the Carpathians, find the chief obstacle to be the marshes near the river Tisza.

AUSTRIAN RETREAT CONTINUES. FURTHER CAPTURES EFFECTED Received Tuesday, 8.20 p.m. Petrorgrad, Tuesday. The Russians are rapidly pushing the offensive in Auguatwo forreats. The enemy is considerably reinforced on the Silician front where they are displaying great activity. Several sorties from Przemysl have been unsuccessful. The Austrian retreat continues with great confusion. The Russians have captured furtner prisoners and a number of guns. AUSTRIAS' EXPLOSIVE BULLETS. " ■..'. SERVIAN OFFICER'S CHARGE. Received Tuesday, 8.20 b.m. Nish, Tuesday. A communique reports the Servians commanders concur in Showing the enemy is everywhere employing sxplosive bullets. The first ten discharges from the Maxims are always explosive bullets, and 20 per cent, of the Austrian soldiers' ammunition consists of explosive bullets. The Austrian soldiers are stringently enjoined not to allow such munition to fall into Servian hands.'. They are ordered to Bearch Austrian wounded and dead closely for all expldHive billets carried. ;