AUSTRO-GERMAN ATTACKS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume IX, Issue 747, 20 February 1915, Page 5

AUSTRO-GERMAN ATTACKS.

CZERNOWITZ THREATENED. - —■« THE RUSSIANS OUTNUMBERED. London, WeJnesday. Mr Martin Donohoe, the Daily Chronicle correspondent, witnessed the Austro-German attack on Czernowitz. He aays that two columns crossed the Sereth river, in the Storanzynetz region, suffering appalling losses in the crossing. On Monday threatened to cut off the Russian retreat from Czernbwitz, and the fighting became desperate. The Austro-Germans, reinforced by a column from Galicia, renewed the attack on Tuesday at three puintß, regardlesp of losses, gained the bottom of a valley and attempted to ascend the snow-clad plope. The Russian artillery swept the enemy away, but wave after wave advanced, leaving thousands of dead, Isolated groups flung themsleves on the parapets of the trenches, the Russians, back to the wall, fighting with sublime cuurage. Later the enemy cut the road from Czernowitz to Rumania. The Russians are hurrying up reinforcements. It is com'puted that the enemy have three army corps well supplied with artillery. A GERMAN REPORT. MANY PRISONERS CAPTURED. a , London, Wednesday. A report from Berlin claims that the Germans have captured 29,000 Russians during the last few days. The German advance in East Prussia was foreseen, but apparently it i 3 developing faster than was expected. The Russian arrangements were made in time, and the Russian troops have fallen back upon an extremely strong position. Further advance by the enemy will be severely impeded by the heavy condition of the roads and the swampy country in front of them.

Paris is informed that the Germans evacuated Lodz hurriedly, removing victual stores to Kalisz, on the Sileßian frontier.