FRIDAY
The battle in the Carpathians is the feature of the war news. --^■A-Ustro - German infantry in enormous numbers attempted to cross an extensive glacis and storm the Russian position. Thousands fell to the Russian artillery, but the gaps were filled, jfe and the enemy succeeded in in~ m vading a portion of the Russian trenches. The Germans fought with great tenacity,, but the Russian, bayonets drove them I*MP-ilforenches, and they fled downhi,/; in irretrievable rout. Their losses are described as stupendous. / . The Russians are firmly holding their own in East Prussia. In Poland the Germans have ceased massed tactics and ar.e contenting themselves with artillery fire. Allied airmen have made a successful raid on Dusseldorf, their bombs setting fire -to a large quantity of ammunition, motor engines, tyres, and petrol.
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Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 18 February 1915, Page 3
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131FRIDAY Kaipara and Waitemata Echo, 18 February 1915, Page 3
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