Russia

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 52, 17 October 1914, Page 5

Russia

A RUSSIAN REPULSE. PARTICULARS OF THE DISASTER AT OSTERODE. (Received 9.0 a.m.) London, October 16. The Daily Mail correspondent daringly penetrated into East Prussia and witnessed the fighting at Augustowp. " In one case a troop of Cos- ~ sacks in attacking the German batteries collected sheep and cattle, drove them on to the German entrenchments. They then charged their horses over this platform of flesh, the sabring the gunners in the trenches following. The first detailed accoupt of the Osterode disaster states that General Dennenkampf seemed certain to capture Konigsberg, but General Shilinski’s army advanced in two bodies, one via Lyck and the other via Soldan, and the Germans alb wed the Russian vanguard to emerge from the swamps to reach firm grounci at Oeterode' General Hindenberg, ‘.bio bad previously experienced an identical problem in manoeuvres on that very ground, hurried up artillery from Thorn ’ and Graudenz, while reinforcements from the Rhine and Belgium also arrived and were hurled upon the Russians at Neidenburg. The Russians were' driven into swampy country surrounding a lake, and the Gereman reserves were then thrown into the Russian right at Oriel ding, forcing it also on to the swamps. The Germans next occupied some high groud on three sides of the lake, and towards the evening the Germans closed in and concentrated their fire on the Russians who were unable to manoeuvre their guns which had sunk in the swamp. The horses and men became bogged, and only the sixth and half of the Ist array corps escaped .across the frontier. General Hindenb%rg then marched 94 miles in four, days and cut off General Rennenj kamph, hut the latter had already taken precautions and sent a force to Lyck-and many men to Suwalki. The Germans defeated the Lyck force, hut General Rennenkempf was able to retreat in good order.

280-MILE BATTLE FRONT. OVER 1,500,000 AUSTRO-CERMANS OPPOSE 2,500,000 RUSSIANS. (Received 12.30 p.m.) Petrograd, October 16. A gigantic battle between Warsaw and the Dneister has commenced on a front of 280 miles. Half a million Austro-Germans are between Warsaw and Ivangorod, 700,000 from Ivangorod to San river, and 450,000 between the San and the Dneister. The Russian forces are estimated at 2t millions. REPORT OF AUSTRO-CERMAN REPULSE. Rome, October 15. Le Messageros Petrograd correspondent states that the Austro-Germans were completely defeated near Warsaw, with great losses. AUSTRIAN LOSS NEAR PRZEMYSL Petrograd, October 15. Official.—The Russians defeated the Austrians south of Przemysl. Five hundred were captured and several machine-guns. BOMBARDMENT OF PRZEMYSL PROCEEDING. MORE RUSSIAN EXPLOITS. Petrograd, October 16. The Russians are ceaselessly bombarding Przemysl. Three thousand Austrians made a sortiio on Wednesday. A Russian regiment allowed the enemy to approach within easy range, and then opened fire with mitrailleuses, annihilating thorn. Fighting is proceeding 30 miles west of Warsaw, where the German advance guard was repulsed after a severe engagement seven miles llrom the city. Russian cavalry beyond the Carpathians report a great exploit. One squadron intercepted a troop train. The commander leapt ou to the engine and stopped the train. All the Hungarians were slain, and largo supplies were captured.