Russia

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 57, 23 October 1914, Page 5

Russia

THE FIGHTINC IN CENTRAL CALICIA.

Vienna, October 22

The battle in Central Galicia is rapidly growing in intensity. The Russians are making fierce efforts to capture Magierahil.

THE ENEMY DRIVEN BACK AT WARSAW.

Petrograd, October 21

Official.—Germans towards Warsaw ind in the region north of the river at Pilitza were repulsed and are in full retreat, leaving their wounded lying within the area of conflict. Positions fortified in advance were abandoned. The Russians energetically advanced along the whole front. The enemy is Still resisting on the left bank of the Vistula south of Pilija to the San river. The Russians are gallantly holding the regions at Knosenitz,under heavy artillery fire. The position on the left bank of the Vistula is now secured below Przemysl. Austrian attempts to cross the San were prevented. The Russians are assuming the offensive. In the regions south of Przemysl the Russians repulsed the advance of numerous bodies.

The position in East Prussia is unchanged. THE VOOKA PROCLAMATION. London, October 21. There is much comment at Russia's sacrifice of ninety millions sterling obtained from the spirit monopoly, owing to the diminution in crime following the temporary prohibition. The Westminster Gazette says that such circumstances could hardly happen except in Russia. The Pall Mall Gazette says: "The war has its victory elsewhere than on the battlefield." THE AUGUSTOWO FIGHT. A CORRESPONDENTS TRIBUTE. MARVELLOUS RUSSIANS. (Received 9.0 a.m.) London, October 22. The Daily Chronicle's correspondent j,t Grodno journeyed through the line which was the scene of recent fighting in Russian territory, on the east Prussian border. He states the Germans have wantonly devastated villages, everywhere burning the houses and pillaging, and smashing furniture. Churches have invariably been gutted and defiled. Piteous tales are told of the shooting of peasants and the outrages on women and girls which have highly incensed te Russian soldier.

The Siberians bore the brunt of the fighting at Augustowo. Some marched no less than forty miles, starting at midnight, and then went into action at llavagod and ended their day's work with a bayonet charge about which the regiments engaged are still boasting. The Germans dug themselves with their usual thoroughness into trenches five feet deep, with earth-works in front zigzagging as » precaution against enfilading.