Russia

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 59, 26 October 1914, Page 5

Russia

THE feNEMY OUTFLANKED. 'wf r .■ ;?i ■ .) 1 ' :, Times and Sydney Sun See vices. (Received 8.0 a.m.) London, October 24. Private advices from Petrograd assert that the enemy’s flanking armies were themselves outflanked, large bodies having been cut off from Cracow, which explains the wholesale surrenders. ANOTHER MILLION GERMANS TO BOTH FRONTS. / (Received 8.0 a.m.) London, October 24. It is semi-officially stated in Petrograd that the number of Germans transported to both the eastern and western fronts since the middle of September aggregate a million.

ENEMY ROUTED ALL ALONG THE LINE,

THOUSANDS TAKEN PRISONERS.

United Press .Association. (Received 9.10 a.m.) Petrograd, October 24. A communique states that the Russians beyond the Vistula are closely following the retreating enemy. The Germany only feebly resisted north of Oilica and were pushed back to Skierniewice. Austro-German troops were forced to accept serious battle south of Oilica, where there was fighting on Friday on a front extending over forty versts. Russians carried out bayonet charges in the forests of Radom, and took many prisoners and machine guns. There was desperate fighting on the San, south of Przemysl, which favored the Russians. Five Austrian companies were taken prisoners at the Pytchentza heights, south of Waroslav. The attacks south of Przemysl were repulsed, 500 of the enemy being routed. At Stryi 1000 were taken prisoners. SPIRITUOUS LIQUORS BANNED. (Received 9.35 a.m.) Petrograd, October 25. The Governor-General of Galicia, by order of the Grand Duke Nicholas, announces that anyone offering spirituous liquors to the troops will be court-martialled. WITH THE AIRCRAFT. BOMB-DROPPING AT WARSAW. Petrograd, October 24. On the 19tli a German airman drop-

pod fourteen bombs in Warsaw, killing nine and wounding 66, including several women and children.