Russia

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 63, 10 November 1914, Page 5

Russia

THE FALL OF SANDOMIR.

United Press Association

Petrograd, November 9

The Austrians on Monday strongly entrenched themselves at Sandomir in three lines, with wire entanglements, carrying alternating electric current. The Russians, by a series of magnificent assaults, carried all three lines at the point of the bayonet.

The Austrians on Monday evening were strongly reinforced, but the Russians repulsed their attack. They approached Sandomir by night and stormed the defences of the town in the morning with the bayonet. The Austrians left many wounded, and retreated, burning the Vistula bridges. Russian cavalry damaged the Pleschen railway station. The Russians in East Prussia captured the strongly fortified district of Virbullon, and reached Stalluponen.

Russians continue the offensive in Galicia, capturing on the San 125 officers and twelve thousand men, some quick T firers. They took a thousand prisoners southward of Przemyslrri' "™

GERMANS DRIVEN BACK OVER THE FRONTIER.

(Received 9.10 a.m.) Potrograd, November 9.' All the German- detachments on the Chorzel-Mlava-Rypin front have been driven across the frontier.

CAVALRY ROUTED.

IMMENSE LOSSES UPON THE AUS-TRO-CERMAN ARMIES. '

(Received 9.5 a.m.) .};'»., London, November 9

Reuter at Petrograd states that about 10,000 of the best Austro-German cavalry were wiped out in the fighting or routed in pursuit After destroying the cavalry, the Russians cut off five of the opposing armies from the'western base, and in forcing them southward inflicted severest losses, totalling 300,000 killed, wounded and taken prisoners. • ,« v ! h '■'!' ';- OFFICIAL. GERMAN TERRITORY ENTERED. The High Commissioner f ! ; reports from London, Novembari 9J . iOificiaii— Russia reports progress in East Prussia, in gaining fortified positfft}nb{?an<| pressing the rearguard, they have entered German territory Twelve thousand prisoners have been taken.