Russia

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 300, 17 December 1914, Page 5

Russia

AUSTRIAN PERSEVERANCE UNDER STAGGERING DEFEATS.

Tihei and Sydney Sun Services.

(Received 8 a.m.) Petrograd, December 16

The officials are surprised at the perseverance of the Austrians, despite repeated staggering defeats. They have lost thirty-six generals and 190 colonels, chiefly from the Hungarian regiments.

THE AUSTRIANS’ TASK. \ ACTING ASi REARGUARDS TO GERMAN RETREAT. Tikes and Sydney Sun Services. (Received 8 a.m.) London, December 16. The Times’ Petrograd correspondent says the Germans continue to impose the most difficult tasks on the Austrians, who are forced to act as rearguards to the- German columns to check the Russians on the San. While the Germans retired at Warsaw the Austrians were ordered not to permit the Russians to pass Cracow into Silesia, and to attempt the envelopment of the Russians south of Przemysl, which involved the crossing of the snow-clad Carpathians.

SUPERIORITY OF THE RUSSIANS.

United Press Association

Berlin, December 15

A communique admits that a column advancing via Mlawa was forced to occupy former positions, owing to superior Russian forces.

AUSTRIANS CLAIM VICTORIES.

Amsterdam, December 16.

' An Austrian official report states that* they compelled the Russians rn Western Galicia to retreat, causing their front in Southern Poland to waver. During this advance, and in the last battle, we took many prisoners. We reached the line from Jaslo to Rajhrot. It is reported that the Russians were retiring along the whole line— Rajhrot, Nieupolowice, Wolbrorn, Nowradomsk, and Piotrkow.

UNTENABLE POSITION AT CRACOW.

(Received 9.15 a.m.) Petrograd, December 16. Refugees from Cracow state that the garrison includes Prussian Guards, and that the Austro-German dissensions frequently result in bloodshed.

OFFICIAL.

Petrograd, December 16

Official: Our success in the Mlawa region has been maintained. Large German forces are concentrating on tho left bank of the Vistula.

Firece fighting is taking place between Lowicz and Bzura, both sides alternately attacking. We made some progress. The enemy is markedly weakening at Czenstochowa and Cracow, completing the movement towo,,ds the Carpathian passes. Fighting is developing in Western Galicia.