Russia

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 305, 23 December 1914, Page 5

Russia

HEAVY AUSTRO-GERMAN LOSSES.

"QUIVERING RIDGES OF HUMAN

BODIES.”

United Peem Association. (Received 8.45 a.m.) Petrograd, December 22.

There are now 600,000 Austro-Ger-mans in West Galicia attempting to relieve Cracow and Przemysl. The garrison at Pryemysl sustained heavy losses in making further attempts to break through. The Germans in Poland are now trying to out-flank Opochno and force an opening to Sochaz. During the fighting at Krasniz, which has finally ended, while .the Germans were retreating they repeatedly assailed the Russian positions,, but were swept back with fearful losses. Machine guns piled up quivering ridges of human bodies. The Germans rushed forward singing, * and then fell in heaps with screams and groans. Eighteen attacks were made on December 6, costing the Gormans 4000 in killed.

OFFICIAL FROM BERLIN.

Paris, December 22,

A Berlin official message says;— “The situation in Prussia is unchanged. Our attacks in Poland continue.”