THE EASTERN CAMPAIGN

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 184, 12 April 1915, Page 5

THE EASTERN CAMPAIGN

RUSSIAN SUCCESSES. SWEEP ALL BEFORE THEM. (Press Assn. —Extraordinary) (Reed, 9.5 a.m.) BUCHAREST, April 11. The Attempted invasion of Bessarabia has resulted disastrously to Austrians. Famished, and utterly demoralised, they fell back iu great disorder. Large Russian masses are advancing along the hanks of the Pruth towards Boian so quickly thKt the Austrians are not able to organise any defence. The Austrians are wreaking vengeance on Bofcovinians, whose plight is appalling. Many prisoners are -executed on the slightest pretext. TYPHUS USED BT AUSTRIANS. (Received 3.5 p.ja.) LONDON, April 13. The ravages of typhus ar« spreading owing to Austrian troops driving over the frontier 17,000 refugees froaa Bosnia and Herzegovina,

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ATTACK ON SUBMARINES. (Reed. 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, April 10. Christiana newspapers opine that a British squadron attached submarines at Sartoro. GERMANS CAPTURE A BELGIAN TRENCH. (Reed. 5.5 p.ra.)PAILS, Av-ffil 10. The Germans ; w i one ‘ left bank of the Tver, njear Drlegrachten, and captured a Belgian trench. THE GENERAL GONiS. (Reed. 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, April 10. The General Sards was towed to Deal apparently undamaged. COSSACKS BRING DOWN AEROPLANE. (Reed. 5.5 p.m.) PETROGRAD, April 10. Official: Cossacks brought down an aeroplane and captured two aviators cn the right bank of the Vistula. ON TO CONSTANTINOPLE. . INNER FORTS SET ON FIRE BY WARSHIPS. - 1,0 YD O >T, Apr i 1 .10. The “ Chronicle’s” Hitylsne covespondont states that warships bombarded the inner.forts on the -i-th cud 7!h. As a result' fires broke out. BRILLIANT VICTORY AT Lr/YYv 3, PAR 18, April JO. Wo captured 1500 metres of trenches at Eparges after a fresh brlbhmt attack. Official: T3io capture of Los L’pcvges was characterised by desperate ‘ bayonet fighting. (Los Eparges is south of Verdun.) IMPORTANCE OF VICTORY EMPHASISED.

GERM.VMS LOSE 30,000 IN TWO MONTHS. PARIS, April 11. Official: Prisoner. l ; emphasise the importance of the Epargca success. The Germans brought up a division of j the Fifth Army Carps, containing the j best troops in the army, and they were j told to hold the fort-ess at all ccHs. { The general said ho was willing to I sacrifice a division, ‘sn army corps, or : a hundred thousand if necessary. Tim ; Germans lost 30,000 at Sparge., in tv. e ! months. GERMAN COUNTER-ATTACKS REPULSED. PARIS, April 10. Wo repulsed fifteen counter- attnck« at Montmarte Wood. Heaps of German dead lie on tho ground/’ y

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