Official News

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 87, 8 September 1914, Page 8

Official News

HKill COMMISSIONER'S CABLE.

The following war news has been roceived by the Prime Minister:—

London, Sept. Q, 8.50 p.m.

The Ambassadors of the Triple Entente are making last efforts to keep the peace with Turkej. Russian successes continue. The Austrian army in operation in Russian Poland, which met with success at Lublin, was caught by the Russians on Saturday at Tomaszow, between Lublin and Koblm. The Austrian tenth army corps were defeated, and 5000 prisoners were taken.

Two Russian army corps were caught between Soldau and Allenstine, and driven back with loss by overwhelming Hermans, who reoccupied Allenstein. It is anticipated that Central Germany will be invaded at three points—in East Prussia, at Poscn, and Silisia. There is no sound confirmation of the withdrawal of tile eneinv's forces from west to east.

The Belgians inflicted losses on the Germans at Tcrmonde, south-west of Antwerp. The Belgians also cut the dykes. The Wilson liner Runo was mined and sunk on Saturday, 20 miles off the East Coast. The crew and passengers were saved, with the exception of 20 Russian emigrants.

The Netley Hospital is occupied by 800 patients from the front. Shrapnel bullets account for nearly all the wounded. The great majority of those injured are not dangerously wounded. Loss of limbs is so far very uncommon. The fact that so few have rifle-bullet wounds seems to confirm the statement that the Germiui infantry aim badly.

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London, .September 7. The High Commissioner reportThe seventh G-ennan ,".rmy corps was repulsed iby the French corps near Deinvillc.

appears that the enveloping movement upon tllie Anglo-French Jolt (lank has been abandoned by tno Germans, .either because it is impracticable to continue .such a great extension, or because the alternative of a direct attack upon the AHied line is preferred, whether 'tbis change by the Germans voluntary or enforced by the strategic situation and great strength :of Ihe Allies in the.r front will be revealed by 'the course o" events.