The Russian Advance

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 109, 1 October 1914, Page 5

The Russian Advance

BRISK ACTIVITIES ON BOTH SIDES.

GERMAN PLANS ALTERED,

AUSTRIAN RETREAT CONTINUES.

Petrugrad, September 29. Official.—The Russians arc rapidly Mtishmg the offensive in the Augistivo iiresta.

The enemy lias been considerably reinforced on the Silesinn front, where ho ia displaying great activity. Several sorties from Trzemysl were unsuccessful.

Hie Austrian retreat continues with great confusion.

Iho Russians have captured further prisoners and a number of guns. Times and Sydney Sun Services. London, September 2ft. Russian experts consider that the Germans have changed their plans, and are deliberately seeking territory suitable for wintering, and are al>andoning the lightning blows hitherto attempted against Russia. THE HUNGARIAN INVASION CONFIRMED. AI.'STRBANS OVERPOWERED. Received 30, 8.43 p.m. Rome, September 29. It is officially admitted at Budapest that the Russians crossed the frontier of Hungary at several points, despite reinforcements sent to oppose them. FIERCE BATTLE ON RUSSIAN FRONTIER RUSSIAN SECURE TUB AD VANTAG a GERMANS AT SEVERAL POINTS.

■Received 1, 1.40 <uu. iPetTograd, September 30. The Kaiser is (oinmaiiding twelve army corps in Eastern Prussia. . A fierce battle between Genarals RennenkampfT and Hindcnbcrg has been raging sinco Sunday morning, over a fiont extending from Grodno to Drusfleniki. ''our army corps were engaged on bo sides.

The ItiKsiauf}, -who were, constantly r«itiforeed from Wiltni (sVilna), have already repulsed the Germans at several ipoints. Tho Gentians' object Is to cut tho railway between Warsaw ond Vilna.

THE GAMCMN CAMPAIGN,

AUSTRIAN® Rl?I:NP0(RO3D FROM

GERMANY.

Received 1, 1.40 tun, Petrograd, September 3). A new German army coTps has junctional with the remnant of tho Austrians in Galicia, and the combined army is in contact with tho Russians on the Carpa thians-Tarnow-C'racow front.