The Russian Advance

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 116, 9 October 1914, Page 5

The Russian Advance

GALLAXT CHARGE OF GERMAN BATTERIES. PLATEAU TAKEN AGAINST MURDEROUS FIRE. RETREAT BECOMES A ROUT. Petrograd, October 7. ■When the Russians emerged from the western exists of the lAngustovo forest they found the enemy's main forces and artillery concentrated further west holding positions from which they opened a deadly fire across the level ground from three sides of a square. The Russians were ordered to occupy the nearest height, which dominated the whole countryside. Tile first guns ascended under a murderous shrapnel fire, tut reached the plateau, and within a few minutes the Russian artillery had decimated the Germans and disabled, the guns. The enemy was soon retiring, and the retreat was transformed into a rout, the Russian horsemen hewing paths through the enemy's regiments. The Russians at Roezki, northward of Augustovo, discovered at night time that during tremendous rain the Germans had omitted to post pickets. The infaniry, with a battery of light guns, stalked them under cover of the noise of the rain. Tlic artillery swept the sleeping Germans and then followed a bayonet charge. According to prisoners, the Kaiser, before leaving Grajewa, ordered Ossowiecz to bo captured within three days. The Germans fired 40,000 shells before the Russians took their lines by a daring frontal cliarge of a single troop of cavalry, combined with an infantry flanking movement.

RETREAT CONGESTS THE RAIL

WAYS.

HEAVY ARTILLERY PROTECTS THE

REAR.

Received 9, 1.10 a.m. London, October S.

A Petrograd message states that the railways in East Prussia are congested, conveying the retreating Germans. There have been several derailments and collisions.

The Germans seized hostages in all occupied towns in Russian Poland for the security of the railways. Heavy artillery from IConigsberg covers the retreat.

AUSTRTANS AGAIN DEFEATED.

GERMANS REINFORCED.

OFFER STUBBORN RESISTANCE.

Received 9, 1 a.m.

l'etrograd, October 7

Russians defeated an Austrian detachment west of Sanok Pass, capturing guns and many prisoners. They also captured a train of artillery near Munkaes.

Advices from East Prussia stato that the Germans have been reinforced from Kcnigsberg, and are offering a stubborn resistance on the Wladislawovo liaekka front.

DURATION OF THE WAR,

NO ENDING BEFORE JUNE,

Received S, 5.45 p.m.

'Times and Sydney Sun Services. Petrograd, October 7.

Officers estimate that the war will not conclude before June. The wintel campaign cannot be of an extensive character, but the.war will break out again with a new fury in tlie spring. The mighty German army, though with a presentiment of defeat, will assiduously postpone the discussion of peace terms.