The Russian Campaign.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 124, 19 October 1914, Page 5

The Russian Campaign.

A GIGANTIC BATTLE NEAR WARSAW. MEN MASSED IN MILLIONS.

Petrograd, October 16. A gigantic, battle between Warsaw [and the Dniester has commenced on a | front of '2BO miles. j There are half a million Austro-Ger-[mans between Warsaw and Ivangorcti. 700,000 from Ivangorod to the San River, and '150,000 lietween the San and the Dniester. The Russian forces are estimated at 2,500,000. London, October lfi. The Daily Mail correspondent daringly penetrated East Prussia, and witnessed the August fighting, in one case a tr<v ip of Cossacks attacking the German batteries collected sheep and cattle and drove them towards the German entrenchments and then charged with their horses over a platform of flesh, sabring the gunners in the trenches. The following is the first detailed account of the Ostcrode disaster. General Renncnkampf seemed certain to capture Konigsburg, hut General Shilinski's army advanced in two bodies, one via Lyck and the other via Soldau, and the Germans allowed the Russian vanguard to emerge from the swamps and reach firm ground at Osterode. General Ilindenberg, who had had previous experience of identically the same problem at manoeuvres on that very ground, hurried up artillery from Thorn and Graudenz and reinforcements from the Rhine and Belgium also arrived and were hurled upon the Russians at Xeidcnburg. The Russians were driven into the swampy country surrounding the lake and the German reserves were then thrown on to the Russian right at Ortelsburg, forcing it also into the swamps. The Germans next occupied the high ground on three sides of the lake and

pound on throe sides of the lake and towards evening the Germans closed in and concentrated their fire on the Rus- ! skins, who were unable to manoeuvre their guns, which gunk in the swamp. Horses and men were bogged and only the 6th and half the Ist Army Corps escaped across the frontier.

I General Hindenburg then marched 94 miles in four days and cut off General Rennenkampf, but the latter had already taken precautions and sent a force to Lyck and many men to Suwalki. The Germans defeated the Lyck force, but General Rennenkampf was able to re-/ treat in good order.

THREE DAYS' RATTLE. FIRST ONSET FAVORS THE GERMANS. RUT RUSSIANS PREVAIL IN THE END. AN ARMY OF PIUKOXERS TAKEN. Received 18, 3.35 p.m. London, October ]". The Daily Chronicle's correspondent at Pctrograd sends a report that it is unofficially stated that a great battle began on Monday. At first it seemed to go in favor of the Germans, but on Tuesday and Wednesday the Russians took the upper hand and repulsed the enemy, who wore driven back in the direction of Kielce. The German army was cut in two, tho Russians capturing 10,OUO prisoners and 42 cannon.

RUSSIANS ADVANCIXO IN' CiALICI Hrccived 18. n.rsr> Pelrograd, October IT. j Official.—Tim Russian* have. assumed the offensive along the Vistula in (la.-