The Russian Campaign.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 128, 23 October 1914, Page 5

The Russian Campaign.

FIERCE FIGHTS IN CENTRAL GALICIA. GERMANS REPULSED FROM WARSAW TO PILITZA, RUSSIANS ADVANCE ALONG THE WHOLE FRONT. Received 23, 12.45 a.m. Vienna, October 22. The tattle in Central Galicia is rapidly growing in intensity.; The Russians are making fierce efforts to capture 'Magierahil. Received. 23, 1.5 a.m. Petrograd, October 21 (evening). Officialsv—Germans towards/ Warsaw and in the region north of the river at Pilitza were repulsed and are in lull retreat, leaving their: wounded lying within the area of conflict. Positions fortified in advance were abandoned. The Russians energetically advanced along the whole front. The enemy is still resisting ion the left bank of the Vistula south of Pilija to the San rivor. The Russians are gallantly holding the regions at Knosenitz, under heavy artillery fire. The' position on the left bank of the Vistula is now secured below Pi'Kcmysl. Austrian attempts to cross the San were prevented. The Russians arc nshiiming the offensive. In the regions Liouth of Przcmysl the Russians repulsed the advance of numerous bodies.

. The position in East Prussia is un- > changed. J , _ ( J GERMiANS' ROLLED BACK FROM** I WARSAW. GHASTLY DETAILS OF THE FIGHTING. Petrograd, October, 21. The battle has rolled back from Warsaw, and the cannonading is now inaudible. A constant stream of prisoners and wounded is pouring into tlie city. The battle progressed in ceaseless rain. Ghastly details of the fighting have reached Warsaw, where crowds manned bridges to watch the corpses of the enemy floating down the river. The Austrians made strenuous efforts to cross the river betweon Jaroslav and Przemysl, but were repulsed. They then endeavored to outflank the Russians south of Przemysl, but several days' ob-! ; stinate fighting was in favor of the Russians.