The Eastern War.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 131, 27 October 1914, Page 5

The Eastern War.

DRINKING A MILITARY OFFENCE. RUSSIAN SUCCESSES CONTINUE. OUTFLANKIiRS THEMSELVES OUT- - .FLANKED. Pelrograd, October 28, The Governor-General of Galicia, L.v order of the Archduke Nicholas, announces that anyone offering spirituous liquors to tho troops will be courtniartialled. A communique states that Russians beyond tlio Vistula are closely following the retreating enemy. The Germans offered only feeble resistance north of the Pilica, and were pushed back to Skierniew'ce.

The Austro-Ccrman troopi wert forced to accept, serious battle south ot the I'iliea, where the fighting on Friday was on a front of forty versta. The Russians carried out bayonet charges in tho forests of Radom, und took many prisoners and machine guns. There was desperate fighting on the San south of Przemysl, which resulted in favour of the Russians.

Five Austrian companies wore taken prisoners 011 the Tytchentza heigTits, south of Jaroslav. The attacks south of Przcmysl were repulsed, and 500 prisoners taken.

'Die enemy was routed at Stryl, anil lQflfl prisoners captured, (A verst is equal to .003 of an English mile.) London, October 25. Private advices from l'etrograd assert that the enemy's flunking armies have themselves teen outflanked, and large bodies cut off from Cracow, which explains the wholesale surrenders.

It is semi-oflicially stated at Petrograd that the number of Germans transported to both the eastern and western fronts since the middle of September aggregates a million. FIXE RUSSIAN* CAVALRY. KAISER'S CRACK REGLMENTS WIPED OUT. l'etrograd, October 25. The Bourse Gazette emphasises the splendid services of cavalry in the Vistula operations in tho region about Piorkow and Sieradaz. They destroyed several German cavalry regiments, including King Wilaelm's Cuirassiers, the most honoured in Prussia, which was wholly wiped out. A Uhlan regiment likewise perished.

GERMANS SACRIFICE THEIR ALLIES. AUSTRIAN' AND POLISH REGIMENTS BEAU TIIE BRUNTr Received 2ft, 10.10 p.m. l'etrograd, October 20. A semi-official message says there has been much lighting between Radon ami Ivangorud, When t.'ie Russians pursued the Germans they found many Austrians among the retreating force. Kvidently the Herman corps operating in this region had been Strengthened by Austrian infantry brigades, upon whom the Germans impose everywhere th* : task of rearguard lighting in necessary. I Owing to thus s;icrili;'ing the Austrians.) the Germans have succeeded in sparing 1 their own troops. The heaviest lighting i has been allotted to the Ist Polish and tlth Hungarian Corps. A PUNISHING PURSUIT. GERMAN REARGUARD DEFEATED. RKTIiEATIUG iXDRCE REINFORCED. STUBBORN RESISTANCE OFFERED. AUSTRIAN COLUMN DISPERSED. Received 27, 1.30 a.m. L'etrograd, October 28. Official— The Russians inflicted a series of defeats on tho German rearguards who \ver ; . attempting to retain positions along the rivers Rawka -and Skier niewka, and-I!ylka. Th, : Russians by means of bayonet attacks occupied Loiviez, Skierniewez and l'.awa. The Austro-Germans retreating to- | wards Ita.tom have been reinforced, an.l uru stubbornly resisting the Russian progress. The fitting here has assumed considerably dimensions. The Russ : aiu have captured prisoners, Maxims, and other guns. Hard fighting continues on the Ran, south of Przemysl, where the Austrian attempts to "belt" 'the Russian flank were repulsed with heavy losses. An- Austriuor column descended the 'Carpathians towards Dolina, and were defeated, and d ispersed.

PETROLEUM AT FAMINE PRICKS. Received 28, 10.10 p.m. Taris, October 2(1. Petroleum is scarce at Brussels, where 10a a gallon lias been paid. GERMAN PRISONERS AT WARSAW. Reeeivcd 20, 5.45 p.m. London, October 25. The Figaro states that large convoys of German prisoners are arriving ut Warsaw. Amongst them is a German General, wlio brought his troops' gifts sent by the Kaiser.