Great Russian Victory

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 141, 9 November 1914, Page 5

Great Russian Victory

AUTRO-CERMANS GENERALLY RETREATING. RESISTANCE BROKEN DOWN. Received 8, 3 p.m. Petrograd, November 7. Official: Between October 23 and November 2 we overcame the enemy's re. sistance in the region of New Alexandria and Sandomir. The principal Austrian forces in Galicia were forced to retreat on the sth. During the eighteen days our suecesses along a 500-verst front broke down the enemy's resistance, and he is now generally retreating.

THE AUSTRIAN ARMY, THREE MILLIONS CONCENTRATED. Received 8, 3 p.m. London, November 7. The Times' Copenhagen correspondent states that three million Germans and. Austro-Hungarians are concentrated . the line from Thorn to Cracow^

ENORMOUS RUSSIAN CAPTURES. 18/273 PRISONERS IN TWELVE DAYS, Received 8, 5.5 p.m. Petrograd, November 7. Official: During the lighting between October 23 and November 4, on the Thorn to Cracow line, the Russians captured 274 officers, 18,500 men, three howitzers, 40 cannons, 38 mitrailleuses, and many shells, arms, and ammunition.

IN THE TRACK OV THE WKECKEES. A XKW IIOMJ3 FOR THE KAISKII. Received U 1,2.30 a.ra. Petrograd, November 8. All the towns wiiirh ti„. Germans iiiivirseil wore wrecked, And the lailMay bridges blown up. '"lie Germans when quitting Jiadoiu shot all their l risoiw's, a Oo.\-«ck otlieer who was compelled to vli;» his own! jjravc. | The Pauline monwterv Is held as a liosUgo lor the inhabitants- good behaviour. The' threat to burn the building. which is inniou.i iu.' pilgrimages,! tlnkos at the religion* sentiment of the whole of Poland. Monks wao wcrs excelled and h.ive arrived in the Pus- 1 sian lines reoert that the morastory Ins hcei. prepared as a residuice for th, ; Kaiser, the furniture having been brought from (ieni'anv and rooms prepared for a staff of' s-i\U\

, BXIOIY KKTRrs TO WJXTEU, quarters. j A STUOXGLY FORT I I'i f.l > JUSK. t:< e-I'iviMl «, 10.30 p.mI'ctrograd, November S. T';v Kiiv-i.n).-- iii iva-it Prussia occupy a tiuv i'lxiiii iic-hii'vimh to Lvck. Thousands of German <!eait remain unburied in -many districts because tlui "round is frown. Germans everywere abandoned their wounded, and the, resources of the Russian medical corps are heavily taxed in ,k-riling with them. The practice of not permitting an armistice for the ri-movii of wounded is the cause of nwuv deaths from exposure at night time. 'Die (.I'ennaiis in Poland are steadily withdrawing to strongly fortified imsi--Jons on the •Czcn.itoßliowo-to-Kalisc'l bile. .Ik-re. wnh lireslau in the rear, the Germans have accumulated stores, and are proposing to ivnain on the defensive through the wintev.

TMK FIGHTING IN KASP PRUSSIA. GKRMAXB DEFEATED WIIH IIEAYY LOSSES. Received S, 10 p.m. Petrograd. Xo'Tinber 7. Oll'ieiii).—-T-ic RusAuis are rijccc-.sk-fully advancing oil Rominte and Lyck. The German rearguard was driven out <i? Uiava on Wednesday, with heavy losses. Tile Germans ■.•ontinuo to fall buck to the "other side <;f the Vistula.

A German column passed Czensoekovo to the westward.-!. The Anstrians left many cholera victims at Jaroslav and Pnseronk, villages nn the oa.

A STRONGHOLD CAPTURED. Received 8, 1.10 a.m. Petrograd, November 8. After a desperate battle, the Russians captured the stronghold of Kop- j l ikoi, commanding the ro:ui to Erzerouni 'ADDITIONAL HORRORS. WOLVES DEVOUR SOLDIERS' ! BODIES. Petrograd, November 6. The winter adds new horrors. Owing to the ground being frozen it is impossible to bury the dead, which lie in the woods. Many wolves have appeared. The Germans looted all the winter

There lias been.frequent surrenders of whole German detachments, the men being almost dead with cold and hunger. HOW VIENNA GOT THE NEWS. Received 10, 1.30 a.m. , Rome November 8. Upwards of IOO.OQO wounded arrived in \ ienna ji a few days and' the public gradually became aware of grave Austrian defeat on tho San. . THE FIGHTING IX BAST (PRUSSIA. COMFORT IX THE GERMAN TRENCHES. THE RETREAT CONTINUES. JAROSLAV RE CAPTURED.

London, November 6. The German entrenchments in East Prussia w of au extraordinary character. The officers had deep dug-outs with corridors leading to the men's trenches. The quarters were like tho halls of mansions built underground.. They had rich carpets, bedsteads and furniture taken from country homes'during the retreat. They were also equipped with telephones. Petrograd, November 6.

Official. —The Germans are retreating along the whole East Prussian front, only retaining fortified positions at Wegbolewo. The Russians on the left bank of the Vistula are continuing a vigorous offensive, pursuing the retreating enemy. The Russians continue to cross the San successfully, the Austrians retreating. Advices from Lemberg state that the Russians re-captured Jaroslav and took 6000 prisoners, after furious Austrian day and night attacks.