Russian Avalanche

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 149, 18 November 1914, Page 5

Russian Avalanche

GERMANS ON THE DEFENSIVE. FOR THE WINTER. . PEACE PROPOSALS NOT CONSIDERED BY RUSSIANS. THE FLIGHT FROM CRACOW. !' Times and Sydney Sun Services. ; London, November Kl. ; Count Witte denies Petrograd rumors that lie is endeavoriing to promote mediation at Petrograd. He says Russian public opinion regards any peace proposals as sacriligious disrespect for the men who have died for their country. Prussian militarism must first be crushed. Copenhagen, November IG. Berlin reports that the flight from Cracow is becoming general. The German colony has fled to Berlin and Breslau. It is rumored that the Austrians will not defend it not desiring the city to be bombarded.

REPORTS FROM GERMANY. RUSSIANS REPULSED NEAR SOIDAiU. GERMANS' BIG CAPTURE OF PRISONERS. Received 17, 10 p.m. Amsterdam 1 , November 16. An official Berlin report states that the Russian advance near Soldau was repulsed, and strong Russian forces thrown back on Plock on Sunday. The Germans have taken 5000 prisoners and ' ten machine-guns. Several Russian Army Corps were driven back on 'Kutdo. According to the latest estimates, the Russians lost 23,000 prisoners an,d 70 guns and machine-guns. HEAVY FIGHTING IN PRUSSIA. RUSSIANS ATTACKING THE SOUTH FRONTIER. Received 17, 10 p.m. Petrograd, November 17.

The Russians are fighting tenaciously in the Soldau and Neidenburg district. The Germans are determinedly seeking to paralyse the Russian attacks along the southern frontier of East Prussia.

GERMAN EFFORTS FOR PEACE. j FURTHER APPEALS TO RUSSIA. THE CZAR TURNS A DEAF EAR. \ ' i Received 18, 12.25 a.m. ( London, November 17. The Tunes' Petrograd correspondent reports that the peace overtures recently attempted through the Vatican, Luxembourg, and Washington by German ! diplomats have been more pronounced since the failure of the German coup in ] Poland lias become apparent. To all efforts, however, Russia has turned' a deaf ear.