Decisive Victory.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 155, 26 November 1914, Page 5

Decisive Victory.

fN POLAND. THE GERMANS FLEE. Paris, November 24. The Matin's Petrograd correspondent reports that after repulsing the counterattacks of the l'lock-Lcczvca line, the Russians gained a brilliant and decisive victory, the Germans fleeing towards the Prussian frontier, and the Russians closely pursuing. 'Petrograd, November 24. The Austrians recently withdrew from the outer forts at Przemysl. The Russians, suspecting a ruse, drove cattle towards the forts. The cattle were blown to bits, owing to their treading on mines. Washington, November 24. Tha State department reports that German bombs fell outside the American Consulate at Warsaw, indicating that the (lermans with Zeppelins are in close proximity to that city. Several persons were killed in front of the Consulate, but the Americans were uninjured.

GREAT BATTLE PROCEEDING. DEVELOPING SUCCESSFULLY. GREAT LOSS OF GERMANS. Received 25, 11.30 p.m. Petrograd, November 24. Official.—The battle of Lo<iy was continued. Russian cavalry at one point attacked the retreating Germans, inflicting great loss and capturing heavy guns. The battle on the Czenotochowa-Cra-cow line is developing successfully for the Russians. We took six thousand prisoners on Sunday and repulsed coun-ter-attacks.

AUSTRIAN ATTACK WEAKENED. GERMANY NOT TOUTING FOR PEACE. Received 25, 10.50 p.m. Rome, November 24. The press states that the attack of the Austrian army in Galicia has weakened, the troops being depressed and discouraged, and unable to resist the. Russians without the assistance of Germany. German papers strenuously repudiate the idea that Germany is touting for peaee, maintaining that the. political and military situations are wholly in favour of the Germans.

STORIES OF LOSSES. GERMAN DOCTOR'S CALLOUSNESS. RECRUITS HALF STARVED. Received 25, 8.15 p.m. Venice, November 24. Many wounded from Galicia arriving at Trente. They tell Karful stories of losses by sickness. A German doctor, who superseded an Austrian doctor, sends the invalids back to the front before they are half cured. The new Landstruni recruits, are compelled to provide their own outfit, and are given only scanty rations. They largely exist oil raw turnips or beetroot.

GERMANS TRAPPEDONLY HALF A REGIMENT ESCAPES. Received 20, 12.50 a.m. l'etrograd, November 25. Russians trapped three regiments oil Hie bank of the Bzoura river, which is easily fordable. The Germans crossed, mid found themselves cut off by Cossacks who had crossed higher lip the. stream. Meanwhile the Russian infantry crept up in the rear under cover of the artillery, the Germans being surrounded, and only half a regiment escaped.