Eastern Campaign

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 170, 4 January 1915, Page 5

Eastern Campaign

CROSSING THE VISTULA. MYSTERIOUS MOVEMENT OF TROOPS. Received 3, 3 p.m. Petrograd, January 2. Six Herman army corps from the Suehazew-Bzura front have started for an unknown destination. The Russians in tue vicinity of Plock are preparing to cross the Vistula, threatening the Thorn and I.owicz communications. THE CARPATHIANS CALM. IAUSTRIANS FALLING BACK. Received 4, 12.5 a.m. Amsterdam, January 3. A Vienna official message states that after severe fighting south of Tarnow,' the situation in the Central Carpathians is now calm.. A superior hostile force obliged our troops to fall back in the Uszok Pass. MILLION GERMANS OPERATING. RUSSIAN SUCCESSES. AUSTRIAN FORCES ROUTED. Received 4, 12.25 a.m. Petrograd, January 3. It is estimated twenty-seven' German army corps are operating from the Mazurian Lakes to the Pilica. Official: Despite the enemies' artillery, we repulsed attacks at Bzura and. Rawka. The Germans on the 31st captured some trenches nar Lopuszno, on the. Vlosgozowa-Kielce road. We counter-at-tacked their rear, and forced them to abandon the occupied works. We cap.i tured nine machine-guns, and took several hundred prisoners. The fighting continues at Gorlice. We occupied Austrian positions in the Uzok Pass, and took many prisoners. The Austrian retreat from Bukorina is developing into a rout. v CONTINUED SUCCESSES, Petrograd, January 1. Official.—We repulsed day and night attacks south of the Bolimow-Medne-vice railway. The German columns which were attacking near Jesergetz, close to the Pilica, have been scattered and are suffering enormous loss. The Germans tried a fresh line of attack between Tomaszow and Opoctino, but were again repulsed. The offensive in Western Galicia continues in our favor. We inflicted 'enormous losses on the enemy in the Balvgrod region, exterminating wKole companies. The enemy has begun a precipitate retreat. We captured on a portion of the front on the 29th 3000 prisoners and fifteen machine guns.