Russian Campaign

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 196, 27 January 1915, Page 5

Russian Campaign

ACTIVITY AMONG THE AUSTRIANS. ! Received 28, 8,20 p.m. Petrograd, January 26. Official: The Russians northward of Rawa destroyed an armored motor-car which was bombarding their position. Greater activity is noticeable among tlie Austrians at the Dulka and other passes in the Carpathians. A SURPRISE ATTACK. GERMANS RUSH THE TRENCHES. Received 27, 1.20 a.m. Petrograd, January 20. Prisoners state that Germans unexpectedly attacked Cuzow, in the Bzura region, at daylight, because a mutinous spirit was evinced when a night attack was ordered. The Germans, four to eight deep, attacked a trench a mile long. The Rusians retreated to their reserve trenches, whence they, shelled their evacuated trenches until dark. Then they charged, bayonetting every German. The enemy lost 4000, mostly killed. The Russians lost 800 killed and wounded. I \ KEPT IN THE DARK. THE GERMAN CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE.

Received 28, 8.20 p.m. Petrograd, January 26. German prisoners state that the German public are kept in ignorance of Russian victories in Bukovina. STRENGTHENING SERVIA. TO MEET SUGGESTED GERMAN INVASION. Received 26, 10.40 p.m. Athens, January 26. Further contingents of Cossacks and considerable war materials have reinforced tlie Servian army. THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE'S SAVINGS. AN ENORMOUS INCREASE. Received 26, 8.20 p.m. Petrograd, January 26. The Government informed the Duma that the national savings in 1914 were 84,000, 1 000 roubles, compared with 34,>000,000 in 1013, largely due to the prohibition of the sale of spirits.