Russian Campaign

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 199, 1 February 1915, Page 5

Russian Campaign

FIGHTING IN EAST PRUSSIA. . GERMAN ATTACKS REPULSED. FURTHER CAPTURES OP AUSTRIANS. Received 31, 8 pm. Petrograd, January 30. s Official: Fighting continues in the ' forest northward of Pilkallon and Guru- 1 binnen. German attacks in the Borjimog' district were repulsed witli heavy loss. J Progress at Dukla was maintained, despite. desperate Austrian resistance, ex- ' eept at the Beskid Pass, where the Rih- * sian advance guard fell back. The Russians during the past three 1 days have captured in this region tiO ' officers, 2-100 soldiers, three guns, and ' ten machine-guns. f PRUSSIAN ARTILLERY EFFCTIVE. • Petrograd, January 20. 1 A communique states: —"Wo vepuls.'d : the Germans north of Tilsit, and destroyed Pogegcn station, advancing in the districts of Pillkallen and Giunbinnen. The Russian artillery silenced several batteries and inflicted, great losses in the trenches on. the left bank of the Vistula. Fighting from the Dukla j Pass to Stryi and Munkas (south of n Lemberg) on Tuesday and Wednesday was in our favour, especially south- f west of Dhkla, where, the enemy re- c treated, abandoning ammunition. ' , - j AN AUSTRO-GERMAN ADVANCE. 1 I Petrograd, January 2!). ' The Austro-German movement is developing along the line Dukla to Wysezkow with a front of approximately 100 miles. Columns are trying to cross the. mountains by numerous j passes, and presumably Przemsyl is the objective. \ — c THE PLIGHT OF LODZ. CIVILIANS ON POINT OF STARVATION. . Received 1, 12.30 a.m. Copenhagen, January 31. A Lodz refugee states that the Gcr- ' manr.. .confiscated enormous supplies of provisions; that there was no bread or potatoes to be had! and that the civilians were on the point of starvation, eating cats and dogs.