Russian Campaign

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 212, 15 February 1915, Page 5

Russian Campaign

GHASTLINESS OF DEFEAT. t t PILES OP DEAD AND WOUNDED. Paris, February 12. Official: Tlic repulse of tlie German attacks' in Poland seems complete. The Russians inflicted losses exceeding 40,000. The temperature at night is 8 degrees below zero Centigrade (equal to li degrees below freezing on the Fahrenheit scale). The fact that the Germans attacked in dense formations was due to the troops being incapable of fighting in open order. The principal causes of the unprecedented losses, an eye-witness states, were the fire of the Russian machine-guns, which cut the solid ranks like a scythe. When the fighting was finished piles of the fallen lay in front of the Russian lines, and shrieks rent the air. tinder the searchlights the, masses could be seen heaving with the! efforts of the -wounded to extricate themselves. By 2 o'clock in the wu-rn-J ing all was still. Petrograd, February 12. 1 Official: The four fresh German army corps in East Prussia will necessitate the re-arrangement of our forces under the shelter of our fortresses. We are, on the eve of a great, long, and decisive struggle.

A DKEAM FULFILLED. RUSSIA TO SECURE CONSTANTINOPLE. Received 14, 5.5 p.m. London, February 14. Professor Milincolf, leader of the Russian Liberals, states that the Allic3 have agreed that at the end of the war Russia is to bold Constantinople The Spectator approves this step.

| TURNING POINT REACHED. RUSSIA'S SUPERIORITY. Received 14, 5.30 p.m. London, February 14. The Morning Post declares that Russia bag finally established her superiority in fighting power over Germany, and that the turning-point of the war for tne Russians ia said to have been reached.

RUSSIAN SUCCESSES. A VICTORY IN THE CARPATHIANS. Received 14, 5.5 p.m. Petrograd, February 14. Official: We re -Ised the enemv at Sviduek, near Wyszkow, and at Poroguei, near the Bukovina frontier. We inflicted heavy losses near Koziomok, and seized the trenches at Lutowiska, in the Zavadok region, north of Uszok pass, capturing" five hundred prisoners and three machine-guns.

GERMANS REPULSED. ' FORTIFIED HEIGHTS CAPTURED. Received 15, 12.5 a.m. Petrograd, February 14. Official: The enemy's attack was repulsed with severe losses in the Lyck district. The Russians captured the fortified heights in the Svidnik district, and between the L'upkow Pass and the Upper San, taking 1001) prisoners.

ENTHUSIASM IN RUSSIA. HER INFLEXIBLE DETERMINATION. Times and Sydney Sun Services. London, February 12. There were unprecedented scenes in the Russian Duma, the British and French Ambassadors receiving ovations. The proceedings were interrupted by the frequent singing of the National Anthem. There was tremndous applause when the. President declared that all efforts to disunite the Allies would prove fruitless.

The Duma passed a resolution stating Russia's inflexible determination to carry on the war until Germany's aggression was overcome and the liberty of Europe secured. Petrograd, February 12. Official: The four fresh German army corps in East Prussia will necessitate the re-arrangement of our forces under the shelter of our fortresses. We are on the ev P of a great, long, and decisive struggle.