Russian Campaign

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 213, 16 February 1915, Page 5

Russian Campaign

RUSSIANS RETIRING STEADILY. COLOSSAL FIGHTING FORESHADOWED. "ANOTHER ADVANCE ON WARSAW. London, February 14. The Observer's Petrograd correspondent states that the Russians in East Prussia are steadily retiring i n good order towards the lines connecting the fortresses at Kovo, Grodno and Lomza, with the stronghold in the middle of the Vistula. Colossal fighting is foreshadowed. Rome, February 14. The Russians at Qjernowitz have been strongly reinforced. Paris, Febyiary 14. B<irk, interviewed, said that after the war had terminated the bulk of Russian trade with Germany, totalling sixty-five mfllions sterling, would he transferred to factories in Poland, Belgium, and France. Amsterdam, February 14. Tli" luuser has ordered another effort to take Warsaw this week.

HORRIBLE SUFFERINGS OF WOUNDED. TEMPERATURE TWENTY DEGREES BELOW ZERO. RUSSIANS REGAINING GROUND. Received 15, 10.30 p.m. . ' Petrograd, February 15. Fightmg continues i n Bukovina. The Russians were reinforced and repulsed a series of attacks after entrenching north of Kimpolnng, where the snow was verv deep*

Three Russian counter-attacks shattered the Austro-Germa n line at three points, compelling a retirement. The temperature was 20 degrees below zero, Md piercing ice-laden winds made it difficult to distinguish friends and foes at a hundred yards. The Anstro-Germans succumb to the coM more quickly than the Siberians. Jhe exposure is causing the wounded horrible sufferings. A thousand were enveloped in snowdrifts.

RUSSIANS OVER-POWERED. BY GERMANS IN EAST PRUSSIA. SUCCESSES CONTINUE IN THE CARPATHIANS. Received 15, 9.15 p.m. _ Petrograd, February 15. Official: The fighting in the Lyck, Raigrod. and Grajevo regions in very stubborn. Our troops further north are falling back o„ the fortified line by the men (or Memel), under pressure of p-eat German forces. We repulsed attacks in the Gorliee and Svieduik region and captured the enemy's fortifications at Smolaik, east of Lupkoj, taking over a thousand prisoners. Stubborn fighting continues on the luklK-Wyskow front.

AUSTRIAN ATROCITIES. A RIVAL FOR GERMANY. Received 15, 10.30 p.m. n t> Petrograd, February 15. .f Russians are fortifying C/.ernoWltZ. * When the Anstrians rc-occupied the town in November they wreaked horrible ' engeance o n the inhabitants with Russ,;"> sympathies. They hanged a number without trial forcing the condemned to assist to hang their friends on crude gallows, and to Hume i b,,for <-' they themselves were strangled

AN EXECUTIONER'S PAY. Received 15, 11.30 p.m. Petrograd, February 15. in e Austrian executioner at Czernowitz received five kroner for each victim.

BAVARIANS BADLY TRAINED. GREAT CAPT , *nK.i OF TURKS. Received 11.30 p.m. PetrograJ February 15. The Retch's war corres,,-tub nt opines that dt. ring the period of t! .> Austrian attack o' the Carpathian , >; 'ly two army cor, 5 were facing jervia. Three Bavarian corps at Orsova proved as badly train d as the T undstnrm. It is annvunced th'.t since the beginning of the rar Ruf .ia has taken 49,000 prisoners.