Russian Campaign

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 220, 24 February 1915, Page 5

Russian Campaign

RUSSIAN REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVE. GERMANS' WORN OUT. OFFENSIVE NOW WITH RUSSIA. 'Received 24, 12.10 a.m. London, February, 23. The Daily Chronicle's Petrograd correspondent states that Russian reinforcements have arrived at the East Prussian front, and that the German attack is expended, the troops being exhausted by" their difficult march through deep snow. The offensive is now with tho Russians. The Times' military correspondent says if it is correct that the Germans have placed four new army corps in East Prussia and six in the South Carpathians, it would be interesting to know their composition. He believes that the training of the new troops has been of a hurried character, and he estimates events will show that- the bulk of the German armies are in Franco, and that there has been 110 serious detachment of Germans from the west to the east. The Allies' preparations for the offensive are rapidly being completed. RUSSIAN SUCCESSES. BAYONET FIGHTING IN THE CARPATHIANS. Received 23, 10.30 p.m. Petrograd, February 23. After a fierce battle we captured Edi'acno, near Lomza. After conflict with tile enemy in considerable force in the Przasny region wef captured several villages and took six hundred prisoners. We captured the heights of Smolnik, tost of Lipkow. The Austrians reached within fifty paces of our positions, but were driven back with enormous losses. We attacked the Austrians south-east of Staiiislavoi. arid drove off two brigades at the bayonet point, taking twenty officers and a thousand Mini prisoneis and capturing f.evcal mach.lie-guns.

IMPORTANT MOVE IN GALICIA. DECISIVE BLOW PREPARING. Petrograd, February 22. Experts believe that German activity in East Prussia is a prelude to more important developments in Galieia, where a decisive blow is preparing. Though the losses in East Prussia were heavy, they bear no relation to the absurd stories published in Berlin. Great pressure on the Tenth Army compelled a. rapid turning movement, thereby exposing the flank of the following corps, whereby only isolated elements succeeded in escaping. Other corps of the Tenth Army fell back slowly, fighting valiantly, and repulsing German attacks, inflicting heavy losses. KAISER'S ENORMOUS HOSTS. NEARLY NINETY ARMY CORPS IN THE FIELD. Times and Sydney- Sun Services. Received 23, 5.20 p.m. London, February 23. A Petrograd correspondent states that lie has reliable information that the Germans have placed nearly ninety corps in the field, thirty-two in the cast, and fifty-"three in the west.