Official News

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 227, 4 March 1915, Page 5

Official News

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. Wellington, Yesterday. The High Coinmiasioner reports under date London, March 2, 5.20 p.m.:—• Paris reports that the Champagne district and Rheims were again bombarded by 50 shells. At Perthes and Beausejour the Allies progressed despite a storm. The Allies are holding the sjuumits parallel to their firing line, life German Guards sustained extremely heavy losses in our counter-attacks on Sunday and Monday. In the region of Vaulois we progressed, and arc maintaining the ground conquered in spite of two counter-attacks. Some prisoners were taken in the Vosges and move trenches captured. Three hundred metres of ground were gained. The High Commissioner reports under date London, March 3, 4.40 a.m.:— Petrograd reports that on the front between the Niemen and the Vistula the Russians continued their offensive on Monday. North-west of Grodo the enemv lias fallen hack, resisting stubbornly. At Przasnysz the Germans are retiring precipitately on Janow and Mlawa. In t'lie Carpathians, in the RabbaRazeknv district, a furious battle was fought throughout Sunday. All the slopes of the mountains, as well «is the ravines, were strewn with Austrian dead, ■Many units were annihilated. North of Stroirko on Monday night the enemy made six attacks in massed forma tiou. but were dispersed on every occasion. Finally the Russians charged with the bavonet, and overthrew the Anstrinns, who suffered considerable defeat also on t'lie. roads to Tluliscz and Stanislau. Petrograd. describing the Russian vic-

Tory at Przisnyal on,Saturday''eeviung, states that tlyc Germans have'bogJiJi a disorderly retrsat, to their way in the direction of iflttVa'aßd Cflorsele. Tho Russians, scorning the fatigue inevitable after their marching, followed by four days',,instant ;fighting, pusned a vigorous pursuit and ini.'icted heavy losses on the enemy's rearguards. Ten thousand prisoners were taken.

In thi;'Carpathians the Austrians are unsuccessfully attacking! the front from UVpow to Voriln, with enormous losses. In eastern Galicia the enemy has assumed the defensive, in the Eizopul region. A Russian armored train is operating successfully in Bukowina. The Russians occupied Sadngova.