RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 5 October 1915, Page 5

RUSSIA.

A BETTER OUTLOOK. RENEW OFFENSIVE. London, Got. S. The Observer's Petrograd correspondent saya tbat tho fear for the big' cities of -Potrograd, Moscow, and Kieir has died away. A very real change has occurred in the situation at the front. The Russians, without anywhere giving the. Germans satisfaction of a general battle, are gradually transforming passive into active resistance all along the line. The Times' correspondent at Petrograd says the rapidity of the Russian victory over the German cavalry in the Veleika region, coupled with the tendency 1 of the enemy to confine himself to artillery fire in the Dvinsk-Oshmiana region, are indications of the German response to calls from the West; General Mackensen is still vigorous in the South, but General Ivanoff has struck a, severe blow at the enemy near Tarnopol. In view of the general engagement in the West the Russians may be depended upon to strain every nerve to assume the offensive along the whole Austro-German front. Since the rupture of our lines on the Dunajcc the enemy's advauce has averaged two miles a day. Obviously it will require many months to reach Petrograd, Moscow and Kieff under favorable conditions. A HUNGARIAN ROUT. NINE THOUSAND SURRENDER. Received Oct. 4, 10.150 p.m. Potnogr&d, Oct. 4. Five Hungarian regiments were entrenched on the 'hills near Potchaeff. The Russians cleverly outflanked them and oeeupied the hills, opening a terrible fire on the fleeing enemy, and compelling nine thousand to surrender. RUSSIAN REPORT. Received Oct, 4, 10.50 p.m. Petrograd, Oct. 4. A communique says: There has 'been desperate fighting at Stakhorotay. The Russians captured eight German howitzers and six light guns. Germans, supported by. a hurricane of artillery fire, drove out the Russians at Stakftowtsy, but tlhc Russians by a fresh attack re-captured the farm. Two German attacks south of Snwigon were repulsed.

A NEW ARMY.

ONE AND A HALF MILLION READY. Received' Oct. 5, 1 a.m. Eomc, Oct. 14. II Corriere Delia Sora's Petrogrfid correspondent Bays that Russia has a new army of one and a half million men ready in the Petrograd district. DUMA TO MEET. RUSSIA'S PRISONERS. Petrograd, Oct. 3. The Duma has been convoked for the Bth, five weeks earlier than was intended. Russian newspapers report that thj Austro-German prisoners in Russia to September 17 totalled a million. EYES OOUQED OUT. MORE HUNNISH ATROCITIES. Received Oct. i, 8.30 p.m. Petrograd, Oct. 3..

Official: The enemy is continuing atrocities. A Russian officer and two cavalrymen who were taken prisoners were found on a distant battlefield with their eyes gouged out, their teeth broken, and other wounds.