GERMANS TAKE OFFENSIVE.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 242, 16 November 1914, Page 7

GERMANS TAKE OFFENSIVE.

AN ADVANCE PROM THORN. RUSSIANS OCCUPY TARNOW. '\\ PETROGRAD, November 13., IV is officially stated that the'fight* "] ing continues at Stalluponen-, and for .: he possession 'of "the eastern <jfiain the-Masurian' Lakes. The Germans have' *"* ommenced an offensive movement \ 'rom Thorn, on both banks of the Vis-."', tulaj* tbwards Wloehawek. • V JTJie Rtissians^assaulted"fortified posi-' -J lions'near the Uszok Pass, in the Carpathians, on the night of the 11th. The * Austriaus' retreated. •',. November 14. ' 1 It is officially stated that progress iiT'East Prussia continues. The Rus- ,* 'sians captured five howitzers at Soldau. " - The Russians have captured .Tarnow. r [Tarnow is an important GaHcian - [ town on the railway line, between Cra* , *■■ cow and Jaroslav, about from •> Cracow.] >.-•'' ~ /• HEARING CRACOW. RUSSIANS GET.CLOSER.' (Received November 16, 9.40 a.m.) ' PETROGRAD, November 16. •■» Russian videttes are within thirteen - miles of Cracow. ' - -/l