RUSSIA'S HIGH HOPES OF VICTORY.
EFFECT QF ALLIES' VICTORIES ON WESTERN FRONT. FALL OF PRZEMYSL CONSIDERED IMMINENT. (Times au<i Sydney Sun Services.) (Received 8.20 a.m.! LONDON, March 18. Petrograd opinion considers that the Allies', victories on the western front will be likely to compel a removal of Germans from the Masurian campaign. The decision which is imminent at Przemysl will hearten the Russians, who are already stimulated by the prospect of complete victory, and the army in the Caucasus is eagerly expecting to join hands with the Allies under the walls of Constantinople. RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE IN POLAND DEVELOPING. INCREASING NUMBER OF PRISONERS. PETKOGRAD, March 18. An official report states that the Russian offensive on both banks of the Orjiec River, in North Poland, continues to develop despite the stubborn resistance of the enemy, and that the number of prisoners is increasing.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 67, 19 March 1915, Page 5
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