RUSSIA'S CAMPAIGN.

Press, Volume L, Issue 15158, 23 December 1914, Page 7

RUSSIA'S CAMPAIGN.

RUSSIAN SUCCESSES.

GERMANS RETIRE IN THE NORTH.

AUSTRIAN ADVANCE CHECKED

PETROCRAD. Deooniber 21. An official '-omruunique states that the Gerttans in tLo- Mlawa region h::ve retired to the Lnutenburg-Ncidenbcrs line. Thorn u= no material incident to report on the left oank of tho Vistula. Tho Austrian offensive in Galicia has boon definitely checked, and tho Russian subsequent operations are perfectly favourable. Tho Austrian* left £vo hundred dead after a Russian bayonet attack in tho Dukla region, and over one thousand Austrians were taken prisoners. "COMPLETE DEFEAT'- REPORTED. LODZ EVACUATED. ROME. December 21.

of tho Germans ;o tbo northwards. «->f ■Warsaw. The forces northward of the Vistula iiavo been driven hack irrto East Prussia. fTimee' , nr.d "STdr.";- Sun" St-rric**..' LONDON, December •>>. A Berlin source announces that the Germans have evacuated Lodz, fearing an enveloping movement and its con-f.<xj-u«r»ce.s in the penetration of Prussia by tho "Russian?. -MESSAGE FROM THE KAISER. AMSTERDAM, December 21. Tbc Kai?er telegraphed to his aunt, tho Dowager of — '"General Hindenburg has announced that tho Russians retired before our front after embittered battles, and were pursued over the whole, line, showing that tho Lord eiood by our heroic troops. His alono be the honour/ OFFICIAL GERMAN STATEMENT. (Received December :23rd. 12.20 a.m.) LONDON, i/ecember 22. A Berlin official message, says that tho situation in Prussia is unchanged. Gorman attacks in Poland continue. AUSTRIA'S PLIGHT. BUSINESS MEN ANXIOUS FOR, PEACj-:. (Received December 23rd. 1.15 a.m.) NEW YORK, December 21. Aneutral diplomat i:i Vienna has telegraphed to the American authorities to tho effect that Austria's leading financial and commercial men are anxious for pe-aco. Ileports, according to this diplomat, assert that Italy will declaro ivar against Austria in January.