EASTERN THEATRE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVI, Issue 16807, 17 March 1915, Page 7

EASTERN THEATRE.

RUSSIAN PROGRESS IN NORTHERN POLAND. GERMAN COUNTER ATTACKS REPULSED. ENEMY'S SIEGE BATTERIES DESTROYED By Telegraph—Pr«ss Association— Copyright (Received March 16, 8.5 p.m.) PETROGRAD, March 15. Tho following official report lias been issued:—

Wo progressed on the whole of tlio Pizasnyss; Front from Mlava railway to Orjieo R.uer and on the left bank of tho latter, fighting all tho way. German counter-attacks everywhere were

rppulsod. The guns ut Os sow ice fort-, ress wrecked several of the enemy’s siege batteries of heavy calibre.

RUSSIANS NEAR PRZEMYSL. BOMBARDMENT TO BEGIN. (Received March 16, 11.10 p.m.) PETROGRAD, March 16. Tbe capture of Maluowice has enabled the Russians to approach close to the outworks of Przemysl. and a bombardment will begin.

POSITION AT PRZASNYSZ.

I CLOSENESS OF THE OPPOSING ! LINES. ! PETItOGRAD, March 16. Tlio Russian ’ami German lines in the Przasnysz region are so close that largo masses of troops aro unable to move freely.

AN AUSTRIAN CLAIM.

SUCCESSES IN THE CARPATHIANS.

AMSTERDAM, March 16

An Austrian communique claims that the Russians were repulsed in the Opior valley and thousands of prisoners taken. Tlio -Austrians drove back tho Russians north of tho Uszok Pass along tho entire front.

THE PRZASNYSZ OPERATIONS.

WINTER LOSSES TERRIBLE. (Received March 17,"1.15 a.m.J PARIS, March 16

The “Journal 1 ’ states that there is every indication of tho concentration of eight German army corps in the Przasnysz reign. ' Tho Germans dragged heavy guns into position at Ossowiccz and unsuccessfully' endeavoured to disperse tho mobile force before the fortress. Tho winter losses on both sides were terrible.

A STRATEGIC RAILWAY. “ Timo3 ” and Sydney " Sun ” Services.

LONDON, March. 15. Germans in the neighbourhood of Sieradz, in south-west Poland, have commenced to build a strategic railway. using the forced labour of thousands of villa,gers.

SHOT IN THE BACK. (Received* March 16, 5.20 p.m.) LONDON, March 15

A message from Copenhagen savs that many Austrian prisoners in the Carpathians had been shot in tho back, showing tho manner iii which”tho officers encourage an advance.

OFFICIAL NEWS.

HIGH COMMISSIONER’S MESSAGE. The Prime Minister has received the following message from the High Commissioner :

LONDON. March 16

Petrograd’ reports that in northern Poland on the whole front in tho legion of Przasnysz from Mlawa railway to the Ordec River, and on the left bank tho Russians progressed, fighting all the way. German counter-attacks everywhere were repulsed. The Russian guns at Ossowiecz put out of action tho enemy’s heavy siege batteries. .

In the Carpathians Austrian attacks directed at Baligrod and German attacks near Ivosziowa were repulsed. In East Galicia the enemy was thrown back in the region north of Obertyn.