RUSSIA

Manawatu Times, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 12910, 6 October 1914, Page 5

RUSSIA

HOW THE GERMANS WERE ROUTED.

PETROGRAD, Oet. 5.

Unable to use the heavy guns on the marshy ground the infantry with machine guns advanced within four miles of the fortress. The Russians sortied at night and enveloped both wings and the fortress's guns mowed down the Germans in masses in the centre. Simultaneously the infantry attacked the wings and after 36 houis' fighting the Germans were routed and all their heavy guns were captured. THE NIEMEN CROSSING. HOW THE GERMANS WERE DESTROYED. PETROGRAD, Oet. 5. I Details of the Germans' repeated attempts to eross the Niemen northwards of Grodno state that the Russian rearguards transferred to the right bank of the river, lhe Germans not noticing signs of opposition, «onstructed pontoons and poured aeross. Cleverly screened Russian guns then opened a concentrated fire, sweeping the Germans in hundreds int« the river. A prolonged artillery duel followed. The Germans again attempted to eross, but none reached the opposite bank.

TREMENDOUS SLAUGHTER.

PETROGRAD, Oct. 5.

After the Germans' second attempt to cross the Niemen they made a last desperate effort. In the evening columns in close formation proeeeded to the crossing and again every man was mown down by the machine guns and finally the German batteries were silenced and the enemy retreated eight miles, the Cossacks crossing on the enemy's pontoons and pursuing and harrassing them. One account states that twenty thousand German eorpses floated down the Niemen. RUSSIA'S VAST FORCES. Before he departed for ihe front the ( Czar ealled out the reserves and over eight million Russians are now mobilised. MORE HEAVY SLAUGHTER. PETROGRAD Oct. 5. After their defeat at Asowiets the Germans were hurled bask on Gralwo and the road thereto was strewn with corpses. A JEW'S EXPLOIT. The capture of Jaroslav forts was due to the heroism of a young Jewish private who was taken prisoner and conveyed to the place wh:oh is of immense strategic importance. He secretly sketched the fortifications and the enemy's position and escaped to the Russian lines and attack resulted in the capture of the forts. The Jew was severely wounded.