RUSSIAN OPERATIONS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 31 October 1914, Page 5

RUSSIAN OPERATIONS

GERMANS IN FULL RETREAT THOUSANDS "TAKEN PRISONERS (Official.) PETROGRAD, . Oc. 30. We have broken the resistance of the last units of tlie enemv who were attempting to maintain themselves north of the Mica river (Kielce). \ll the Austro-German corps bevond the Vistula are in full retreat. There are indications, that the German force bas been cut in two. _ Russian cavalrv entered Radom, where several thousand . Germans were ima d® prisoners and a iiumber of guns and lO machiiie guns were captured. .- .. The' Germans for four days made fruitless attacks in East Prussia, near Bakalarjevo, losing heavily. « The authorities have notified German and Austrian residents to quit- Russia within a fortnight.

A NEW RUSSIAN ARMY

' GERMANS TRAPPED: TN A BURNING/FOREST, LONDON,- Oct; 28. Berlin reports that a'.riew Russian army has crossed-the Vistula, north of IvangoA correspondent/ writes that during the fiehting opposite Kozienice (a few miles north-west of- Ivangorod)._ the .Germans filled the thick woods "with troops, including heavy artillery. Several small bodies of Russians stalked _ the > German lines and set. fire to the forests. The wind aiding, the conflagration + spread with .terrible rapidity, and a. thousand Germans were' suffocated or burned to death. A few got away.. RUSSIANS RE-OCCUPY CZERNOWLTZ. (Received Oct. '3l,- 8.45 a.m.) { LONDON, Oct.. 30. ; \ Bucharest telegi-an:- . says that.'tile Russians reoccixpied Czernowitz on Monday following the defeat inflicted on the : Austrians a.t Bojana. Austrian Reinforcements. LONDON, . C«!t, 29. -Trieste reports that a majority .of the Austrians who have been fc™ rdl "S the Trent frontier have been sent_ in hot haste to Galicia and Ser\ia. The le sssr&s as/sK? snsig Sd canteens, as the army stores are completely exhausted.

TURKEY

SITUATION NEAR BREAKING POINT.

WARNING FROM THE ALLIES

(Rec. Oct. 31, 8.45 a.m.) < LONDON .Oct- 30. Reuter's Constantinople correspondent stateT that on/Tuesday, the situation was nearing breaking point. \Widav The British Ambassador on informed the Grand Vizier key crossed the Egyptian [ ,nl^ iel } h would mean war with the Triple Entente an The t Embassies made arrangements in anticipation of a rupture.

BOMBARDMENT OF A RUSSIAN PORT

WAS IT THE GOEBEN? PETROGRAD, Oct. 29. A Turkish warship, supposed to be the Goeben, bombarded the Russian seaport Theodosia, on thw oast side ot the Crimea, damaging the cathedral, the Greek church, and the harbour breakwater.

TURKEY TAKES A HAND

HOSTILITIES COMMENCED AGAINST RUSSIA BLACK SKA PORTS BOMBARDED. THE BRESLAU IN AOTION. (Received Oct. 31. 9.35 a.m.) PETROGIvA'D. Oct. 30. The Turkish cruiser Hamidieh demanded the of Novorossisk, (a Russian port on the Black .Sea), and' Government. property, threatening to bombard the town in the event of refusal. After taking off Consulate officials, the cruiser disappeared. The Breslau bombarded Theodosia. As soon as it- was known that Turkey had opened hostilities against Russia, there were demonstrations in front of the British and French Embassies and the Allies" Legations at Petrograd. Representatives of the Powers appeared on the balconies and addressed the crowds. The "Russian steamer Valta struck a mine laid by the Goeben. The crew and' passengers were saved. The C'ai'eb. which was going to the assistance of the Yalta, struck two mines and also sank, scveraT being drowned. RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR.. WITHDRAWN. (Received Oct. 31, 11.45 a.m.) LONDON, Oct, 30. Renter states that Russia has withdrawn her Ambassador from Turkey.

ODESSA HARBOUR SHELLED

A MERCHANT YEHSF.L SUNK. (Received- Oct. 31. 10.10 a.m.) PETROGRAD, Oct. 30. Two Turkish destroyers shelled Odessa Harbour and sank a merchant vessel.

THE ADRIATIC

j AUSTRIAN SUBMARINE SUNK. PARIS, Oct, 29. Details of the sink inn of an Austrian submarine by the French cruiser •Waldeek Rousseau near the Gnlf of Oattaro on Saturday, show that three submarines and also an aeroplane si- • mnltaneously attacked the' ship, which was in a critical position. Ra'pid ma- ; noeuvring and a hail of shell saved the vessel. An aeroplario bomb fell on the i deck near the bridge.

ALBANIA

ACTION BY G'REECE. Oct. 31. 8.45 a.m.} LONDON. Oct, 30. Greece landed twelve hundred soldiers at Sariti Qnavanta. thus securing mastery of the Corfu Channel. Thi% lias caused a great impression in Rorre a.s contra veiling the- decision of the London Conference. It is believed that Britain and France are supporting- Greece.

PRINCE LOUIS OF BATTENBERG

DESIGNS VROII THE ADMIRALTY. * ' V (Official.) LONDON, Oct. 29. Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg las resigned from the Admiralty. LONDON, Oct. 30. Prince Loilis of Battenberg, in. a letter to Mr Winston Churchill, says he has been driven to the painful conclusion that his birth and parentage are in some respects his usefulness to. the Board of Admiralty. .ThereI fore it is his duty as a loyal subject to , resign. } Mr Churchill paid a warm tribute! to Prince Louis's services during the present life and death struggle, whicli ,was exciting terrible racial passions. Prince ! Louis's decision showed the same spirit ! in -which Prince Maurice gave his life. I (Prince Louis Alexander of Battenberg is an Austrian by birth, but a naturalised British subject since his youth. He was Fifst Sea Lord of the Admirals < ty) ' : PRESS TRIBUTE. (Rec. Oct. 31," 9-15 a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 30. The newspapers pay a- warm tribute to Prince Louis of BattenbergV chivalrous decision. * (•Received Oct. 31, 9-5 a.m.) LONDON, Oct: 30. It is understood that Lord Fisher succeeds Prince Louis of Battenbefg as First : Lord of the Admiralty. . j . (Received Oct. 31,, Hi4s a.m.) ! LONDON, Oct. 30. | (Official.) ! Lord Fisiier has been appointed First "Sea Lord. . "

SPIES IN BRITAIN

SUSPICIOUS;" FIRES

LONDON, Opt, 29. A German spy a flashlight on the Fifeshire coast was shot in the leg by a sentry. There have been a number of _ suspicious fires in the last few days in' facj tories in various parts ,of .England where military and naval" are'-be-ing carried out. They are attributed to German spies.

. ALIEN ENEMIES IN FRAIiCE

VIGOROUS ACTION BY v AUTHORITIES.

(Received Oct. 31. 10.10' a.m.) PARIS,. Oct, 30.

The authorities are dealing vigorously with Gerpians and Austrians. In th'e city alone 20,000 tradesmen and 100,000 belligerent aliens are detained.

BRITAIN'S RECRUITS

COMPARED WITH 'CROMWELL'S IRONSIDES. (Received- 10.20 ii.m.) ' SYDNEY, This Day, Jklr J. R. Smith, . a New Zealand, journalist, has arrived from London, i-iffiriny to the i\pe oi Kiti-heior's re cruits, lie said; he was, told that one lot of 50,000 reminded him of 'Cromwell's Ironsides. They, are selected from Methodists, Presbyterians, and Baptists, and are filled, with religions, fervour. They prayed nightly to God to strengthen their hands to break Prussian militarism. Their fervour is backed by splendidphysical powers.

HOSPITAL SHIP WRECKED

AT WiHITBY. (Received Oct, 31,* 11.45 a.m.) LONDON, Oct, 30. The hospital ship Rohilla was wrecked during a gale at Whitby, and is breaking up. Several have been drowned, and there ru'e 80 etill aboard. All the -nurses wore saved.

GENERAL ITEMS

RISE IN ATLANTIC PREMIUMS. FOOD SUPPLIES IN GERMANY. PRINCE OF WALES'S FUND REACHES 3 A MILLION. LONDON. Oct. 29. In consequence of the laying of the enemy's mines, Lloyd's premiums for North Atlantic voyages have risen from 7s 6cl to '2os per cent. The "Economist," comrrentiug on. the further increase In the price of corn in Germany, states, that it is unwise to anticipate a shortage of the food supplies of Germany for many months. Tt is inconceivable that the Government plunged into a great war unless it was sure of at least a year's supplies. '.Professor «Tulius Wolf, of TSerlm, estimates that the armies in the field are costing seven and a. half millions daily, and they must reckon the waste in Germany at 350 millions in the next three months. Ii conquered she is safe to pay an enorn:ous bill. . , ■V Ramsgate fishing smack was mined and sunk. Three of the crew are nnssmTlie Prince of Wales's Fund totals £3,531,000. a^sterdam< Oct, 30. The ■German Press is urging reprisals against the rouuding-up of alien enemies in Great Britain. CROWN PRINCE CAUSES A SENSATION. LONDON, Oct. 28. A sensation has been caused amongst the German temperance _ organisations bv the Crown Prince asking that arrack and rum should bo supplied to the troops. The Crown Prince has announced that he intended these liquors to be used for medical; purposes only. GERMAN TRIBUTE TO THE BRITISH SOLDIER. Oct. 28. \ Bergen paper publishes an interview with a irember of the German General Staff, who commented on the Englishmen's cool indifference- to dan ; oer and to the "dispensahons of Prov - dence." The officer added: The British soldier stays where he >s commanded, and shoots magnificently. FLOW OF GERMAN DESERTERS TO HOLLAND. LONDON, Oct. 28. Reports show that there is a steady flow of German deserters to Holland. AMERICAN CARGOES. (Rec Oct. 31. 9.15 a.m.) WASHINGTON. 'Oct, 30. The United States. Government instructed port authorities not to disclose, "except to the Government, the destination of outward cargoes until a month after the clearance. . ' bethat the instruction arises from lief that immediate infornTation faci ed the seizure and search foi neutrals. \\ T GLO-RUSSIAN EXCHANGE OF • • COMBATANTS. (Received Oct. 31, 9.25 a- m -) LONDON, Oct. 30. "The Times' " Petrograd correspondent has announced that the British and Russian Governments have agreed to a mutually advantageous exchange of combatants, of the technical forces. The details are' not published.

KIAO-GHAU

SIEGE OF TSING-TAO. POSITION DESCRIBED', BY A. NEW ZEALANDER. . SYDNEY, Oct. 30. ; Mr J S. Cooper, a, New Zealand engineer, who arrived by the Eastern from Hong Kong, knows Tsing-tao well. He. states that the siege is proceeding in a thorough manner, but lana operations hive to a large extent bfjen prevented owing- to the rainy sea«m. The Allies have r 'a large- army there now A good deal of tegvet is? expressed that the Kaiser should have ordered fohe Germans to defend the place to the last as it is alrfiost certain that when the xeal attack is made the garrison will be decimated. It is considered a pjmb d useless obstinacy on the part of tl K The' dav before Mr Cooper left a lag. artillery "duel was begun between the Allied force and German warships, assisted by aeroplanes. Japanese siege guns sank, a German torpedoer, whg the Japanese mine sweeper- Ngato Mara w'*is blown up, three-of the crew being •killed and- 13 wounded. The Japanese supply ship Wakimiya Maru was. damaged The Japanese -seriously damaged German vessels and killed several men bv means of aeroplane bomb?. Two Jap anese biplanes arid ..one monoplane were arid although the^ wings of the were riddled with bullets the S & element- the Germans next day retired to their second llT ßefore proceeding further the Japanese intended to bying up. h'eaiyier siege -gut*. in Sf IV interfered with" the German cattle j K OQ f tr.idfl with Vladivostock. Last,;"»r specially protective measuresy .tried; «-dlmtot. half the' cargoes were earned bj OW nlieiSS'to. Shanghai, Mr Cooper said that although" it is »J 1 ? 1 * 1 ™ 1 the British dominance in -slnppms bommercial. trade lias many German houses being closed. FJ.urOer^ w an Sh t\ at Shnnahai * The German newsinterned at 'Shanghai , a j Ostaatische Kyi," U l6 stSemente" Germany lias captured «SfiK'JSKrSPt 3M3S£ of the enemy.

THE EMDEN

further, exploits. RUSSIAN CtttrßF*AND FEESCH destroyer, sunk. (Received Oct, JyO.loM..)^ ■ Renter's Tokio correspondent states' that- the Emden torpedoed and' sunk the Russian cruiser Jemkchug and n- Ifronch destroye at Penang. • _ . . (Received Oct. 31, a,ny) COLOMBO, Oct, 30. ... The Ei ford's captain and' crew have been landed. •_ It is reported that the Emden took ott 7000 tons of steam coal, intimating that she intended- to sink' the Ex lord, NEWS BY MAIL. (Recoived i 0.20 'a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Eastern (files give interesting. detail;; of capture and sinking of the mei chant vessels by the Emden already, cabled. In all cases the captured crews were ooirrtepusly treated. It is stated that the commander of the Emden displays complete silence regarding the tactics", and the officers aire , given -lio idea of the intended movements. They receive and carry out orders, but the commander alone knows the object. The Emden's wireless intercepts all messages.

(One officer stated tliat they knew ' -well I enough where, the English warships wore. S German ships and cargoes interned in the Butch East Indies are valued at ! £2.000,000. The Km den which was rej ported to be interned at Sabang, is a merchantman and not a cruiser.

It is believed that the. cruiser, obtains coal from interned colliers, though tho Dutch Government is honestly trying to preserve neutrality.