THE RUSSIAN HAMMER

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16277, 9 January 1915, Page 7

THE RUSSIAN HAMMER

TKANSYLVANIA THREATENED. HUNGARY'S SUGGESTED INDEPENDENCE. LONDON, January 7. The Daily Chronicle's Milan correspondent reports that the Russians are preparing to burst into Transylivania. Budapest is in a state of consternation. Politicians are straining every nerve to prevent Hungary from becoming an independent State. ITALY AND AUSTRIA. AN UNPLEASANT INCIDENT. LONDON, January 7. Rome Tepoi'ts state that an incident in Belgrade is likely to lead to serious complications between Italy and Austria. Before the Austrians occupied Belgrade the inhabitants left, excepting four Italian miners. When the Austrians left Belgrade they took the Italians with them as prisoners. The Italian Government is investigating the matter. SITUATION IN RUMANIA. IMPORTANT EVENTS IMPENDING. LONDON, January 7. Paris reports state that developments of the highest importance are imminent in Rumania. A dozen English and French press correspondents have left for Rumania via Bulgaria. BOHEMIAN DESERTERS. PUNISHED BY THE AUSTRIANS. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) LONDON, January 7. (Received Jan. 8, at 5.35 p.m.) Eighteen hundred Bohemians deserted from the Austrians during a recent battle in Bosnia. The Austrians recaptured 40 of them, whom they bound hands and legs and paraded them through the streets of Budapest, the crowd throwing refuße at them and beating them with sticks. "MADE IN GERMANY." (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) LONDON, January 7. (Received Jan. 8, at 5.35 p.m.) Berlin announces that the Russians show that they are tired of the war." SUKHA TRENCHES RETAKEN. POSITION UNCHANGED ELSEWHERE. PETROGRAD, January 8. (Received Jan. 8, at 9.35 p.m.) Official : With the exception of isolated actions on the Sukha-Bolinoff front, theTe is complete calm on the left bank of the Vistula. The Germans, in order to approach our positions, tried siege methods, advancing in certain places by mined saps, using steel shields for cover. We regained the trenches in the Tegion of the village of Sukha, captured by the Germans on the 6th inst. We captured five machine guns and a number of prisoners. The position is without change elsewhere. GERMANY TACKLES SERVIA. TROOPS HURRYING TO SERAJEVO. ROME, January 8. (Received Jan. 8, at 11.30 p.m.) Advices from Poutebba declare that 60,000 Germans are hurrying to Bosnia and concentrating at Serajevo. RUMANIA JOINS THE ALLIES. LONDON, January 8. (Received Jan. 9, at 1.25 a.m.) The Morning Post's correspondent writes: "Rumania has definitely arranged for the United States to attend to Rumanian interests in Berlin and Vienna." PREPARATIONS IN VIENNA. HOW THE PEOPLE ARE HOODWINKED. ROME, January 8. (Received Jan. 9, at 0.30 a.m.) The authorities at Vienna are actively entrenching, constructing fortifications, and accumulating stores of foodstuffs. The people aro told that the supplies are intended to combat speculation by merchants.