THE RUSSIAN HAMMER

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16292, 27 January 1915, Page 5

THE RUSSIAN HAMMER

CROWN PRINCE AGAIN. HIS WINGS CLIPPED. AMSTERDAM, January 25 Neutrals from Germany state that the Kaiser, at General ivon Falkenhayn's in stance, vetoed the Crown Prince's instructions tn his generals. The result was a scene between the Kaiser and the Crown l'rince. HUNGARIAN OPINION. ANTI-WAR MEETINGS FORBIDDEN. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) LONDON, January 25. Basle reports that the police have forcibly prohibited hundreds of meetings arranged to be held on Sunday throughout Hungary to protest against the war and the high cost of living. THE TRANSYLVANIAN SITUATION. IMMENSE GERMAN FORCES. ROME, January 25. According to II Giornale d'ltalia, immense German forces are traversing Austria for Transylvania, while the remnant of the Austrian forces defeated in Servia proceed to France and Flanders to act as a second line of defence, as reserves, and for guarding lines of communication. AUSTRO-GERMAN CONSULTATIONS. GERMANS QUITTING ITALY. PREPARING FOR NEW SITUATION. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) LONDON, January 25. The Germans in Italy, numbering 72,003, chiefly distributed in Milan and Turin, have received orders from Berlin to quit as quickly as possible. Rumanians outside their homeland have been notified by telegram to return. Paris regards the Austro-German consultations as having the double purpose of restoring Austro-German harmony, and devising means, either by diplomacy or military intimidation, for preventing Rumanian and Italian intervention. MORE TROUBLE FOR AUSTRIA. THE IREMIER RESIGNS. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) LONDON, January 25. (Received Jan. 26,.at 5.5 p.m.) Rome learns from Vienna of the resignation of Count Stuergkh, the Austrian Premier. GERMAN PUBLIC DELUDED. LONDON, January 26. (Received Jan. 26, at 8.20 p.m.) German prisoners state that the German public is kept ignorant of Russian victories at Bukowina. PROHIBITION IN RUSSIA. PEOPLE'S SAVINGS MORE THAN DOUBLED. LONDON, January 26. (Received Jan. 26, at 8.20 p.m.) The Government has informed the Duma that the national savings for 1914 totalled 84,000,000 roubles, as compared with 34,000,000 in 1913. The increase is largely due to the prohibition of the sale of spirits. AUSTRIAN ACTIVITY. AMONG CARPATHIAN PASSES. PETROGRAD, January 26. (Received Jan. 26, at 8.20 p.m.) Official : The Russians northward of Rawa destroyed an armoured motor |car which was bombarding their position. Greater activity is noticeable among the Austrians in the Zulka and other passes in the Carpathians. SERVIAN ARMY REINFORCED. ATHENS, January 26. (Received Jan. 26, at 10.40 p.m.) Further contingents of Cossacks and a considerable quantity of war materials have reinforced the Servian Army. DAY ATTACK ON BZURA LINE. RUSSIANS ABANDON A TRENCH. GERMANS EXTERMINATED AT NIGHT. PETROGRAD, January 26. (Received Jan. 27, at 1.20 a.m.) Prisoners state that the Germans unexpectedly attacked Cuzow, in the Bzura region, at daylight because of the mutinous spirit evidenced when a night attack was ordered. The Germans, four to eight deep, attacked a trench a mile long. The Russians retreated to reserve trenches and shelled the evacuated trenches until dark. They then charged, bayoneting every German. The enemy lost 4000, mostly killed. The Russians lost 800 killed and wounded