RUSSIA’S CAMPAIGN.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 4944, 18 September 1914, Page 5

RUSSIA’S CAMPAIGN.

ENEMY’S COLOSSAL LOSSES. Petrograd, Last Night. Semi-offLt*il. —It is difficult to estimate correctly the Austrian losses, which are assuming colossal proportions. It is believed that a quarter of a million are killed or wounded, and a hundred thousand taken prisoner. Everywhere the roads are blocked with artillery parks and transport columns abandoned in hurried flight. Several steamers and a gunboat on the Vistula were destroyed. Four thousand five hundred German prisoners have arrived at Lublin..

PRICELESS TO THE ALLIES. Petrograd, Last Night. It is estimated that the German forces in Prussia number 800,000. The Russians have extricated their Army and are adopting the defensive awaiting reinforcements. General Rennankampf’s army of penetration was small and intended only to relieve the pressure upon France. They succeeded at a costly sacrifice, but the success was priceless to the Allies. GERMAN CRUISER SUNK. SUBMARINE’S EFFECTIVENESS. London, Last Night. Early on Sunday morning two or three British submarines were stalking the German cruiser Hoia. Tho sun mar mo Ed, oomiug to the surface, found the Mela within range and immediately dived and launchfcd two torpedoes. The muffled sound told that one torpedo had found its billet. The ED Remained below, and when it came to the surface the Hela had a heavy list, and other nonlighting German vessels were assisting her. The submarines again dived, and when they rose the Hela had disappeared. The Germans had not detected the submarine, which escaped without a shot being fired.

RUSSIAN CAPTURES. KAISER TO LEAD ARMY. Petrograd, Last Night. Excluding the four hundred guns taken in the Galician battle, twenty heavy Germans howitzers and thirtysix heavy cannon bearing the Kaiser’s initials were captured from the Sixth German Corps. The “Novoe Vremya” says that William, not having succeeded in diuing at Paris, is hastening wth empty stomach to Petrogai-d. London, Last Nght. It is reported that the Kaiser is going to lead the armies concentrating against the cataclysm Russia is preparing. THE AUSTRIAN ROUT. Wellington, Last Night. The Premier read the following telegram in the House Uf-night: ‘Russian official sources state that the rout of the Austrian army in Galicia is complete, but full details have not yet been received. The Austrian loss since the taking of Lemberg is estimated at 250,000 killed and wounded, 100,000 prisoners, 400 guns, many colours, and vast quantities of stores. The Germans made desperate efforts to save the Austrian Army, but failed completely. At one i>oint tho Germans lost 36 pieces of heavy artillery, and at another several dozen pieces of siege artillery.

SLAV REGIMENT GO OVER. Athens, Last Night. Two Austrian Slav regiments deserted to Servians and helped them to capture Semlin. PLIGHT OF THE WOUNDED. Rome, Last Night. Sixty thousand wounded have reached Vienna. There is an insufficiency of doctors and medical appliances.