SLAUGHTER IN THE EAST.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XX, Issue 5129, 7 May 1915, Page 5

SLAUGHTER IN THE EAST.

RUSSIANS GETTING THROUGH. Petrograd, Last Night. Official: Thp Galician and Carpathian fighting is proceeding stubbornly. The Germans brought up strong fresh forces and numerous artillery. Enormous losses were inflicted on the enemy's massed formation. Some of our units tell back to their second line of defence and the enemy captured part of the trenches on Mount Bukvuka, but we dislodged them next day, capturing 1200 of the enemy. We assumed the offensive on an extensive f ront in the region of Aneglow on the Upper Lomnitz On the Prussian frontier the Germans captured a Russian scout and skinned and hacked to the bone his hand arid a.rni in an effort to extract |nformation. Pliey then cut an artery in his neck and he hied to death. USE THREATENED. London. Last Night. The Morning Post’s Petrograd correspondent says the A ust ro-Germ am? are new attacking the Russian right anil threatening the rear of the advanced Bussian line across the Carpathians'. The Grand Duke’s lines however'are intact. GERMAN DEPRESSION. Amsterdam,. East, Night. The Wolff But can announced a great victory in Galicia with prisoners tenfold greater than is actually the case. There was great depression in Berlin when the actual l value of the victory was known. RAIDERS HEMMED IN. London, Last Night. Petrograd ( bfe!ioye« that home of the Gorman raiders Rigazwards can cecape except seaward.

COTTON IMPORTATION. London, Last Night. Mr Neil Primrose announced that the figures for April show a great dimunition in the importation of cotton into Germany. —• POSITION OF SWEDEN. London, Last Night. King Gustav, speaking at Gothenburg, said the danger of Sweden being involved in the war was not lessened. He was confident of the unanimity of his subjects in the event of necessity for defensive measures. His speech was greeted with an enthusiastic demonstration. i VIOLATION OF TREATY. New York, Last Night. The American Note declines Germany’s suggestion to leave tbe amount of reparation for loss and capture of American vessels to Prize Courts. The Note is temperate, but it declares that the William Frye’s destruction was an unquestionable violation of the treaty with Prussia.