FURTHER SUCCESSES

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2318, 27 November 1914, Page 5

FURTHER SUCCESSES

CAPTURE OF GERMAN ARMY : CORPS REPORTED- ' ! HUGE TRAIN LOADS OF PRISONERS SHELLED' • BY WAKSHIPS ✓ [ENEMY'S DEFENCE WORKS ' . Probably tho most sensational' naws of the great lsuropean war since the defeat of the Grown Priiwe at the Battlo of the Martio is reported from the' Eastern theatre to-day. The Russian strategy at Lodz, supported by the successful operations of the army, in the South and the holding tactics of the Northern army operating on the East ' Prussian frontier has culminated in a brilliant coup, / resulting, says one account in the capture of a German division and the imminent capture of a-second division, while another account that an entire German army corps has been captured, look, stock, and and a second annihilated. That some such catastrophe to tho German arms in Poland has been pending is evident from the anticipation of the '"Daily Mail's" correspondent, who says that if the succcss of the Russian strategy is achieved it will be "the biggest news of the war."' Latest reports state that 1 no fewer than forty-two trains have been dis- ' patched to' Lodz to bring in the German prisoners. Meanwhile, tho Galician campaign has been vigorously pursued, and the Russian wing, swinging on the Cracow pivot, has flowed over tho Carpathians into Hungary, capturing prisoners and war material, and occupying an advanced position on the Hungarian side of the ranges. . From the Belgium theatre the news is comparatiyely scanty, the outstanding items of interest being the report of the shelling of Ostend and the demolition of the German "sea defences at that port. Extensive movement's of the enemy's troops westward are proceeding, and big events may shortly be expected. There is little to report from the.near Eastern theatre. In South Africa fresh encounters with rebel troops have taken place, and in one engagement the loyalist troops were met by a superior force, strongly posted, and had to withdraw to a defensive position. President Wilson, apropos of Germany's proved violation of the Chilean Republic's neutrality, has mado a significant statement, regarding the United States's obligation to regulate the neutrality of the South' American Republics.