FIERCE FIGHTING IN CARPATHIAN PASSES

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2392, 23 February 1915, Page 5

FIERCE FIGHTING IN CARPATHIAN PASSES

ENEMY MASSING LARGE FORCES THE EAST PRUSSIAN RETIREMENT - (Rec. Febfliarj; 22, 9.40 p.m.) The High-Commissioner's report states:— heights norfcli-west of Seneczow. Two sorties 4e Llrtof ).+ reS ? were easily repulsed with heavy loss to the enemy." g at Plzem y sl THE RETIREMENT FROM EAST PRUSSIA FRANK STATEMENT FROM 'PETROGRAD. _

•rn nm " Dail - y 1 4 aU ! s 'i corr . 6a P onde nt with the £» w ffl6 i ln Prussia retired in good order before 400,000 Germans Augustovo Forest region g S ' Tb ° Russialls aro concentrating t the The Germans are ooncentrating towards Novo Georgievsk, to assail Warsaw from tho west and north, or cut the railways upon which Warsaw depends.

'.DIFFICULT MOVEMENT ,WELL EXECUTED. .%■ (Rec. February 23, 12.50 p.m.) > ' _ Experts believe that the German activity in 'East' to ™ ore r) developments m Galicia, where a decisive blow is being prepared. Though our losses m East Prussia were heavy, they hear no relation to the absurd stones which have been published in the Berlin Press ■' ■ • Tinker great pressure the Russian Tenth." Army was compelled to make a. movement, exposing the flank of the following corps, of which only isolated elements > succeeded in escaping. The other corps of the Tenth inSig hS ties! Tahantly ' TCl>2Uing the G ™ ***** and