ALMOST AN ENTIRE ARMY CORPS LOST

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2395, 26 February 1915, Page 5

ALMOST AN ENTIRE ARMY CORPS LOST

THE RETIREMENT FROM EAST PRUSSIA FRANK ADMISSION BY THE RUSSIAN STAFF Petrograd, February 24The Russian Staff admits that almost an entire Army Corps was lost in the recent retreat ; from East Prussia. Only broken and disorganised portions escaped. The newspaper "Retch," commenting on the report, says: "The Grand Duke Nicholas lifts tho curtain as frankly and truthfully as on previous nonsuccessful occasions. The German forces were so great that the -Tenth Army Corps could not withstand them. This glorious corps fought with unusual courage and stubbornness,' though many times outnumbered. AH honour and glory to the heroic men who sacrificed themselves to save others." (Rec. February 26, 1.20 a.m.) Petrograd, February 25. The retreat of General BulgakofE's army corps is likened to the British retreat from Hons. It occupied nine days. The High Commissioner reports (London, February 25, 5.20 p.m._ "Petrograd reports that in the Augustowo Forest two Russian regiments which had been surrounded, and wore supposed to have been lost, broke through the enemy's lines, rejoining their own troops. __ . "A battle on the right bank of tho Narew (a tributary of the Vistula) is extending with continuous German attacks along the whole front from the Bobra (a tributary of tho Narew), to the Vistula region and Bodzanow. lighting is becoming extremely severe in the Przasnysz region. i "In the Carpathians there has been desperate fighting east of Lupkow Pass. Near Zavadka tho Russians captured three lines of trenches on a height which was almost a sheer precipice. The defending Germans were aither killed or made prisoners. South of Tucbla, after a stubborn fight, the uortictl th« hiis'ils on tbc.-flstit bnttfe of -the ftwaukn. (iiieljia is ~lfi wiles N,E, of the Carpathians, at the Verasze Pasti.) ..

THANKSGIVING SERVICES IN GERMANY BERLIN NEWSPAPER ASSUMES GREAT THINGS. London, February 24. The "Berliner Tageblatt" assumes that tho Russian offensive in East Prussia has been finally and utterly broken. The clearing out of Russians in Galicia will shortly bo accomplished. Tb-J Anglo-French calculation upon tho Russian steam-roller have been checkmated. The Kaiser has Tcceived congratulations regarding the Masurian Lakes victory. Thanksgiving services have boo.i held in all the Berlin churches, and there wore impressive demonstrations in tho streets as the Kaiser, the Kaiserin, aud tho Dulco and Duchess of Brunswick drove to chnrch—("Times" aud Sydney "Sun" Sen-ices.) , . FURTHER HINDRANCES TO '''INVASION 'OF-',RUSSIA'. Amsterdam, February 24. Gorman wireless reports state that further hindrances have arisen to the invasion, of Russia. •WAR PREPARATIONS ON TYROL FRONTIER. (Rec. February 26, 1 a.m.) Geneva, February 25. Germans and Austrians, chiefly engineers, are. concentrating on the Tyrol frontier, and many guns have been placed in position, and miles of trenches dug. The principal Toads have been mined. | RUSSIAN REINFORCEMENTS IN BUKOWINA', I (Rec. February 26, 1.20 a.m.) ' _ Bucharest, February 25. Russian reinforcements are arriving in Bukowinn.