OFFICIAL NEWS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2415, 22 March 1915, Page 5

OFFICIAL NEWS

The High Commissioner reports:— London, March 19, 1.5 p.m. Petrograd reports desperate fighting in North Poland, small villages often, changing hands eight times a day. Quick-firing and machine guns are playing an important part. Night bayonet figlits are the rule; they are af.au extremely desperate nature. The Russians captured several village heights, five guns, forty-two machine guns, ammunition wagons, ammunition, and several hundred German prisoners. Oil the right of the Niemen, the Russians captured two guns, four machine guns, two lorries full of ammunition, and a number of prisoners. Near Cravezik they cut up three German attacking companies in a bayonet charge, and captured the survivors—three officers and ninety three men. The Przeniysl fortress fires more than a thousand heavy projectiles a day, but the Russian losses are only about ten men a day. _ The commanders report that the Russian troops are fighting with magnificent courage. They are fired by the example of their officers, whose dash and dariug are beyond praise. On the left of the Pilica, the losros during the demonstration - period, beginning on March 5, are estimated at least at 25,000. London, March 20,-11.20 a.m.' The Admiralty's weekly list of ships sunk by submarines is eight. The sailings were 1539. The newlyannounced ships torpedoed are:—Hyndford, not sunk; the Leeuwarden, sunk; neutral vessel sunk; the Hanna. " ' ' • Petrograd reportsOn the left bank of the Niemen the Russians captured •Veysee after a fight, the cavalry pursuing. The Germans are falling hack on Seyny, iii the direction of Myshinetz._ , In the Ostrolenka region, we repulsed, on Thursday, a German couuter-a'ttack:-The_ enemy had heavy losses. The German cavalry in support were almost all killed or wounded, the remnants being 1 dispersed. At Osowiec, on Wednesday, th'e fortress guns forced the enemy to discontinue making new trenches, inflicting heavy loss.. - In, tha.Bobr marshes a-German aeroplane=ahd-officer were captured. General Lyssovski has been wounded. -..Numerous Germans are deserting. In the Carpathians the enemy unsuccessfully attacked Czernowi'tz and other places on the Munkacsstrj railway. Near Przemysl, on ■ Thursday j we captured the advance post and -56 prisoners without firing a "shot.