REVERSE TO THE RUSSIANS
AN ARMY SURROUNDED; CUTS ITS WAY OUT. (Rec. May 9, midnight.) Petrograd, May 9. Official. —German cruisers and torpedo boats bombarded Libau on Friday. A mine- sank a German torpedo boat. . There is obstinate lighting between tho Vistula and the Carpathians. The enomy's attacks are mostly frontal, and are -unsuccessful, and his troops showsigns of fatigue, while our counter-at-tacks are more frequent. During our retreat in the direction of Dilkla large forces of tho enoni.y occupied tho roads aud surrounded General Knimlrtir's division, which, giving full evidence of splendid fighting qualities,
out through the enemy's ranks and rejoined the parent corps, but with heavy loss.
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2457, 10 May 1915, Page 6
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109REVERSE TO THE RUSSIANS Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2457, 10 May 1915, Page 6
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