Eastern News

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 46, 25 February 1915, Page 5

Eastern News

MAZURIAN LAKES BATTLE.

GERMAN REJOICINGS IN VICTORY. Times and Sydney Sun Service. (Received 8 a.m.) London, February 24. The "Berliner Tageblatt" assumes that the Russian offensive in East Prussia has been finally and utterly Broken; that the clearing-out of the Russians from Galicia will shortly be accomplished; and that the AngloFrench calculations upon the Russian steam-roller have been checkmated.

The Kaiser received congratulations regarding the Mazurian Lakes victory. Thanksgiving .services were, hold in all the Berlin churches, and there were impressive demonstrations in the streets a& the Kaiser and Kaiseriu, and the Duke and Duchess of Brunswcik, drove to church.

THE RUSSIAN RETREAT.

TENTH ARMY CORPS OUTNUM-

BERED.

A GLORIOUS SACRIFICE. United Press Association. (Received 8.40 a.m.) Petrograd, February 24. The Russian Staff admits that almost an entire army corps was lost in the recent retreat in East .Prussia, and that only broken and disorganised portions escaped. The newspaper "Retch" comments as follows:—"The Grand Duke Nicholas lifts the curtain frankly and truthfully, as on previous unsuccessful occasions. The German forces were so great that the 10th Army Corps could not withstand them, and the glorious corps fought with unusual courage and stubbornness, though many times they were outnumbered. All honor and glory to the heroic men who sacrificed themselves to save others."

OPERATIONS IN EAST PRUSSIA.

Petrograd, February 24. Official : Despatches state that German troops moved from the west were brought up to their full strength during transit. Official: During the recent retreat part of the twentieth Army Corps was surrounded between Goldap and Suwalki. They fought heroically, though greatly outnumbered. They marched 32 miles, fighting the whole way through to the Augustowo forests, inflicting heavy losses on the enemy, and barring the way. The Russians fought to the last cartridge, repelling attacks on four fronts, retaining their artillery, and bringing in many German prisoners. We exploded three mines beneath the enemy's trenches southward of Moghley, killing five hundred. Our captures in the Carpathians for the month ended the 20th, were 000 officers, 47,640 men, seventeen guns, 108 Maxims, and two aeroplanes.