THE RUSSIAN DEFEAT.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 145, 22 February 1915, Page 5

THE RUSSIAN DEFEAT.

DESCRIBED BY BERLIN AS "SEVERE." 150,000 SCATTERED. RUSSIANS DRIVEN OUT OF BUKOWINA. (United Press Assn. —Copyright.) BERLIN, Fob. 20. Official.— The Russian defeat at the Masurian Lukes was severe. It is doubtful whether much remains of five corps. It is certain that 150,000 were scattered. The Russians have been cleared out of Bukowina. All this, together with the results of operations in the waters around Britian, inspires confidence. RUSSIANS IN RETREAT. GRADUAL RETIREMENT FROM AUGUSTOVO. GERMANS REPULSED AT OTHER PLACES. ENEMY LOSE HEAVILY. The Premier has received the following from the High Commissioner : LONDON, Feb. 20. Petrograd reports that on the front between the" Niemen and the Vistula the Russians in the region of Augustovo are gradually leaving the sphere of fighting. The action is developing near Osowtcc. Jn Piie Carpathians a series of hostile attacks were repulsed. Russian dashing bayonet attacks captured a height east of Lupkow Pass. At daybreak on Wednesday (he Russians captured a small fortified fort in the region of Zavadok, killing ill the German defenders. German counterattacks in massed formation were repulsed with great losses. At Wyzkow sanguinary fighting eor. ti nnes. Two thousand prisoners were taken in two days. RUSSIAN LOSSES IN BUKOVINA. PETROGRAD, Feb. 20. Official: The Austrian official messages claim to have taken prisoner 29,000 in Bukovina. Really, our effectives did not amount to 12,000, and we lost iu killed, wounded and prisoners ],014. Germany's losses on the Russian front in February were 200,000. RUSSIAN RETIREMENT. BEFORE IMMENSELY STRONGER FORCE. The Daily Mail's correspondent says the Russian armies state that 175,000 in East Prussia retired in good order before 400,000 Germans. There was heavy rearguard fighting. The Russians are concentrating in the Augustovo forest region, while the Germans are concentratinfi towards Novogeorgevia, obviously to assail Warsaw west and north, or to cut the railway whereon Warsaw depends.

A RUSSIAN REPORT. ATTACKS REPULSED. (Reed. 9.20 a.m.) PETROGRAD, Feb. 20. An official message states that the enemies' attacks between Tuchla and Wiszkow which were particularly fierce were repulsed. We easily repulsed two sorties from Przmysl, inflicting severe losses. BIG FIGHTING STRENUOUS WORK ON WESTERN FRONT. BIG STRUGGLE CONTINUING Tlie Premier has received the ing:---LONDON, Feb. 20. Paris reports that the enemy bombarded Nienport and dunes, our batteries efficaciously countering. The Germans had important forces engaged in yesterday's attacks on the trenches' east of Ypres. A bayonet attack after the bombardment was repulsed, the Allies' artillery preventing the reserves supporting. The German losses were high. It is confirmed that German losses in the Champagne district on recent days were considerable. According to prisoners, a battalion was annihilated On the heights of the Metise on Friday night the enemy delivered a fourth counterattack against thef trenfijhep Captured at Lesetarges. They were thwarted like their previous artillery efforts. At Sattel, south of Lasecht, the enemy succeeded in getting a footing on the eastern -spur of Reichackerkoff. The struggle is continuing. SUPPOSED KARLSRUHE MEN. LANDED AT BUENOS AYRES. (Reed. 9.50 a..m) LONDON, Feb. 21. The steamers Potaro and Highland Brae, of the Hemisphere Yosailers Sund Atlantic, with presumably the Karlsruhe crew, numbering 192, landed them at Buenos Ayrea. L ~,,.