Eastern Campaign

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 155, 7 December 1914, Page 5

Eastern Campaign

1 TIIE ENTRAPPED GERMANS. ONLY REMNANTS ESCAPE. Received 6, fi,s p.m. Copenhagen, December 5. Moscow papers claim that only a mere remnant of the two trapped German army corps near Lodz broke through to Yciysiny. Ninety per cent, of the officers wi-iv killed, wounded, or taken. Some regiments were reduced to a few hundreds. . "' " > • "On 3rd December. Obstinate fighting occurred on the front from Grovno to Lowiez, and on western roads towards f.odz and Piotrkow, and on other fronts. No essential modifications." OBSTINATE FIGHTING CONTINUES. Received 6, 5.5 p.m. l'etrograd, December 5. Official: Obstinate fighting was continued on Thursday between Glovno and Lowicz. : i : , GERMANY'S SURPRISE. Russia's Aiary most powerful IN WORLD. Received 5, 7. p.m. London, November 5. A German officer captured at Lodz said: "\Ve believed in our technical superiority. We had been told that the Russian army was weak. We found it the most powerful in.the world. Assuming everything remains favourable the Germans will not soon be conquered, but matters may quickly become critical if our generals continue accusing each other for failures. Then the strength of Russia, the sang froid and perseverance of Britain and self-sacrifice of France destroy us." HEAVY GERMAN LOOSES / ' ADMITTED. V Times and Sydney Sun Services. London, December 4. The Berlin press admits that the Germans suffered unoronous losses ill escaping from Lodz.