Official News

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 210, 12 February 1915, Page 5

Official News

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPOR T Wellington, February 11. The High Commissioner reports unclor date London, February 10 (2,40 p.m.):

The Colonial Office announces tliat tlie police killed tlie leader of the rising in Nyassaland on February 3. Reuter's Pctrograd correspondent reports that it is officially stated that tlie Germans in East Prussia in the seventh sector between Horzele and Johannisbuvg resumed the offensive with fresh troops and also undertook simultaneous operations on the two wings of Hasdened. In repulsing the German attack the Russians succeeded in exterminating almost an entire battalion. On the left bank of the A'istula the enemy is not acti«e

Judging by tlie abandoned bodies, the Germans lost in killed and wounded during the six days' attack on BorjimoiT tens of thousands of men. Fighting continues in the Carpathians region at Bartfelil and Oswieeim, where the enemy retired. leaving many prisoners. In the region of the Lupkow Pass our offensive continues. We captured in one day 5200 men, 00 officers and 18 machineguns.

The Germans made twenty-two massed attacks oil the 7th at Koziainaka and seized one of the heights, but were dislodged after an unprecedented bayonet fight, with heavy losses. The foremoit ranks of the Germans stopped the attacks of their successors, which were supported by fierce artillery fire. The attacks followed without cessation. All the mountain slopes were littered with the bodies of dead Germans. In one battalion over a thousand dead were counted.

Tim High Commissioner reports: London, February 11

Purirt reports from tin* <l:strict that artillery fire continues in Ore lvyic!' of Bagatelle. The Intest nrws ■« of ;i 1 try violent 'n;t nnsiicrv.srnl i: "'- mm attack 'm (h • Avorks :r, Mar.« TliTn I.j nMm\ past mil m>vlh of Forroy forest, tin* French advanced easily and repulsed the enemyVs attack.

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