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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 242, 22 March 1915, Page 5

Official News

HKKH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT, rrt «• , r, W V l!in^ton » Mar ch 20. ino High Commissioner reports, under date London, March It), 1.5 p.tn.- , Petrograd reports desperate fightina - in North Poland, small villages often changing hands eight times in a. day. Quick-firing and machine-guns are playing an important part, and night bayonet fights are, as a rule, of an extremely desperate nature. The Russians havd captured several village heights, five guns, forty-two machine-guns, ammunition wagons, ammunition, apd several {hundred Russian prisoners. On the right of the Nieraen the' Russians captured two guns, four machine-guns, two lorries full of ammunition, and a number of prisoners. Near Oravedic wa" cut up three German attacking companies in a bayonet charge, and captured the survivors, three officers and 03 men. At PrzeinysJ the fortress fires more than a thousand heavy projectiles a day. . The Russian losses are only about ton men a day. The commanders report that tlie 'Russian troops are fighting^ 1 with magnificent courage, fired by the example of their officers, dash and daring are beyond praise. On the left of the Pilica the losses during tho demonstration period, beginning on the sth, are estimated as at lpast 25,000. Paris reports: At 'Notre Dame de Loretto the French destroyed the lines of communication and killed and cap- ' turfcd the defenders. In the Argonno , we progressed 150 metres in Bois da Consenvoye and maintained our gains. At Eparges w e took a salient east of the enemy's position. The Premier received the following from the High Commissioned under data London, March 19, 7.55 p.m.:— ■ General French reports that tho 'genoral situation at the front is unchanged since last communique. The trenches at , St. Kloi were only partially] recaptured on Monday, and are now occupied by, » our side or held by the British. An isolated attack made by about 200 men on St. liloi on Monday was easily repulsed, two-thirds of the attacking fo.rcei being killed or wounded. In the Neuvo Cliapelle area the enemy expended a large quantity of ammunition in intermittent bombardments with insignificant results. The report testifies to the dash and gallantry of the troops during the operations in the vicinity of. Kcuva Chapelle. > Wellington, Last Night; The Premier has received the following from the High Commissioner, dated London, March 20, 6.10 p.m. Army officers: Killed 25, wounded 42. missing 2. Men: Killed 125, wounded 227, missing 83. Indian force 3: Officers killed 27, wounded 45, missing 1. Cairo reports that patrol and. aeroplane reconiuusances show little activity at the enemy's outpotta, which remain four days' march from the canal. Work - on the railway at Lydda is continued slowly. Locusts caused great damage ;, to crops in southern ..Palestine. Petrograd reports that on the left ißank of the Niemen- the Russians captured Veysee, after a fight. Cavalry; are pursuing the Germans, who are falling back on Seyna, in the direction o£ Myshinetz. In the Ostrolenka wgion,; at Wakka, the Russians repulsed on Thursday a German counter-attack, the; the enemy suffering heavy losses. The German cavalry support was almost aU killed and wounded, the remnants being dispersed. At Osowiec on Wednesday the fortress guns forced the enemy, to discontinue tbeix new trenches, witft • heavv loss. At Bobe, in the marches, «- ■ German aeroplane and officer were captured. General Lyssovski was wounded. Numerous Germans are deserting. In the Carpathians the enemy unsuccessfully at-< tacked Czernowitz and other places. At Munttacs and Stry, on the railway near Przcmysl, on Thursday we captured iu» advance'r>ost' and took 56 prisoners with. | out firing a shot. . -