, 1915-02-24

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port to another and had been ordered to
paint tle word Norwegian" in large letters
on her sides, which surely was done. A re-
petition may easily raise the greatest obsta-
Giles to good relations with Germany for
needless to say we will not abandon the
right OF a thousand years to sail the open
sea as neutrals. The 'Morgen Bledet' saws
that II the Legitimate claims of neutrals to-
an indemnity are refused, the respective
countries will consider the placing of an en-
barge on the German ships living in their
various ports, until a satisfactory arrange
ment of this economic question is arrived ut.
A Berlin official bulletin announces: s'rhe
pursuit after the winter buttle in the Mazu-
ran Lake district has ended. During the
clearing operations northwest of Groduo,
AID IN the battles reported during The last
few days in the Bobr and Narew districts.
l commanding General, 4 other Generals
and approximately 1000 men have been
taken prisoners, while mp to the present SIS
Cannon, some machine guns, the actual num-
Der of which has not yet been ascertained.
and much other. war material have been
captured. The total booty taken in the
winter battle in the Mazurian district has
been Increased, as the result of these cap
lures, to Z Generals, over 100, 900 mcH.
upwards of $50 cannon and quantities of
other war material of all descriptions, but
the amount cannot yet be even approx
mately estimated. Cannon of heavy calibre
and ammunition have frequently been buried
by the enemy, or sunk in lakes near Lotzen
and in the Widimer Sea in East Prussia. and
8 cannon Of heavy calibYe were dug up, or
pulled out of the water yesterday. The
Tenth Russian Army under General Baron
Sleversss considered to have been destroyed"
A Russian official dispatch states: 'eThe
Germans, afte: g series Of exceptionally OBJ
stlnate and tenacious attacks which cost
them lnnumerable victims, became per-
suaded of the impossibility of dislodging us
from the lett bank of the Vistula and pro
ceeded at the end of January to put a new
plan into operation. Having finished the
formation in the interior of their country
OF several new Corps, and deciding to con
tinue the transportation of troops from
their western front in order to make
a supreme effort against us, the Germans
prottlng by their network of railways, were
enabled to launch on yerwhelming force
against our Tenth Army, which occupied
strongly organized positions along the Au-
gerapp river and the Mazurian lakes. Ia
order to ensure the success of this coup. the
Germans transported also q part of their
c~ontingents from the fronts on the Rawka
and BzurR rivers and the right bank of the
VIstula. This gathering of the Germans in
East Prussia was revealed to us on the fourth
instant, but the magnitude of the concen-
tration was not determined until several days
later. Not being able, through lack of rail
way facilities, to concentrate our East
Prussian front with the necessary rapi-
dity the forces indispensable to ward off
the. drive of the enemy, our Chiefs decided
to withdraw the previously mentioned army
from East Prussia towards the frontier, and
a further retirement towards the Niemen
and Bobr followed. The Germans have mot
an impossible barrier in the vicinity of Os-
sowetz, their difficulties being greatly in
creased BY the overflow of the river Niemen..