Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-02-22
RUSSIANS TENTH
ARMY DESTROYED,
DECLARES BERLIN
100000 Soldiers Captured in
East Prussia, Latest Esti-
mate Of Germans,
cZAR's MEN SACRIFICED
TO SAVE GUNS. IT'S SAID
Russians Admit Loss of Army
corps-Germans Gain In
Vosges.

The German war office announced
today that the Russian tenth army
Was considered as having been de-
stroyed" as a result Of the recent
German victory in East Prussia. 1t
: Is stated that more than 100000 Rus
slams, including seven generals, were
captured and that pursuit Of the re-
| treating forces has now been brought
to an end. The Russian military
authorities, however, acknowledge no
such losses. They admit that one
army corps was cut to pieces, but
assert that the main force extricated
Itself.
A dispatch received by the United
Press from its staff correspondent in
Berlin declares that the Russian coma
mander- in chief deliberately sacrificed
many thousands of men, in order to
cave his artillery.
Unofficial reports from Petrograd
say that the main Russian army sue
ceeded in escaping from the German
trap and has In turn taken the Often
sive.
This is corroborated in part by the
Russian staff, which states that when
the retreating army reached the posi-
tions designated by the Russian COM
msnders a stand was made and the
Germans were repulsed with heavy
losses.
In the Vosges further German vic
tories are claimed, including the cap
ture of another town. The German
war office also states that the losses
of the allies in recent fighting In the
Champagne were extraordinarily
high" The French war Office an
nouncement says that there have
been no new developments of i'm
portance on the western front.
BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Feb. q, via London, $50
p. m.-The German official statement
issued today announces that the
captures in the battle OF the Mazu-
rian lakes district of East Prussia
have been increased TO seven gen.
erals and more than 100, 900 men. The
pieces OF cannon taken numbered
$50.
The text oe the statement reads,
I In the western theatre:
Another hostile trench was taken
| by Us yesterday to the east of Ypres
! lin Belgium). The enemy's counter
attacks on the captured positions re-
manned unsuccessful
I'm the Champagne district thers
was comparative quiet yesterday.
The number of prisoners taken by US
during the last battles in this re-
gion has been increased to fifteen
officers and more than 1000 men. The
Eanguinary losses of the enemy have
been extraordinary high.
THE enemy made an unsuccessful
attack on our positions to the east of
Verdun during the night.
"In the Vosges the villages Of Hoch-
rad and Stosswe eier were taken by us
after a short engagement. Otherwise
nothing of Importance occurred.
10000 Russians Captured
In the eastern theatre:
1.-THE pursuit after the winter bat
tie in the Mazurian district has come
to an end. During the clearing up of
operations to the northwest Of Grodno
and in the battles reported during the
last few days in the Bobr and Navew
district, one commanding general and
four other generals and approximate
| ~ 10000 men have been taken pris-
oner up to the present. Seventy-fiye
cannon and some machine guns, the
actual number of which has not yet
been ascertained, and much other
war material has been captured.
"The total booty taken in the win
i ter battle in the Mazurian district as
| a result OF these additions has been
| increased TO date to seven generals,
more than 1900 men, upwards of
$50 cannon and quantities of other
material OF all descriptions, the
amount Of which cannot yet be ap-
proximately estimated.
New Battles Developing.
Cannon OF a heavy calfbre and
ammunition frequently are buried by
the enemy or sunk In the lakes near
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