GERMANS' DESPERAT E PLIGHT.
SHORT OF FOf*.> AND AMMINITION. PETROGRAD. November -S. The latest unolhcial reports suggest that the- Russian victory on tho A is-tula-Wsrta line is likely to exceed previous estimates. The three army corps who are seeking to escape through Strykow are now subjected to a terrible artillery fire, are short, of food and big-gtm ammunition, and are suffering appalling losses. The situation resemble* Paardebnrg. The "Daily News" Petrogrnd correspondent states that the Germans are in a crooked triangle, the apex of which is west- of Kolutzki. and tho base between Lowicz and Lodz. The Russians have a force turned inward upon tiio triangle, but tho main lwdy is resisting the determined efforts from Thorn to reach the isolated army corps. The railway from Thorn is exposed to constant raids by Russian cavalry.
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Press, Volume L, Issue 15138, 30 November 1914, Page 7
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