(Press Association.) THE MEN OF PRASNYSZ
CARRIED OFF BY THE GERMANS (Received March 9, 10.45 a.m.) _, - . ' PETROGRAD, Bth March. The Russians, on entering Prasnysz, discovered that all the men between fifteen and sixty had been carried oif by the Germans. Many peasants had been dressed in uniforms and placed in the trenches, as a ruse to make the Russians believe that the Germans still occupied them. The enemy's breastworks were an extraordinary sight, and consisted of furniture, sofas, beds, and boxes filled with sand and stones. Princess Voroniecka's mansion in the vicinity of Prasnysz was taken and retaken four times. Five thousand Russians occupied the estate after the last assault. Maxims in every house poured a murderous rain,, and hand grenades were drnnnprl on flto Pn«iian«
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 57, 9 March 1915, Page 7
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126(Press Association.) THE MEN OF PRASNYSZ Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 57, 9 March 1915, Page 7
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