Crown Prince Isolated.
(Received 9-50 a.m.) PETROGRAD, Nov. 26The military authorities have'deprecated the publication of an incomplete account of the Vistula-Warta fighting. It is believed in military circles that two German army corps broke through a section of Russian defence. A Russian counter-rush drove them southward, where they were practically surrounded on Monday between Lodz and Lovetch.
There is now no doubt that the German offensive was broken up by the Russians bringing up fresh troops to meet each German assault. When the Germans gave way the .Russian cavalry did terrible execution, capturing se\eral guns ,
General Hinclerberghe is weak and he is isolated from the Crown Prince who is commanding iv South Czemstoqhowa. The failure of the turning movement in the direction of Wielun was due to the Russian grenadeers, who took five thousand prisoners and captured stores and machine guns
The trophies captured at Cze.ustochowa include the Kaiser's carriage and his blue cloak which wr?, within it.
RETREATING IN DISORDER,
ROME, November 26.
A Russian official report says that the Crown Prince's army is retreating in disorder, abandoning arms. ■ ammunition, provisions, and 'horses with saddles bearing the Imperial monogram.
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Northern Advocate, 27 November 1914, Page 5
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