SMASHING THE ENEMY.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 252, 27 November 1914, Page 7

SMASHING THE ENEMY.

GERMAN OFFENSIVE BROKEN. RUSSIAN CAVALRY'S TERRIBLE WORK. (Received November 27, 9.40 a.m.) PETROGRAD, November 26. The military authorities have deprecated the publication of an incomplete account of the VistuhvWarta fighting. It is believed in military circles that two v German army corps broke through, a section of the 1 Russian defence, and

a Russian counter-rush ' drove . them-soiithw-al'd and'• practically surrounded them "on Monday between Lodz and Lbvetch. There is now no doubt that ,the German; offensive has been broken.

' The-Russians bringing up.fresh troops to meet each German J assault, and when .the Germans gave way the Russian cavalry did. terrible execution, capturing several guns. General Hin;denbur.g is. weak. , He; is isolated from the Crown Prince, who. is commanding south of . Czenstoctiowa.'

The failure of the turning movement in the direction of Wielun is due to the Russian grenadiers, who took prisoner 5000 and captured'large quantities of stores and machine guns.

The trophies captured at Czenstochowa include the Kaiser's carriage, with his blue cloak within.