GERMAN COMMUNIQUE.
ENCRBDS CAPTURES CLAIMED, j OVER 1,0C0,000 MEN TON FRISONIR3I i By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright-, j (Received Sep torn bfr 2, 12.30 p.m.) J BERLIN, September 1, j A communique states; — ! General von Hindenburg's troops are j before the outer line forts of Grodno, j Prince Leopold crossed the (jpper | Narew and forced the o.tK'Ut.V across j the m<u*shes north oj Grozana. General von Mackensen continues to j defeat tbo ; Russians, whenever they i make a stand. _ ! General . von Botktner, in the face of a stubborn resistance, stormed the i heights on the bank of the Strypa, j overcoming the enemy's foi'ces, wh.-eh I oansed a temporary delay, j During August- we took prisorerp on j the eastern front 2000 ■officers, 2t>9.&s j men 2300 cannon, and 560 machine guns, including 20.000 prisoners and I 827 cannon at Kovno, find 15 genc-rota | 90,000 men and 1200 cannon a t " r(y Georgovsk. , Since May 2 the Germans and : \ Ufv " trians took prisoners over a million ; men. ' j
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 11482, 2 September 1915, Page 6
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