THE POLISH CAMPAIGN.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14462, 28 November 1914, Page 5

THE POLISH CAMPAIGN.

RUSSIA’S CROWNING VICTORY. GERMANS’ RIGHT FLANK ENVELOPED. RELIEVING ARMY DEFEATED. Press Association.—Telegraph.— Copyright. ; ; LONDON, November 27. Iho Daily Telegraph’s Petrograd correspondent says the battle at Koluszkl is the crowning victory of the Polish campaign. While the main ! German army was' hurrying down from Thorn to Flock,' a strong force was thrown on Kohiszki, t 16 i °f three railways cast" of Lodz. The Germans knew the inairi force was attacking Gzenstochowa, and believed it was impossible for the Russians to face about before Warsaw'fell, but the success wherewith the, 'Germans had torn, up the bridges and railways blocked-their own game. They had made the Russian advance so difficult that the reserves were still in tho vicimty of Lodz when, the news came of the second attack oh . Warsaw. TheRussian wing made fi half-turn and battled its way towards the ' German rear, driving the Germans thirty miles in a single day,' and .finally enveloped' the right flank of- the, Germans' in the, Lodz district. Meanwhile the Russian's' broke the German. centre north of Lodz, severing the right flank from the plain body. It is now striving to hew its way northwards but tho chances of escape are slight. The reserve army at Wielun wasyset in motion tod 1 late. The Russians were able to check the advance. Captured cannon and prisoners are already pouring into' Warsaw, including Prussian Guardsmen. Though the Germans-have received winter clothving many,/are maimed and disabled with frostbite.. . - . >

THE, LODZ BATTLE.

8000 PRISONERS CAPTURED. . PETROGRAD, November 27. ■' Official.—The Lodz battle continues to develop. The Russians secured an advantage. The Gorman efforts were directed to extricating a force which penetrated Breezing and is now retreating through the Strkon region, north of Lodz, under very favourable condition*; 5 The Russians made prisoners of SOOO Austrians on the 26th, including two complete regiments. GERMANS VICTORY. November 27. Moo&mm was victorious at '-(Lodz and Lowictz. He captured 4Q,ooorpninjured men, 70 cannon, ICO ammunition waggons and 136 machine-guns, T , and destroyed 30 cannon. The final result of the fighting is pending.^ . ~ rr 1t,.;