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Show PRZASNYSZ IS RETAKEN BY THE RUSSIAN FORCES PETROGRAD, via London, Feb. 27, 11:50 p. m. The following official com- mimical inn from headquarters was issued is-sued tonight: During February 26 the Germans appeared to pass to the defensive a Ion? almost the whole front. On the left bank of the Niemen, on the roads to Symno and Sorey, there have been actions following the progress of our advance guard. North of Grodno the battle has been limited to an Intense x fire by the enemy. At the village of Tcharnevo a German battalion with sappers ad- , vaneed toward the Bobr valley. Our artillery, seizing the moment when part of the column had crossed to our bank, almost annihilated It. The survivors, consisting of five officers and a few score men, were made prisoners. pris-oners. The guns of the fortress of Osso-wetz Osso-wetz are successfully engaging the enemy's heavy batteries, wnlch include in-clude eleven-Inch and twelve-inch mortars. Our offensive at Przasnysz has been vigorously pursued. . W'e have recaptured recap-tured the town of Przasnysz, which the Germans had temporarily occupied. occu-pied. The German retreat is spreading over a constantly widening front, at some points assuming the character of a disorderly flight |