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Show RUSSIAN STAFF REPORTS ON THE WAR SITUATION PCTKOGRAD, Pec. 2S. Tho following statement from the general staff of the Russia n commander in chief was issued tonight: On the 27 th there was no import -a nt engagement between tlie lower Vistula and tlie Pilica rivers. Tlie German attacks were everywhere repulsed. Tlie Germans suffered heavy losses, especially during a vain attack they made to the southeast of SUiernlewtce. Between the Pilica and the upper Vistula, 1 lie enemy has now adopted adopt-ed the defensive. Our troops stormed the villa ge of i Pzitniki. which was stubbornly defended de-fended by the Austrians. The enemy has definitely evacuated the left bank of the Nida. To tlie south of the upper Vistula, on the from of Opatow-Biecz, the lighting continues to develop . to our iidvantage. Kmni the iSth to the j'Hh fle captured L'fiO officers and K,-000 K,-000 soldiers and forty mitrailleuses. The enemy's retreat in the region of Lite Dukla passes and on the road to Lifcko Is he'.oming more and more precipitate and disorganized. On the "tltli we captured in t his region as many an rf00 prisoners. The efforts of the enemy to transport trans-port his forces from the direction of CzenMochowa towa rd the Ca rpalhi-ans rpalhi-ans was a complete failure, owing to our maneuvers. |