Show DESPERATE FIGHT IN RESISTING I I Surrounded by G Germans Russians Make Fierce Resistance Resistance Resistance Re Re- Says Report Feb 24 The Thc Thc desperate resistance offered h by tho the Twentieth corps of the nm Russian arm army to the a ad ad- vance vanco of the tho Germans in East Prussia after aCter it ba had bad been cut oft off from Irom the Tenth army arm armis um is described in an official communication cation issued hero last ast night nigh The flu report re roo ro- ro port is based upon tipon information received individuals to from various farious belonging this us corps corpa who managed to escape ape The Russians claim that although h 50 troops were surrounded b by a n. aman Gorman Gor man army in in the thc territory b bj- bj and Ud they inflicted heavy y losses s upon their antagonist Thc They repelled attacks on four fronts until their u strength th was completely c exhausted ha The Thc communication follows follow The Th communication of ot February 21 I which described the unusually difficult position of parts of or our oUt arm army corps durIn durin during dur dur- In ing the tho retreat In Ea East t Prussia applied to portions of tho the Twentieth corps commanded com coni- d b by lieutenant C General Tal nul comprising tho the Twelfth division arid ami three re reserve r regiments Communication b between be tween this corps and nd th the Tenth army was broken on February 13 11 and the corps found l Itself surrounded 1 In the tho country between cn rind and tn Sl b by a 1 German German herman Ger her man army which con constantly Increased l In number r. r W r ir t v- v This corps' corps fou fought ht h February 23 22 an on enemy nemt which out- out d Jt t several Se times During these da days th the thc about two thirty two miles continuing to force oro a Sa e for fot themselves 1 toward the thc southeastern part port portor of or the forest of According to accounts given en b by prisoners prison prison- on- on ers our corps inflicted Indicted hew heavy los losses upon uton tho the Germans Gentians who attempted to 10 bar the wa way particularly In the lake r region ion and the tho for forest st near Glum Reports Just given hen out b by various In Individuals In- In b belonging belonging- lon to this corps corpA who ho managed to e escape show how the tho corps was rad ready roady to n light fight ht until i H-i strength was WaR completely com coin exhausted gallantly repelling at attacks attacks attacks at- at tacks on four fronts retaining Its artillery artil artil- lery ie and taking with It IL many herman German Severe fighting continues on the right banks of the thc Bohr Bobr and rivers G German detachments which took the tho offensive offensive of of- j near on February iI 7 were wele forced bark h hy by the thc fire lire of our ar ar- ar- ar tillery Ullery S J-S lighting Fighting has hall been n in progress north of oC Lomza on the thc roads roada to Rad- Rad o China 8 end and nd In spite of oC attacks h by strong forces wo we C hole hold ih German Banks Ranks Decima Decimated tod A German attack along alon the road W was ls supported In n the thc tight fight of February Z 22 hy by armo- armo armored tI automobiles and was unusually Intense The Tue German offensive continues In the thc district Three attacks upon were repulsed 1 our armored I au- au assisting greatly In this thin respect Their fire decimated tho the Germans at nt ata ata nta a distance of tl c races paces On the road to Plon k some ome villages changed hands several eral times time South luth of th the thIo Mog- Mog Io h hely heiy I farm on the thc left bank o of the Vistula we exploded mines under a German trench occupying the du dugouts outs In the tho r rl- of the UH German trenches We c I captured three 1 machine mahine gun guns trench mortars mortars mor mor- tars and bombs bomb anal ami also alo took a number numb r of prisoners The loe n to tho Germans caused by y the mine explosions numbered In Tn tins the the tho Austrian bombarded a convent south Routh o of bores boroz with tW I elnel mortars Wo VO re- re persistent Austrian Austrians In the thc u region lon of Uko and 1 1 and Inflicted enormous losses Iotes upon th the enemy In ln the re lon n r or of f Austrian troops troop have have- t taken ken the thc places of U the tho o Germans south of Bolina Obstinate Obstinate nate nato fighting has begun at Stanislau ae against nt great forces of or the enemy nem Between January 21 l and February 20 0 our OUI r ann army rny In ln the tho C captured GH I. I officers i ll-e ll l 1 men seventeen cannon annun and an lit |