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Show GERMANS CLAIM SOME VICTORIES Slow Progress in Flanders But Important Success in the Argonne Announced. 000 Prisoners and Much Artillery Ar-tillery at Whoclawk. Berlin, Nov l., by wireless to Lon-i 'don, 3:55 p. m An official announce-: ment given out in Berlin this after , noon says that the German attacks in Flanders are progressing slowly, but that in the Argonne the Germans have obtained further important suc- cesses. Continuing its sets forth that Ger man forces have repulsed the enemy near Stallupoenen and also drove 1 them back at Lipno. Five hundred J prisoners were captured on the Vistula river German forces have been success-' ful at Wlockiwek, where several Russian Rus-sian army corps were driven back In this lighting, the Germans, according to present reports, made 23.0'U prisoners pris-oners and captured much artillery. Official Communication. The text of the communication follows fol-lows 'in the western arena of the war both Bides showed only moderate activity ac-tivity yesterday on account of the storm. "In Flanders our attacks are progressing pro-gressing slowly, but in the forest of Argonne we have obtained further i in porfant successes. "The fighting In the east continues. Yesterday our troops operating in East Prussia, repulsed the enemy in the region south of Stallupoenen. Troops from West Prussia successfully successful-ly resisted the advance of Russian forces at Soldau and after a successful success-ful battle at Lipno. drove them back in the direction of Block. Strong Russian Forces Advancing. "Strong Russian forces are advancing advanc-ing along the rkht bank of the Vistula Vistu-la river In this fighting we made 50ft prisoners and captured ten ma chine guns up to yesterday. A decision has been arrived at In the battle which has been going on for the last few days in continuation of our successes at Wloclawek in Russian Rus-sian Poland ou the Vistula, 80 miles northwest of P'ock, where several Russian armj corps In opposition to us were driven back beyond Kutno. According to the present reports, WO made 23,000 prisoners and captured over twenty machine guns, as well as some cannon, the number of which has not jet been ascertained." |
