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Show ! GERMANS WINNING IN EAST PRUSSIA GENERAL VON HIND E B E R G DESCRIBES DE-SCRIBES CRUSHING DEFEATS OF THE CZAR'S ARMY. Declares That Number of Russian Prisoners is Increasing and That Germans Have Taken Spoils of War in Enormous Quantities. Berlin It was officially announced in Berlin on Tuesday that General von Hindenberg has telegraphed Emperor William that the Russian army of Vilna, composed of the second, third, fourth and twentieth army corps, two reserve divisions and five divisions of Davalrv, have been completely defeated by the' Germans. The Russian casualties casu-alties were heavy. The number of Russian prisoners Is increasing, Von Hindenberg goes on, and the destruction of the Rus-eia'n Rus-eia'n army continues. There have been spoils of war in enormous quantities. quan-tities. The Russian army of Grodno has been defeated at Lyck. It comprised, In addition to the twenty-second corps, the remnant of the sixth corps and a part of the third Siberian corps. The German headquarters announc-id announc-id at midnight Tuesday night that the. heavy fighting in France was still undecisive. un-decisive. The 'French assault, it was, gaid, had been repulsed. Prince Joachim, the youngest son, of Emperor 'William, who was wounded wound-ed in battle, is reported to be doing well. A dispatch received here from Constantinople Con-stantinople says that certain (British, naval instructors in Turkey, having committed depredations, have been prevented from doing further harm. It is further declared in this message that the wireless apparatus has been removed from the British embassy in Constantinople. |
