Petrograd, Dec. 17. Tu the direction of Mlawa our cavalry and vanguards are enerjgetically pursuing the defeated German forces, who number more than an Army Corps (about 50,000 men), and have crossed the frontier into Germany. We have captured prisoners, several guns and other war materials.
There was no serious fighting on the 16th on the left bank of the Vistula, while in western Galicia, during the past week, the garrison of Przemysi essayed several sorties, which were all repulsed, the Austrians suffering serious losses. During 1 sortie which took place on the 18th we captured several hundred prisoners and some maxims, On the Caucasian front small engagemente continue. It has been observed that the Turks are reinforcing their troops in the Vilayeb of Van and on the Persian frontier.
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