The Archive · 1915

MEMEL OCCUPIED BY RUSSIAN ADVANCE- GUARDS

SIGNIFICANT ATTACK ON NORTHERN PRUSSIA

Petrograd, March 19.

The official communique issued this evening states:

the left of the Niemen the Russian forces have captured Veysu, and Russian cavalry is pursuing Germans who are retiring on Fighting for villages and isolated heights continues in the direction of Przasnysz and Ostrolenka, There have been no changes on the other fronts.

Amsterdam, March 19.

A German official statement says that weak Russi divisions have forced their way into Memel, but that counter measures are being taken.

Petrograd, March 90.

The official communique issued this evening states: on 7

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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