Petrograd, Nov. 26.
German strategy has astounded Russians. The enemy intended a simultaneous advance on Lodz from the north and south and to seize the railway between Bkiorniowice, northeast of Lodz, and Petrokoff, south-east of Lodz, and thus to separate the northern and southern Russian armies (tin Po-forces became sandwiched, except on the west, and their advance from Ozenstochovo failed. Their theories led them to disaster.
They broke through and captured Kolushky, south-east of Lodz, the Warsaw-Vienna Railway, the gap was filled from the cast and the Germans were surrounded here they sustained the main losses. Further to the south numbers of the enemy are hopelessly cut off from their base.
Later.
The Battle of Lods continues develop to our advantage. The efforte being made by the Germans are to facilitate the retreat of their various corps which, having penetrated in the direction of Breziny, due cast of Lodz, are retiring through the region of Strykow, north-east of Lodz, under conditions which are very unfavourable to them.
We ere meeting with success on the Austrian front, We took 8,000 prisoners yesterday, including two whole regiments with their commanders and officers.
London, Nov. 28.
Everything pointe to the over throw of the German armies operating in Poland. The situation respecting the fighting between the! Vistula and the Warthe is summed up in a telegram from s good Russian source " Déroute complete."
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