The first admission that the G mans in Poland had been cut off by the Russians was contained in a Berlin communique issued yosterday evening which says that "a portion of the German army east of Lodz, while attacking the right flank and rear of the Russian army, was seriously threatened on their own rear by strong Russian reinforcements from the east and south.
"The Germans retreated and in fierce battles lasting three days broke through the Russian ring, capturing 12,000 prisoners and twenty-five guns without themselves losing @ single gun.
"The German losses were naturally not light but they were not colossal.
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