Peking, Nov. 19.
The following official telegram, dated Petrograd, November 18, has been handed to Reuter's agent by the Russian Legation Between the Vistula and the Warthe our vanguards are engaging the Germans. We are retiring towards the Bzura. The enemy have succeeded in strongly oocupying the region of Lenezyca and Orlov and their vanguards are at Pionte.
In East Prussia we are continually engaging the Germans and advancing to the Gumbinnen-Anger-burg front, which the enemy is defending. The Germans left 300 dead in the trenches. We have captured Varhlagon. We captured an artillery officer who was commanding " body of infantry owing to the German shortage of infantry officers.
On the Mazur Lakes front we have reached the wire entangle ments before the enemy's position and are cutting through them.
We are engaging large forces on the Czenstochovo-Cracow front.
The enemy at Vlodorise were forced to flee. We are gradually oocupying the Carpathian passes.
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