Peking, Nov. 20.
The following official telegram, dated Petrograd, November 19, has been handed to Reiter's agent by the Russian Legation During the last few days, on the west of the Vistula, the actions have developed in two regions, namely the Vistula-Warthe and the Crenstochove-Cracow linea The fighting is of the fiercest description as both sides have taken the offensive.
In East Prussia we are attacking strongly fortified positions east of Angerburg. Before the German trenches are three lines of wire entanglements, ditches filled with water, and vertical wire nota. Wo captured a part of the position, five miles east of Angerburg, and a pass between the lakes Buvelino and Tirklo, capturing nineteen guns, six maxims, a projector, and soy-eral hundred prisoners, We are continuing our advance in western Galicia, Our fleet on the 18th, while approaching Sevastopol, met the German oruisere Goeben' and Breslau in a fog which enabled us to spproach within thirty-five or forty cable lengths. The leading ship of the Russian fleet fired a broadside and hit the Goeben amidships and plainly caused fire to break out. After fourteen minutes' fighting, in in which the Goeben was hit several times with heavy guns, abe retired. Thanks to her specd she was lott in the fog. The Breslau did not participate in the fighting and closely followed the Goeben.
Harbin, Nov. 16.
During the past twelve das, $8, 497 Austrian and German prisoners passed through Tamboff on their way to Siberia,
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