Petrograd, Dec. 24.
A communique says: Last night we completely routed considerable German forces which had crossed to the right bank of the Bzura, One German regiment was almost completely annihilated and left behind 590 prisoners. The enemy on same night made violent attacks in the Bolimoff district, but were everywhere repulsed.
"Most obstinate fighting continued on the banks of the Pilica, We drove back the Germans appearing on the right bank of the river.
"The battle raged on the whole front along the river Nida, and was particularly fierce on the lower bank, During the last two days' fighting we took to the north of Pinczoff, fifty-seven officers and 3,000 men, and to the south of Pinczoff, eight officers and 600 men.
"Our successes of the preceding southward of the Vistula were fully to advance along the right bank of the Pilica in the region of Opoczne and Tomazoff.
Our success continued to develop in Galicia south of the Vistula, and we captured on the 20th and 2ist sixty-six officers and 5,600 men, three guns and ten quick-frets whi'e, in the Carpathians, during our pursuit of the Austrians on the 22nd, we took thirty officers and 1,800 men.
The Austrians in Przemysl made a sortie. Several companies of Austrian treens were almost nihilated, the remnants being captured. We also took an Austrian narrow-gauge railway. The Russians are using captured quick-firers against the advancing Austrian reserves. no essential change
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