As far as we can judge, the having overthrown Lithuala) which was only held by weak cover detachments, and having got to the line of Shavali, Kaunus and Vilna in a northerly direction, are now stopped along that line, The [German lue seems to turn south-[wards past Grodno towards Baranovitch and perhaps down as for as the Pripet marshes near Pinsk, It [then seems to swing back southwestwards to the neighbourhood of Lusk and Brady, where a tremend-cus battle is now in progress, So far this battle has not gone in favour of the Germans,"
"The Russians here." says the General, "are protecting the northern flank of a Russian salient which runs from there past Lwow to Premyzl, and then turns back, one would suppose, along the Carpathians to Cer-nati.
"From here, the southern flank' of the Russian salient is firmly held along the Pruth as far as the Black Sea
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