The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-13
GERMANS CONTINUE THEIR
VICTORIES IN EAST PRUSSIA

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE German
embassy today received the following
wireless from Berlin:
General Hindenburg's victor Gus
progress in East Prussia continues.
The Russians attempted tc relieve the
pressure on their defeated left wing
by launching the Twenty army
CORPS against General Hindenburg's
flank but according to official reports
were defeated.
Several batteries were captured
from she main Russian forces
There was no news until II from
the western front where the struggle
presumably is continuing. The Saxon
army under General Won Iousen seems
to have fought brilliantly.
The Reichsbank weekly report is
he best since the outbreak Of the war.
Note circulation has been reduced
96,OO,600 in gold and increased $500,
600, showing the bank is hearing the
strain of war very satisfactorily
Washington. Sept. 12-wireless dis
patches from Berlin today to the Ger
man embassy here say.
The emperor has telegraphed con
eratulati, MS to the King of Saxony on
~
infantry regiment was awarded 10
decorations OF iron crosses 70: gal
lartry in storming Liege"
Berlin. via Copenhagen via Lone on,
Sept. 12.--No details Of the battles
eastward of Paris and around Verdun
hare oeen received either from the
general staff or the correspondents at
taChed 10 headquarters.
A telegram has cen r7ale public
which was sent by Emperor William
~ the king of SaXcny. congratu!ating
hins on the achie' enerts Of Ills army
on September after hot fighting. The
telegram throws little light on the
fighting near Paris The army refer
red to is that under the saxon Cen
eral Won Hansen who is in an inter
me iiate position between the armies
of General Won BueIow on the right
ard Duke Altrecnt Of Wuerternburg
on the left. its line Of march led
solIhward over Bethel so it presum-
ably occupied a position on the left
wing or the left center Of the German
forces engaged near Paris, the right
wing of whit Il effected i retirement
before superior fanking forces.
The captured guns ard prisoners
mentioned in Yesterdays headquarters
report are presumably the fruit of the
success mentioned il thC enrerors
congratulatory message.
The German counter stroke to the
Anglo -F'renC'l offensive near Paris vas
delivered by the army of Crown Prince
Frederick William. which captured a
fortified French position southwest Of
Nerdun This position irterposed a
barrier between tic German Marine
army. the left wing Of which extended
to Titry-le- Francois and the crown
princes forces.
It's occupation enables the closer CO.
operation Of the two sections Of the
German invadins arrrv The attack
or the barrier FORKS south of Verdun.
supported ny the German siege arlil-
lerw, promises. in case of success. a
completion # the eccirCIenent Of Yer
dun. An atre.nrt of he garrison tc
break through the tightening line has
0een expected for several DAYS
The commander If the second Bav-
ar1an army corps, forming a part Of
the sixth army in Lorraine. has issued
an order of the day to the troops con-
veying the thanks of general headouar
ters 10 the sixth army for holding
out SO stiffly, heroically and success
fully and thereby preventing the en-
ery from sending re1nforcements
northward and intimating that the
time is not ripe for an offensive move
ment by this army
The victory of General Finderburg
will probably clear German territory
for the time being Of Russians, whose
flood Of invasion had swept almost TO
the gates OF Konigsberg. The Loval
Anzieger assumes that the right wing
Of the defeated army is now not far
from the konigsberg left in the v!cin-
ity Of Gunbinnen.