West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-09-03
KAISER RUSHES
SOLDIERS EAST
Strips Belgium to Reinforce
Army In East Prussia
RUSSIA HAS TOO MANY men

Six Weeks vacation-PoIlsh Sol.
diers In Austrian Army Mutlny and
XIII Their ottcers-severe Fighting
Reported Around koenlosbura and
lembero-Whoie Regiment Deserts.
Rome, Sept /. via London.-The
Messagero publishes telegram from
Soha' Bulgaria, which says the Aus.
trians have suffered an irreparablo
defeat at Zamose, In Russian Poland.
nifty miles southeast OF Lublin.
London, Sept. i.-Recent reports
from Belgium have told of the move.
ment of German troop trains east.
indicating that the German general
stan was withdrawing certain forces
from the western front to reinforce
the German and Austrian armies i'm
east Prussia and Galicia. Berlin and
ST. Petersburg reports agree that
there has been terrific fighting in
those districts for several days.
An official telegram received IN
London declares that fresh forces OF
Germans have made their appearance
on the Prussian frontier and that at
some points they are taking the OF.
fensive against the Russians.
The st. Petersburg correspondent
OF the Post. discussing the military
situation in Russia. says:
The relative situations I'm Germany
and Russia after a month OF war arc
shown admirably in contrast by the
German action in summoning school
boys TO the colors and Russia's dc.
cision TO grant six weeks leave of ab.
sence to the reservists OF the 1907
term OF service.
These reservists have recently
oeen with the colors at different dc.
pots brushing up their military
knowledge preparatory to a call to the
front. Today 1t was found possible to
allow them to return home for a
nominal term of six weeks. They are
To hold themselves in readiness to re.
spond to the next call.
ut is reported that some OF the men
took the permission to return home
most grudgingly as they had counted
on quick advance TO the front.
Russia can thus In the heat OF
hard fought war afford TO let some
thing like 100000 mobllized reservists
go home again.
"The Russian forces are still ad.
vancing and for the past three days
there has been fierce lghting around
Koenigsberg. The Russian pursuit
was pressed so hotly that some of it's
cavalry actually entered along with
fugitives into the outlying defenses at
Koenigsberg, which they secured
This, of course. is very far removed
from the capture of the fortress.
ION the Austrian front obstinate
fighting continues. The Russians have
taken 1900 prisoners east of Lemberg
and 1000 near Tomacheff, while east
of that center the Fifteenth Hungarian
division was surrounded and whole
regiments are surrendering."
The Germans have been driven still
further back in east Prussia. Various
reports that Koenigsberg has fallen
are circulated, but they are believed
TO refer TO the town proper, the
suburbs of which were occupied early
on Saturday. The citadel is believed
still to be held by the Germans in
force.
According TO the Times st. Peters.
burg correspondent, Russia's appeal
to the Poles to reunite against the
common Teutonic foe has had an
extraordinary effect among the Slav
soldiers in the German service.
Information received In ST. Peters
burg, II is stated. indicated that tile
Polish soldiers belonging to the Sixth
Bresiau army corps. serving on the
western frontier, mutinied and killed
their officers.
The Slav regiments In the Austrian
service also are declared to be
notoriously disahected. The Novoe
Vremya says one whole Austrian regi.
ment went over to the Russian side.