The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-10-09
Eight Day Battle Results In Re.
pulse Of Germans With
Heavy Losses.
Fooled THE KAISER'S PLANS
Greatest Conflict Of Present War Be
iieved TO be Imminent In Eastern
prussis-FaII Of Craeow May
End War.

| hIulltrs mas dITiNtu ~ lHt h'"up"s'
tiers Of the active army.
In spite OF the great importance OF
the eight.day battle between General
Rennenkampff on the Russian side
and General Won Hindenburg on the
German side, which has Just come To
an end, the Germans not only failed
in their attempts to cross the river
Niemen, according TO reports here. but
we're driven back TO the frontier with
heavy losses, losing the entire pro.
vince Of Suwalki. excepting the town
Of that name.
German Plan Guessed A.
II Ia the opinion Of Russian oh.
servers that the Germans intended
this costly and futile demonstration to
draw the Russian troops from East
Poland rs a preliminary to their main
! object.
\ This. as revealed by the present
fighting near Warsaw. was an attempt
10 take Warsaw and thence move TO
the southwark to ontflank the Russian
army, which. having occupied Caleb
IL now moving through Bukowina into
Hungary. II IL declared here that this
intent has been made Impossible by
the had condition OF the roads. Nor
has the German attempt to take III,
offensive at Cracow thus far been pio
duc,ive.
The reported presence of Emperor
William IN East Prussia and the de.
parture OF Emperor Nicholas for the
front IL taken here 10 emphasize the
tremendous importance of the impeni
linz battle. which may be the biggest
conflict Of the war up to the presen,
time In either the western or the east.
ern arena. Three million men. Il In
estimated IN Petrosrad, will he Ell.
2aged.
craeow May Settle H.
Russians believe that II the German.
Austrian army ~ defeated at Cracow
the war viii he virtually over Grant.
ed this defeat. they declare. there viii
then lie insufficient forces left TO stem
me Russian Invasion OF Silesia. AMI
'hence 10 Breslau ana Berlin, rs well
MS the Russian advances through era.
COW To vienna anl through Transyt
'"nia \" budapest,
Russians Claim Victory.
Pe,rurrad, oct Am Official com
munication from tho general staff
headquarters. says the battle Of Au.
gustowo ended October .. IN u victory
for the Russian arms. tn. German
defeat Ii complete.
The enemy II ut this moment In IA
disordercd retreat toward the Ems
) prussian frontier. The valiant Rus
sian troops are In close pursuit. the
: Germans abandoning ON their despcr.
ate march trains. cannon. mu,itions.
not having even time To gather up
their wounded.
1t is already known that the bat.
tie OF Augustowo began September
30. with bombardment by the Ger.
man heavy artillery In the region OF
Sopotzkin ton the left bank OF the
7 River NIemenI, followed by an often.
sive movement by the enemy AGAINST
the same fortified town.
AT the same time, the Germans
, made repeated efforts to crush and
/ disiocate the Russian forces near
Druskeniki on the Niemen.
September 20 the Germans also be.
gan an attack on the fortress OF Osso.
wetz, but everywhere met with fierce
resistance and were compelled to re.
treat. Not satisfied with counter at.
tacks, our troops took the offensive
vigorously and pursued the enemy.
withstanding the energetic resist.
ance offered by the Germans, they
! could not check the onward rush OF
I, our troops, who captured the enemy &
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