New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-03
RUSSIANS ROUTED BY
GERMANS IN PRUSSIA

London Sept from ST. Petersburg
frankly disaster
corps including the loss of three generals
The St Petersburg correspondent the
reports given headquarters the capital
generally rather neag but what the in
Berlin they always Up the present time they
have had nothing to announce but series of victories
will stick this plan also when the bad proved by the
This attitude shows their confidence the
oud nchn of the Russian people, which undoubtedly de-
served and well for the future
wording of odays indicates that other Vua
ors besides Gaudenz and Thorn have been sent reinocnents
arrived last night and the people ST. Petersburg received
with fmne Their faith in final Russian victory remains wholly un
shaken
generals greatly distinguished himself in the Russo Japanese
commanded division Siberian Cossac He after
of and later appointed
mnder the troops ukean He lived Tashknt Russian Turk
present declared He popular and his
household word all classes OF the population
commander of The Times cor
respondent while General Pes attached to the General
Staff
From icia the only news still raging The
situation province probably follows large Austrian
occupied the southern portion of the govern
ents advanced Independent columns to
the River Vstua Against the column ad
vanng ub marched the largest of the third Russian army
Lub and toward TomashOv where the battle
announced than a week is in progress
the Russian fourth crossed the eastern frontier
Gaca and in which
victorious drove back the considerable AUSTRIAN forces masSed
until general battle ensud about thirty miles east OF Lemo
and heavy fighting this point the Russians captured
places Auan had taken positions fortified by field
works namely at names deleted by censor).
In conclusion the correspondent Of Th Times that the nom
Petersburg
stubborn defence will bring victory home this
terrible battle in which probably than 100000
men engaged
lit is apparent only portions Of the foregoing dispatch
through by the British
references notably the statement III which
the Russian official announce
of and the death OF three
Russian permitted come out OF England
From the context dispatch inference that the
General Petersburg had announced Russian disaster
in Prussia serious defeat the
evidently German to Graudenz and
death in battle OF three Russian generals
Samsoniv, Martos and Peshtch.I
The Russian Embassy has received from the General Staff
Perograd following of the Russian reersa East
Prussia:
Our offensive continues position
roops have (raroad stations Lndsbeg Roe
and Bschofn Hsberg Znen and the
berg railroads
n the portion of East Prussia the Germans brought up
along our attacked
These suffered by the heavy artillery which the
Germans brought neghbong forts on the Vstua
with the unbroken and fresh Russian
are arriving the Austrian fronts
stubborn fighting continues
A dispatch to The Daily News" from Rome says
Prussia the Russians are also invading
a their objective being kongshute Pru
Se whence presumably will march Berlin via Breslau
dispatch Central News from Amsterdam declares that te
grams received there say that the German capital being
guarded by several
dispatch Petrograd says that battle
been admitted for the Russian troops East Prussia
fought Oerode the Sodu Ndeburg Osterode line
Public opinion adds the dispatch rs whit
what regarded merely check Russian
this Doggedy determined the through end
the Russians do admit the possibility of ultimate defeat