Evening star., 1914-11-10
Cars Forces Said to Be
Fighting Within East Prussia
and Posen Borders.
BERLIN CLAIMS VICTORY
IN SANGUINARY BATTLE
Foe Pressed Back Over Frontier
Near Gumbinnen, It Is Said.
Przemysl Prepares for Siege.

LONDON, November 1O.-The phenom-
email speed Of tho general Russian ad-
vance excites the wonder and admfra-
tion Of British observers. some or
whom believe that the whole operation
in the eastern theater Of war must be
gigantic cavalry raid. as they are
sure Russian infantry and artillery
could never move so fast over the IN
adequate roads of Russian Poland as
the reports reaching London indicate.
The Russian advance guards. it Is
claimed. are now lighting within both
the East Prussian and Posen borders.
and it is believed that the Germans
have given up their first plan Of offer
ing resistance to tho Russian advance
on the positions which they had pre-
pared along the Warthe river.
Berlin Claims Victory.
The Berlin official reports claim an
important victory over the Russians in
East Prussia near GumbInnen, saying
the foe has been pushed back over the
border by Gen. Won Morgen, after
stubborn and sanguinary battle on the
field where much important fighting
took place in the early months Of the
war.
No intimations regarding the strength
of the forces engaged have been pub
lished in Berlin, but they must have
been considerable, in SO much as the
Russians are reported as having left
1000 prisoners In German hands.
Berlin is in the dark with regard to
the recent activity on the River Werthe.
but admits that the situation there and
in Galicia has become SO important
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ern front of battle and turned to the
east.
Dispatches state that Przemysl is
preparing a siege and that all inhab.
itants who have not provisions fol-
three months have been ordered &c
| leave the city.
Russian Communication.
! The following communication from the
Russian general staff was issued last
night:
''On the East Prussian frontier
fighting continues. The Russian
troops have occupied Solap. In the
direction of Mlawa fPoland) We have
advanced and stopped the movement
| of the railway trains of the enemy
near the station of Soldau EAST
Prussta).
| beyond the vistula the Germans
| Niesxuma and from Konin to Shepey.
| "On the roads to Cracow we are con-
| tinuing to push back the rear guards
| of the Austrians.
| South of Przemysl November we
| captured 1000 prisoners and a number
| OF cannon.
| ION the coast Of the Caucasus No
| vember and cruisers Of the enemy
made their appearance"
Captures Are Reported. -
Three thousand German and Austrian
prisoners. including ninety officers, to.
gether with fifty guns and several thou.
sand rifles captured in the recent fighting
have arrived at Kiev. Russia" according
to reports from that point.
Official denial is made in Berlin of the
foreign reports that Gen. Won Hindenburg
| the German commander on the Russian
! front, and 42-centimeter gun have been
captured by the enemy.
Berlin View Of Battle.
| BERLIN, November 10.-Maj. Moraht
writing in the Berliner Tageblatt
says:
Our northeastern army has gained
great results, beating a strong Russian
force and capturing 1000 men and large
quantities of war material The losses
OF the Russians will necessitate their
retreat, and the danger of the Russian
armies coming back into East Prussia
| is greatly diminished.
1.-THE result undoubtedly will influence
| the Russian offensive in Poland. Our
eastern army has become stronger
rather than weaker, and will stop Rus
| sian aggression.
"Since the fighting line is being in
! creased in length the possibility of
strong hostile patrols marching around
our wings to cross the frontier no
| longer exists