The Washington herald., 1914-08-25
CAR, AT Front,
LEADS 100000
ON THE TEUTONS
Huge Russian Army Moving
: Against Frontiers of Ger
many and Austria.
REPORT RUSS VICTORIES
Gen. Rennen kampf Tells
Nicholas He Controls Sec
ton OF last Prussia.
SIX BIG TOWNS ARE TAKEN
Germans Routed in Six Days Battle
at Gumbinnen-Koenigsburg
Threatened. .
SIX BIG TOWNS ARE TAKEN

Rome, Aug. A.-The Messagero prints
a dispatch from its st. Petersburg cor
respondent saying that the Czsr is now
at the front with the general staf. di-
recting in person the operations of the
first line of the Russian army Of 400, 900
the entire frontiers of Germany and Aus
tria- A second army will move forward
behind the first TO re-enforce 1t when
needed, according to the same dispatch.
Captured without n Shot.
London, Aug. A-A Central News dis
of Willenburg, East Prussia, by the Rus
slams without a shot being fired.
st. Petersburg, Aug. A-with a front
that extends for lis miles, from Tflsit to
Orteburg, the Russian army is sweeping
through East Prussia, despite desperate
resistance on the part OF the Germans,
according TO an announcement issued by
the general stan today.
Gen. Rennenkampf, who is in COM
mand of the invading troops. supposed
to number about $4,000 men. reported
to Grand Duke Alexander today as
follows:
I'VE control a great part of East
Prussia through the capture of Inster-
burg. Gumbinnen, Darkehmen, Marg-
grobowa, Ortelsburg, and Johannis-
burg"
The general stan says that the
Twentieth German Corps, which bore
the brhnt Of the Russian advance. was
practically cut to pieces before It fell
back. 1t is stated that the Russians
took several thousand prisoners.
Austrinns Lose I'm GaIIcIa.
The advance on Koenigsburg. which
is strongly fortified. will be made
The Russians claim that the entire
lake region in the southeastern part
of East Prussia has ben swept clear Of
German troops.
The general stan also announced
victory over the Austrians in GaliCia,
in the following statement:
ION August 2 nine Russian squadrons
the Austrians near the station
of Pluchow, between ZlocZow and
Sborow. The Austrians accepted battle
and were rolled over. We captured two
mounted batteries and lsO prisoners"
Another official statement said that the
Austrians who attacked the town of
Vladimir-Volinsk had been driven in
headlong retreat TO their headquarters
at Sokal The Russians have occupied
Goldap and Aras. Tilsit. sixty miles
north of Koenigsburg, has been cut OF.
Battle Lasts Six Days.
London, Aug 24-Details of the fight
ing between Russians and Germans IN
East Prussia were received by the Rus
sian Embassy today, showing that Rus
sia controls a considerable section Of
Prussia around Gumbinnen-
The battle around Gumbinnen lasted
six days, during which the lines were
strung out for thirty miles on both sides
Of the railway running from Eydtkuh-
men, on the Russian border. westward.
One army corps had been hurTiedly
called to the front from Lyck, making
three corps of German soldiers engaged.
The Russian commander, seeing that the
German center had been weakened by
the concentration of troops on the north
flank, poured a hot cannon fire into this
section of the Kaiser's forces. Then the
Russians charged, capturing a number Of
German guns.
On the following day the Russians |
massed a heavy force on their left wing, |
and after a five-hour bombardment at |
tackled the German position opposite. The |
Germans fell back, their commander ask |
ing for an armistice to bury his dead |
The Russian commander sent a curt re-
fusal, and at dawn on the following day
the struggle was continued. The Ger
mans were forced to retreat to the west. |