South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-11-16
RUSSIANS TAKE
SOLDAU THIRD
SUCCESSIVE TIME
Cars Men Leave Large Gar
riSon in Town to Prevent Its
ReCapture by Germans
SkirmiSh Grows Into Battle.

PETROGRAD. Nov. 1t. - Official
announcement was made today that
the Russians had recaptured Soldau,
East Prussia. and that the German
troops were in full retreat from the
East PruSSian town of Angerburg, at
the northern end of the Mazurian
lake region. This is the third time
that SOldau has been taken by the
Russians. On the two previous occa-
sions it was retaken by German rein
forcenents sent from Thorn, but the
belief was expressed at the war office
today that the town would now re-
main in the possession of the Russians
because of the strength of the forces
that had invaded East Prussia from
the Mlawa region.
The retreat of the Germans at An
gorburg is declared by the war office
to have been forced by the rapid ad-
vance of the Russian troops southwest
of the Mazurian lake district. Despite
tn bad roads from Mlawa the Rus
slams have transported heavy artillery
AMI large bodies of infantry across the
East Prussian frontier and the infan-
try is moving forward rapidly behind
a great screen of cavalry.
SkirmisheS Grow Into Battle.
The skirmishes that marked the
Poland last week have now developed
into a general battle, according to the
latest news from that section of the
frontier.
The AustrO- German forces east of
CracOw and south OF the Nistula are
also resisting obstinately the Russian
troops that have passed TarnOw. The
campaign of the car 5 troops in this
region of Galicia may be delayed for
a cI,r
be brought up but the opinion was
confidently expressed at the war Office
today that the fall of Cracow was only
a matter of days.
Russian troops are again advancing
THROUGH the Carpathian passes into
Hungary. This is renewal OF the Of
fensive that had to be abandoned
when the Austrians threw great mass
es of troops against the Russians who
had already invaded Hungary while
the Germans advanced against the
Vistula front. 1t is frankly admitted
here that able strategy was shown by
both the Austrian and German COM
manders in their concentrated efforts
along the entire East Prussia Poland
Galicia front but they were outnum-
bered by the Russians and the cam
paign that for time threatened TO be
great triumph for the Austro- Ger
man dTHtAGS Guutu III ellilOSI NOAiAEAt
collapse.
Approaching CracOW.
The Warsaw correspondent of the
NOvoe Vreyma sent the following dis
patch today:
The Russians continue TO gain sue
cesses in East Prussia and Poland
and are approaching the gates of Cra-
COW. Latest reports from the wide
flung battle line show that the Rus
sian columns are again rolling the
Germans back along the whole front
after a halt occassioned by the diff
Guilty in moving infantry and artillery
10 the front.
The Germans have been driven
from Angerburg, an important posi-
ton among the MaZurian lakes. where
the northern Russian army IL gaining
substantial ground daily.
Across East Prussia another army
is plunging northward from Mlawa-
II has defeated the Germans, who Of
fered a stubborn defense and is so
miles behind the German corps among
the Mazurian lakes
Gen Won Hinden burg apparently
fears that the German army in this re-
giOn ia threatened with disaster and Is
hurrying large forces forward from
Thorn IN an attempt 70 check the
Russian troops"