The Spectator., 1914-11-13
GERMAN REvERSES
 IN EAST PRUSSIA
Russians Take Over 20,00o Prisoners -Contradictory Reports From
 Turkish Front
Western Newsnsner Union News Service.

Western Newsnsner Union News Service
 London.-The Germans, according to Petrograd dispatches, have suffer ed more serious defeat on the East Prussian border than the official state ments have disclosed Advices from Petrograd state that in the recent fight there the Russians have cap tured more than 10000 prisoners, to gether with quantities of guns and munitions.
 The Russian advance in Poland, which has been at the rate of If miles daily, has astonishad the military ex- perts and it is not surprising to hear that they are picking up many foot sore and weary German stragglers. This advance of horse, foot and ar tillery has continued for IS days.
 In Galicia the Russians continue to push the Austrians back, but the Aus. trians are having their revenge along the Servian border, which they threat en to cross in an endeavor to crush Servia. before Russia can come to her assistance
 Of the fighting between Turkey and the allies the reports are so contra dictory that there is no reconciling them. Turkey reports victories against Russia and Great Britain, which those two countries deny.
 An official communication from Turkish headquarters issued at Con. stantinople transmitted by way of Berlin and Amsterdam, is denied by the British official Press Bureau.
 The communication reported Rus sian defeat and that Turkish troops had crossed the Egyptian frontier and occupied Sheinzar and Fort Fl Arish and captured four British field guns and field telegraph material.
 The Press Bureau says, with refer ence to this statement:
 Tt appears to consist of false in formation deliberately spread abroad by Constantinople under German ip- structions."
 Kaiser Planning New Campaign.
 A dispatch to the Reuters Tele- gram Company from Rome says:
 German adviceS received here say that Emperor William, much affected by the Russian victories, has held a council of war which was attended Dy General Won Hindenburg, the Duke of Wurttemburg and the Austrian chief of staff Field Marshal Baron Condad Ilnnfvnndnrf further plan of campaign"
 Tt is asserted in Berlin that Ger many and Austria Hungary now have concentrated about 3,0G0,000 soldiers on the line from Thorn to Cracow and this is considered sufficient to crusr the Russian forces says a Times dispatch from Copenhagen. The mes, sage continues:
 Military authorities declare that the Russian army will be completely destroyed. They explain that it is necessary to allow the Russians to ad- vance to the frontier to prevent good retreat after their defeat. The pres eut retirement of the Germans is nee essary. they say, in order to have the railways immediately behind the arm" for the approaching main battle
 Dislodge the Germans.
 The following official communica- tion was issued from Russian general headquarters:
 "On the East Prussian front our troops have dislodged the Germans from the region of Wirballen. which was strongly fortified, and have pro- gressed as far as Stalluponen N6 miles east of Gumbinnen.) In the region of Rominten forest and Lyck our troops continue to press the enc my's rear guards.
 On the left bank of the Vistula our cavalry has penetrated German territory. damaging the railway near Pleschen station, to the northwest of KalisZ
 On the roads to Cracow on Novem- Der 6, we attacked the Austrian rear guards along the Nida river and the next day on the River NIdzica.
 Tn Galicia our troops continue the onenSlVe. Tn the latest engagements on the San river we captured 125 of ficers and 12.000 soldiers, as we'll as rapid firers and munitions of war South of Przemysl, on November 6. we took more than a thousand pris- | oners."
 The Russian advance guards are now fighting on both the East Prus- sian and Posen borders, and it IS be- l lieved that the Germans have given up their first plan of offering resist ance on the positions which, they had 1 prepared along the Warthe river. The Germans claim slow advances at Ypres. but the French claim they have been beaten back. | Austria's imports for September