The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-29
Five Army Corps Defeated to
South of Allenstein.
Gives Protection to Left Flank
of German Army.
k0EnIGSbERG HAS FALLEN
kaiser's Strongly Fortified Sea-
port in East Prussia
Reported to Have Surrendered
to the Cars Troops.
THREE DAYS Of F|GhTlnG
The Germans Make a Fresh
Stand Near Allenstein.
Battle Line 200 Miles Long in
Lublin and Galicia.
kaiser's Strongly Fortified Sea-
port in East Prussia
Reported to Have Surrendered
to the Cars Troops.
THREE DAYS OF FIGHTING
The Germans Make q Fresh
Stand Near Allenstein.
Battle Line 200 Miles Long in
Lublin and Galicia.

Berlin. Aug 29.-News of the defeat
of five Russian army corps to the south
of Allenstein is made public here to-
day. 1t is regarded as encouraging
and as greatly relieving the situation
in east Prussia. 1t is said to insure the
flank of the German positions.
Allenstein is about 60 miles south of
Koenigsburg.
Austrian Invasion.
The Associated Press has been in
formed from official Austrian sources
that the battles which have been in
progress for several days past are ex-
pected to be decisive. Austrian troops
are pursing the Russians from Kras-
mix. about 30 miles north of the Cali
clan frontier, in the direction of Lub-
lin.
There is no invading army between
the River Bug and the River Wieprz.
(These rivers are affluents of the
Nistula and embrace a territory To-
Gated to the east Of Warsaw)
Austria. according to this same au-
thority, has invaded Russia and has
occupied the region in front of Ia
NOSE. Zamose is a strongly fortified
town of Russia an-Poland on the Wieprz
As miles southeast of Lublin.
The Austrians hold the regions to
the west north and southeast Of Lem
berg, Galicia, and have advanced to-
ward the Dniester river against strong
invading forces of the enemy.
No news was received here today
concerning the situation on the French
frontier beyond a special dispatch to
the Tages Zeitung declaring that the
British defeat at st. Quentin was COM
plete. The British losses were heavy
and the routed British were forced to
accept battle by the German cavalry
who were in masses on their line of
retreat.
Fall of KOenigsberg Reported.
London, Aug. ga dispatch to the
Times from st. Petersburg says reports
are circulating there OF the fall Of
Koenigsburg, the strongly fortified sea-
port of the Germans in east Prussia.
The Russian advance in east Prussia
gave rise to three days of prolonged
and stubborn enga gements in the vicin-
ity of Soldau. Allenstein and Bischoffs-
burg. where the enemy had concentrat-
ed the army corps which retreated from
Gumbinnen and some fresh troops.
The German losses were particularly
heavy at Meuhlen between Osterode
and Nordenburg and the enemy is in
full retreat
On the Galician frontier the fighting
had on Wednesday assumed the char
acter of a general engagement, devel-
oping in the southern districts of Lub-
lin and in eastern Galicia on the roads
of Lemberg.
The front of the battle extended for
200 miles. At first the fighting was
more of the character of the attack and
counter attack but gradually the Aus
trians were compelled to assume the
defensive.
A Russian foot regiment in a hand 20
had fight with the eleventh Hun
garian reserves captured their cOlOrs
and nearly snnihilated the enemy.
Drawing a Net About Lemberg.
London, Aug. ga ST. Petersburg
dispatch to the Times. says the Aus
trio do t>OI hi th0
sive by trying to seize the left flank
of the Russian position in Poland with
the obvious intention of relieving the
pressure on the German forces in
northeastern Prussia. Two or three
army corps advanced as far as Kielce
where they encountered a strong Rus
sian force. pitched battle was
fought and resulted in the overthrow
of the invaders, who sustained heavy
losses. 1t was here that the Eleventh
Hungarian reserve met their fate.
Operations in eastern Galicia, ac-
cording to the dispatch are developing
fast and the Russian net Is drawins
around Lemberg. The German Al.
lenstein army is in full retreat towarC
Elbing and Marienburg.
The reported capture of koenigs
burg is not confirmed says the Times
correspondent. But l have the besl
of the authority for stating thai
Koenigsburg is completely surrounded
The minister of finance has in
formed prominent temperance advo
Gates that the sale of spirits woui6
be forbidden throughout the war