The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-20
RUSSIAN FAIRY TALES.

RUSSIAN FAIRY TALES.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1s.-charaeser'
ina the Russian stories OF the besieo.
ing Of konlosburo, chIef city q east
Prussia, as . ridiculous invention, >.
Murray eartels, who returned today
from that city said the nearest the
Russians have been able 70 get to the
city was lnstsrbers, fifty miles away.
II was possible, Barteis said, that the
city might yet bs attacked by the Rus
siaps, but declared Il was ready g
hold out for two years. Al OF the
cattle and supplies from the outlying
territory, no said, have been stored
on plains between tbs inner and outer
Notifications Of the city.
"The Germans" said Bartele, shave
no intention Of attempting any real
sinvasion Of Russia and will content
themselves with destroying the Dor
der snd with = possible attempt
against Warsaw In Russian Poland.
Thsre 10 only one railroad and one
macadamlxed road between koniss-
berg and Sc. Petersburg and this fact
would make Invasion difScuIt task.
An Invading army could not live on
the country. The crops this year IN
Russia have boon . failure and an
invading army would BIO In starved
condition within fortnight
"AiI Of the factories In eastern
Prussia have been shut down and
WI erever possible have been trans
formed Into hospitals. Ny brothers
implement factory In kont9sberg %
now housing hundreds Of German and
Russian wounded. Countess Won eue-
low, widely known In Germany, 10 IN
charge Of Red Cross work. The en-
tire male population Of eastern Prus-
STA 10 either fighting or preparing TO
fight for Whist they believe Is their
very existence. All along the roads
between konigsberg and Berlin, girls
and women with Red Cross bands on
their arm. are handing out food free
to both soldiers and civilians. While
I was IN konigsber0 continuous
stream OF trains passed through from
the south carrying thousands Of Rus
sian prisoners and wounded. The Ger
man soldiers are caring for the
wounded, regardless Of their national
ity.
"AII strategic points are guarded
with the utmost precautlon. Train
windows are blinded while passing
over bridges and guards warn passen-
gers that any passengers caught peep
ina will be shot. While in konigs-
bero a Russian spy was caught In the
trestie work Of a great bridge there.
He had passed the guards with ban
daee over his head. Under the ban
dage was found bomb that would
have seriously damaged the bridge.
He was shot without delay a are
hundreds OF other spies practically
every day." s.
Word Of the suffering Of the people
aIona the Russian border came 70
earteIs in 4 letter from his sister
who lives on farm south Of Rosten-
burg. In one portion Of her brief note
she says:
"The Russians are burning every.
thing in their path. At night the
horizon 10 red and they may reach
our home soon. We are feeding the
soldiers that pass through here. To
day we fed sixty-fve and we hear
that 200 UhIans are coming through
tonight. Today the cannon are silent
but we heard their roar all day yes
terday and part Of last night Wal.
ter, my husband, has gone into ser
vice, butt have had no word from
him since Aug. 81
BarteIs declares unbelievable the
stories Of atrocities that are being
told. He declared German soldier
told him he saw scores Of men fright
fully injured by cigarettes loaded b,
aunpowder which had been passed
them as souvenirs by girls In a little
Belgian town. They exploded and
manaIed their faces when lighted.
Bio Bargain Week.