Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
CZAR'S FORCES DRIVE
GERMAN ONSET BACK
TO RIVER NIEMEN
Germans, Reinforced, Seek
to Renew Checked .Ad4
vance Against Warsaw.
Deny Losing Ground.
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The German army. heavily reinforced,
is battling today with the Russian army
of General Renne nkampf in the territory
between Niemen River and the East Prus-
sian frontier. The fighting is especially
desperate in the vicinity Of Ossowecz.
Druskiniki and Augustowo.
Late reports announce that the forward
German movement on the Niemen 80
miles beyond the Polish frontier, has
been checked with heavy losses, and that
the Germans have begun already TO
evacuatc Suwalki.
Four army corps are reported engaged
on each side.
The Russians have concentrated their
armies along the Niemen. from Wilma and
Grodno.
The Germans are attempting to cut the
railways between Warsaw and Petro-
grad. The battle will perhaps continue
for several weeks.
The German forces have been repulsed
in their endeavor to cross the Niemen,
but heavy fighting continues in the
Suwaki district, according to an official
report from Grand Duke Nicholas, Com,r
nander-in-Chief of all the Russian
armies. 80
The report from Grand Duke Nicholas
| was as follows:
There was severe fighting on Sep
tomber 2S near OssowiecZ and Drus-
scniki The enemy tried to cross the
Nienen, but was repulsed. The bat-
! tie continues
| THE Austrians in Galicia have been
repulsed near Dulka
The objective of the Germans is the
| northern outlet to the forests in the
! Augustowo section. and they are also
anxious to get across the Niemen and
| TO retake Grodno, from which they were
| driven II is stated that the Russians
have made material gains all along the
! line. although the battle Is still far from
| q decisive stage.
RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS IN BERLIN.
In this connection. in an address to
| his army General Rennenkampf Is
| quoted today in advices from the front
as declaring that the Russians will be
in Berlin for Christmas, and that. there,
| fore, the troops can easily meet the
present harIships and campaigning
through heavy rains, with expectations
of good times to come.
The correspondent of the Bourse Ca
zette says:
1.-THE battle along the Drussniki-Grodno
line has been raging with great fury
| since Sunday. Four army corps $4,000
| men) are engaged on both sides, and the
| Russians are receiving reinforcements
from wilma. The Germans have tried
| IN cross the Niemen at several points,
but have been repulsed in every at
tempt"
BERLIN, Sept. 30.
According to War Office statement, IL
the East the Germans continue their
advance, and the Russian army of Gem
eral Rennenkampf is being driven back
in the Suwalki District. The Germans
are now moving eastward along the main
railway line, and 1t is stated that they
| have captured numerous prisoners ana
| taken a number of guns.
PARIS, Sept. 90
The War Office has issued this state
ment on the situation in the eastern
theatre of war:
I'm Gallcia the attempted sortes OF
the garrison of Prezmysl have failed
The Austrian armies continue to retreat
in disorder, losing many prisoners guns
and supplies AT the Uzsok Pass the
Russians have defeated a Hungarian
brigade and penetrated into Hungary