Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-29
DEFEAT OF FIVE CORPS
OF CZAR'S MEN CLAIMED
st. Petersburg, However, Cites Uni
versal Success During Swift
Invasion.
REPORT KoENIGsBURG SEIZED
Allenstein Occupied by Slav Armies.
Teuton Losses Particularly Heavy
at Meuhlen-Two-Hun
Battle Front in Galicia.

at Meuhlen-Two-Hun Mile
Battle Front in Galicia.
LONDON, August 2e, 2:15
p.m.-Ordinary railroad trans
portation in Germany has been
suspended fer the present because
the railroads are engaged in
carrying troops from the west
front to hard-pressed eastern
Prussia, where the Russian hosts
are advancing, with interrupted
victories, according to a dispatch
received from Copenhagen. The
report that Koenigsburg, the
strongly fortified seaport of the
Germans in East Prussia, had
fallen before the Russian advance
has tended to increase the alarm
which has been growing daily in
Berlin. Dispatches from St.
Petersburg say that reports are
persistent there that Koenigsburg
has fallen.
The Russian advance in east
Prussia gave rise to three days of
prolonged and stubborn engage
ments in the vicinity of Soldau,
Allenstein and Bischoffsbure,
where the enemy had concen-
trated the army corps which re-
treated from Gumbinnen and
some fresh troops. Allenstein has
been successfully occupied by the
Russians.
Berlin Claims Victory,
Despite the Russian claims of successes
IN this region. a special dispatch to the
Associated Press from Berlin SAYS five
Russian army corps have been defeated
south of Allenstein. Berlin regards this
report as encouraging, and greatly re-
ieving the situation in east Prussia 1t
is said to insure the flank Of the Ger
man positions. Allenstein is about sixty
miles south of Koenigsberg
The Associated Press has been inform
ed from official Austrian sources that the
battles which have been in progress for
several days past, are expected to be
decisive. Austrian troops are pursuing
the Russians from Krasnik. about twenty
miles north of the Galician frontier, in
the direction of Lublin. the Austrians
claim.
There is no invading army between the
river Bug and the river Wieprz. accord
ing to Berlin advices. (These rivers are
aff1uents of the Vistula, and embrace a
territory located to the east of War
SAW. Austria, according to this same
authority. has invaded Russia. and has
occupied the region in front Of Zamose.
Zamose is a strongly fortified town of
Russian Poland. on the WIeprz, forty
five miles southeast of Lublin.
The Austrians hold the regions to the
west north and southeast of Lembers,
Galicia, and have advanced toward the
Dniester river against strong invading
forces of the enemy. according to Berlin.
German Losses Heavy.
The German losses were particularly
heavy at Meuhlen. between Ostrode and
Nordenburg. and the enemy is in full re-
treat. says St Petersburg.
On the Galician front the fighting had
Wednesday assumed the character OF
general engagements. developing in the
southern districts of Lublin and in east
ern Galicia of the roads of Lemberg, The
front of the battle extended for 200 miles
At first the fighting was more Of the
character of attack and counter-attack
but gradually the Austrians were com
PEELED to assume the defensive.
A Russian foot regiment, in a hand-to-
hand fight with the 11th Hungarian Re
serves, capturede their colors and nearly
annihihated the enemy.
A st. Petersburg dispatch to the Times
sent this morning says the Austrians
made q bold bid for the offensive yester-
day by trying to seize the left flank OF
the Russian position in Poland, with the
obvious intention of relieving the pres.
sure on the German forces in northeast.
ern Prussia.
Two or three army corps advanced al
far as kielce, where they encountered q
strong Russian force A pitched battle
was fought and resulted in the overthrow
of the invaders. who sustained heavy
losses. 1t was here that the 11th Hun
garian reserves met their fate.
Net Draws About Lemberg.
Operations in eastern Galicia. according
to the dispatch. are developing and tn.
Russian net is drawing around Lemberg
The German Allenstein army Is in full
retreat toward Elbing and Marienburg.
THE reported capture of Koenigsbert
is not confirmed" says the Times CORE
spondeht put nave tne oest OF au
thority for stating that koenigsberg Il
completely surrounded.
1.-The minister of finance has informed
prominent temperance advocates that tn
sale of spirits would be forbidden
throughout the war.
THE Russians are advancing rapid,
on Lemberg. Austria. their cavalr!
overcoming all Austrian opposition
says a dispatch from the st. Peters
burg correspondent of the Exchang
Telegraph Company. The messag
continues.
The Russian troops are marching
on koenigsberg and already have re
pulsed the advance guard of the gar
rison. The Russians now occupy impor
tant positions on the River ALLIE.
Between the rivers Vistnla and Dneis
1Continued on Second Pasel'