Arizona republican., 1914-09-03
Continuous Fighting Is in
Progress Along Whole
Line of Battle, English
Cavalry Brushing Back
Mounted German Troops
RUSSIANS ADMIT
LOSS OF CORPS
Pointed Out That News
Given Out by Russians Is
Generally Rather Meager,
But, Good or Bad, Is
Correct as a Rule
ASSOCIATED PRESS prspArcH1

LONDON, Sept. 3. (Thursday)-The
official Press Bureau issued the follow
ing statement:
Continuous fighting has been in
progress all along the whole line of
battle The British cavalry engaged
with distinction the cavalry of the
enemy, brushed them back and cap
tured ten guns. The French army
continued the offensive and gained
ground in the Lorraine district. In
other regions of the war the Russian
army is investing Koenigsberg. The
Russian victory. which was complete at
Lemberg, had already been announced y
\ Petrograd (St. Petersburg) special
to Reuters says the garrison at Koe-
nigsberg. East Prussia, has made an
unsuccessful attempt at sortie.
\ dispatch to the Chronicle from
Paris states that orders have been is
sued for the removal of all the wound
cd from Paris to Rennes and Nantec.
i Reuter- dispatch from Petrograd
says a battle which had been admitted
as reverse to the Russian troops in
East Prussia was fought in Osterode
on the Soldau- -Niedenburg Osterode
line
Advices have been received here from
ST. Petersburg that the Russian general
staff frankly confesses to disaster to
two army corps including the loss of
three generals.
Telegraphing from st. Petersburg,
the correspondent of The Times de-
ClaroS tho ,6-ar raDorts pivap out nv Nh o
headquarters staff in the Russian CAPT
tai are generally rather meagre, but in
contradiction to those from Berlin and
Vienna they are always true.
That the headquarters will stick to
this plan also when the news is bad is
proved by the announcements of today.
The wording of today's announce
ment indicates that other Vistula fort
resses besides Graudenz and Thorn
have sent reinforcements. This news
arrived last night and the people of St
Their faith in final Russian victory
remains wholly unshaken.
General Samsoniv, one of the Rus
sian commanders killed, was considered
one of Russia's most capable and bril-
liant generals. He greatly distin-
guished himself in the RUSSO Japanese
war. where he commanded a division
of Siberian Cossacks. He was after
wards nominated the commander of the
army corps and later was appointed
commander of the troops in Turkestan
He was very popular and his name was
household word among all classes.
The other two lost commanders, The
Times correspondent goes on, were
Generals Martos, commander of the
army corps, and General Pestitich, at
tached to the general staff
The Daily Mails correspondent a.
Abbeville. France learns that Emperor
William was in Charleroi, Belgium, las
Saturday where he viewed the battle
field. later motoring to Mons. He spen
Saturday night in Brussels and stayed
at the Bellevue Hotel
The young Duke of Brunswick,
son-in-law of Emperor William gave
big banquet last week in the Palace O
Laeken in Brussels, according to tn,
correspondent. The principal CUES
was the emperor's son, Prince Angus
William.
The correspondent also says, kin,
Albert came within an ace of dealt
during the sortie on Malines He wa
directing operations from his motto
car. when a shrapnel burst ten yard
away. blowing off the rear wheels o
the car"
Russians Continue to lemberq
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