Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-24
First Big Battle Of War in
Eastern Prussia Is Report
ed to Have Resulted in VIC
tory for Cars Forces,
BATTLE FRONT EXTENDS
NEARLY THIRTY MILES
KaiSer'S Army Said 10 Have
Numbered More Than 1907
900 Men Declared to Have
Been Put to ROut,

London. Aug. - 3 n. MIA dis
patch to the Daily Mail, from 81
Petersburg sent under today's date,
SAYS that the first great battle In the
east prussian theater Of operations
has been fought and won by the Rus
slams. who gained complete vic-
tory after six days Of desperate fight
ing. The correspondent continues
THE battle front extended nearly
thirty miles on both sides of the
main railway line running from Eydt-
kuhenen, a town on the Russian
border. westward The lighting be-
gan Thursday, when the Russians at
tackled the German first division
which had delivered several success
ful attacks on Eydtkuhenen. The
forces on both sides were gradually
increased. The Germans finally had
three army corps engaged. one army
corps had been hurriedly called from
Lyck.
Fierce flgh ing took place at Gum
binnen on Thursday, when the Ger
mans attempted 10 turn the Russian
right flank. Though the attack here
was conducted with the utmost vigor,
the ATTEMPT WAS frustrated by the
Russian troops on this wing The Rus
slams took the opportunity offered by
the Germans 10 direct a vigorous as
sault on their center. whereby they
captured many guns.
Germans ASK for Armistice.
"On Friday the Russian left wing
pressed onward and toward evening
drove the enemy out OF their posi-
tlons. The Germans then asked for
an armisticc tat thcv might carry
away the dead and wounded, THIS
was refused
YESTERDAY the battle was decided.
The Germans hastily Ietroated, pur-
sued by the Russians. The enemy's s
loss was heavy. The Russians cap
tured Aras and Goldapp. reports
that the Russians have reOccupied In
sterburg seem to be official. This
means that Tilsit, a town on the left
bank o. the Nieman, sixty miles
north Of Konlgsberg, has been cut
off from communication with other
parts of Prussia.
In the fighting from Monday. TO
Friday. eight German regiments OF
the field army and six Landwehr regi-
ments. totalling about $4,000 men with
700 guns took part. Later the num-
ber was reinforced to more than 1907
600 men. The German forces avail
able in east Prussia besides the inde-
pendent cavalry division, are five
army corps of the field army totallng
l21e.000 men with $40 field guns and
,1SO Howitzers besides a considerable
number Of siege guns.
Huge Army Engaged.
THE army corps are the first at
konlgsberg the fifth at Posen. the
sixth at Breslau, the seventeenth at
Dansie and the twentieth at Allen
stein. Besides these there are ten
Landwehr divisions and twenty Land
wehr brigades totalling 100000 men,
with $50 guns. The total German
forces in the east, not counting the
landstrum, are about half million
men with 100 field guns and Howit-
zers and "A large number of siege wag-
ons and a number of Siege guns
'The country where the Russians
Will advance is full of large and small
lakes. rivers, canals and marshes.
These natural advantages the Ger
mans have strengthened by large
number Of fortifications including the
fortresses Of konlgsberg, Alienstein,
Dansic and Thorn. But besides these
the whole country Is strewn with for
tiflcations and permanent field works
of every description, largely armed
with heavy guns. All these military
measures show the immense strategic
Importance of east Prussia.