Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-18
ASKS FOR W0OLENS
| FOR HIS SOLDIERS
Crown Prince of Germany Has
|. Comfort of Men in
Mind.
BERLIN CLAIMS SUCCESS
AGAINST RUSSIAN ARMIES
Little Illuminating News Regarding
Campaign in the East Is
Given Out.

| BERLIN. via Rotterdam, September
II. via London, September IS. $50 am.
Prince Frederick William today tele-
I graphed to the Zeitung Am Mittag as
follows:
| please collect and forward as early
as possible wooden underwear and
socks for my soldiers. Greetings.
(Signed) WILHELM,
| Grown Prince"
| 1t was only a few days ago that the
crown prince. who evidently has the
comfort Of his soldiers always in mind.
telegraphed to Berlin newspaper ask
ing 1t to collect and forward tobacco
/ and cigars for his soldiers.
! The healing of the wound of Prince
Joachim. the youngest son of Emperor
| 1t will possibly be several weeks be-
| fore he rs wholly restored, according
| to an announcement at the imperial
court today.
Little Illuminating News.
! No news from ofiicial sources for pub
LEGATION has been received since the
midnight bulletin, whose reports of at
lacks and counter-attacks indicate that
the battle is still progressing. Other
wise there is little Illuminating news
for the German public. and not the
| slightest hint of the movements or po-
| sitions of the German army for the
| Ia st ten days has been disclosed by
the military officers. who are deter
mined to veil the situation In absolute
mystery until decision Is reached
, They decline to discuss the statements
made in French and English dispatches.
The wording of the latest German bul-
letin may perhaps be interpreted as in
dfeating that there is only a series of
minor engagements in progress, but II
is understood that this is not the case
and that the attacks and 'counter-at-
tacks mentioned are part Of a heavy
general engagement.
Operations on Russian Front.
Meanwhile the severity of the CEN
fsorship on the Russian front has been
relaxed, and. number of stories are
coming through, from which 1t IL posl
sible to draw a general picture Of the
operations leading to the defeat Of
Gen. Rennenkampff's Russian army.
From September to Is the Russians
took a. strong position on the line
from Angerburg to Gerdauen, Allen
burg, Kehlau, the left wing resting on
the Mazurian,lakes and the right wing
protected In the rear and flank by
the forest of Frisching, whose path
less woods and swamps furnished an
almost impregnable position. The Rus
SLAMS devoted great efforts to intrench-
sides their heavy artillery. Russian
cavalry secuted far to the west and
south, but otherwise the army UNDER
took no offensive operations in the
days following the battle OF Tannen-
berg.
Enemy's Forces Cited.
The enemy's forces. according to the
German official account, were composed
of the I'd, Sd, 4th and goth corps, two
reserve divisions and five cavalry di-
visions.
Gen. Hindenburg. the German COM
mander, meanwhile was assembling
every available man. depriving the
fortresses of their garrisons and calling
in all but bare. remnant of the force
protecting the southern frontier in
the vicinity OF Soldau, adding them to
reinforcements received from the west
Cen Hindenburg again resorted to
the customary German outfanking
movement, and since the Russian right,
protected by. the forest and marshes,
seemed too strong. he adopted the dar-
ing strategy of sending the thanking
force to the lake region to the south.
In the same character of movement by
the Russian Narew army it was trap
pea a snort time before. In case OF
| failure this move might have been
| equally as disastrous for the Germans.
Russians Forced Back.
The strategy. however, succeeded, al
though Gen. Rennenkampn offered a
| desperate resistance to the frontal at
! tacks. After three days of fighting the
Russians were forced back slightly in
| the center. When the flank movemen
| of the Germans was discovered already
! threatening the flank, counter move
ment was launched against it with a
| new army collected at Lyek. including
| the 22d Corps and parts Of the Sd 81
| berian Corps, Just arriving from Ir
| kutsk, and the balance of the defeated
Narew army. but the counter attacks
| failed and September 10 the Russians
began to fall back on their position,
| retreating in good order and we'll COW
| cred
| The Russian artillery on the right
1 wing appears to have made good re-
| treat owing to a timely start, while
the left wing was hard pressed by the
! enveloping. German Infantry. From
this wing the Russians retreated
! across the border in two columns
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