Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-25
BEATEN;
THEATER OF WAR
ON FRENCH SOIL
Continued From rage Que,

CONTINUED Prom ruge One1
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their capture Of the important posi-.
tions of Gumbinnen and Instcrberr
bring them in front of series 81
more or less strongly fortified Ger
man cities, placed stratcgicaliy 10 the
east Of the river vistula and between
II and the frontier.
Among these fortresses one Of the
first in importance Il Koeniesbere. ON
the Gulf Of Dnazg. a fortress OF tho
first class. The city contains about 200
oeo inhabitants ana was formerly n
Polish possession. The garrison in
times OF peace comprises three infan-
Try regiments OF three battalions each
heavy cavalry regiment, a sauadron
Of mounted rifle. TWO field artillery
regiments, one garrison artillery regi-
ment. two engineer battqlions and one
battalion OF the army service corps.
Thorn is another first-class fortress
guarded by large number Of only
ing works. This place also has a ear.
rison of nine infantry battallons. one
regiment OF Uhlans, one field artillery
regiment, one GARRISON artillery reQi-
ment and battalion Of fortress engi-
neers. II is southwest Of Koenigs-
berg ON the Polish front. Alenstein
|if anything, is stronger even than
Thorn. Its garrison consists of six
infantry battallons. one Dragon real-
ment and regiment of field artillery
but IL is the headquarters Of thirty
seventh infantry division as well as
Of the seveniy-fifth infantry brigade
and the thirty-seventh cavalry brj-
gade. and II is regarded as a place OF
concentration for field army. Allen
Atein VAS the scene OF victory bv
Marshal Soult ana French army over
the pursuing Russians and Prussians
In 1870. II lies equal distant between
Thorn and KoenIgsberg. the three cit
les forming the first fortified line on
the eastern German frontier.
Far TO the north on the vistula lies
Danzig. great naval station and for
lress. II has a population OF about
10000 and q considerable garrison. /
consisting Of nine infantry battalions. /
two regiments of Hussars. two field |
regiments, one garrison ar T.
tiilery regiment and a battalion of the
army service corps. To the south OF
The Russian line OF advance. on the
Ieft wing of the Russian army lies
Posen, a strongly fortified city, for
merly part OF Poland. which is occu- (
pied by garrison whose composition
IS unknown but whose strength is be-
Iieved to be very great.
between Danzig and Posen on an
uneven line lie the two fortresses Of
Bromburg. with six infantry battalions.
one mounted granadier regiment and
Two field artillery regiments. and
'ome garrison artillery. These are
he keys of the second line of defen-
1--WE works.
Other small fortified places on the ,
inc OF advance are Marienburg, with !
| small garrison Of artillery. which
vas formerly fortress of the Knights q
femplars. Kuhn, with q garrison of a
me rifle regiment and machine gun I
lection; Dirschau, small place which Il
vas plundered and burned by the 4
french in 1870; Braumsberg, which 4
$ occupied by a fusllier battalion and "a
which was the scene Of victory in
$40 by Bernadotte over the Rus \
ians.
All these places were originally
'olish. most of them becoming Prus-
ian territory when Poland was divid- =
d in Ire among Russia. Austria and a
russia. Most of the inhabitants still y
peak the Polish language. ,