The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-24
Cars Troops Are Giving the
Kaiser's Forces a Hot
Fight in Prussia
During War.
NEARLY ONE MILLION
While Germany 10 Winning In Alsace
and Belgium, II II Over
wheImed Up In
Prussia.

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ST, PETERSBURG, Aug. 24.-Tho
Russian northern army 10 moving rap
IdIy aIono the railway from Edytkuh-
men toward kontghburgh and tooay
was reported west Of insterburg. the
Russian front 10 many miles long and
l. reported 40 sweeping the entire ter
rltory Of tho eastern Prussia i'ne
clear Of the enemy a. Il moves for
ward. The fighting has been OF tho
most desperate character and the war
office claims the fighting effectiveness
Of three German army corps which
has been bearing the brunt o. the
defense has been seriously Impaired.
Tho Russian center today was be-
tween Insterberg and Norkltten, while
the front extended In a hall circle
from Grunheide on tho north, far south
Into the lake region.
GERMAN DEFEAT.
PARIS, Aug. 24.-It 10 officially an
nounced by the war office that the
German force that Invaded Russia and
was reported to have occupied miawa
has been driven back by the Russians
and that the latter are now Investing
soIdau.
soudau 10 100 miles south and
Twelve miles east Of KonIesbura and
this latter movement ls believed 20
indicate that. the Russian advancing
army Of invasion extends along
front Of nearly 100 miles. The Ger
mans are also reported In tho of!icia'
huyIetln TO have evacuated vIlienburg.
,
SERIOUS SITUATION.
LONDON, Aug. 24-That the situa-
tion 80 far as Germany 10 concerned
10 serious, 10 shown by reports from
81. Petersburg. The Russian army
calming strength az It moves forward
Is overwhelming the Germans In east
ern Prussia. Tho total German force
available for the defense OF Prussia
i. said to be about 100000 men wh''e
moving against them are nearly one
million Russians. The German orig
ina, plans arc believed here to nave
provided for real assistance from the
AustrIans but latest advices received
hare say the complete mobilization OF
the Austrian army was delayed and
that all available Austrlans are now
beina rushed to attempt to check the
Russian Invasion Of Lemburg. Even
thouqh Germany Is able to win not
able success and to push on the
French frontier, military experts here
say she will be forced soon to detach
par4 of her vast army now operat-
Inn AGAINST the allies in Belgium and
IN the French-Lorraine frontier and
send It east to cope with the Rus
SLAMS. The enthusiasm Of the Russian
field forces Is declared to be wonder
fu In the various accounts reaching
here from St. Petersburg. Feeling
AGAINST Germany has been fostered by
Russian commanders and from Grand
Duke Nicholas down, the belief Is de-
clared to be certain that the Russian
army will get to Berlin.
CUT TO PIECES.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 24.-Thc
official report of General Rennenkamp
who Is in command Of the Russian ad-
vance In cast Prussia claims that the
greater part Of eastern Prussia Is now
dominated by the Russians. He says:
awe hold the railroads and have
captured Gumbinnen, insterbur9, Or
teIbure and JOHANNESBURG. The Twen'
tieth German army corps which bore
the brunt Of our attack was pract'.
caIIy cut to pieces. We have taken
several thousand prisoners In add''
ton to the guns already reported"
The general staff today stated that
the Russians operating against the
Austrians have followed up their inl'
tiaI victories with further successes.
II states that the Russian cavalry sent
to meet the Austrians who have been
attacking VIadimar VoInsk, routed
them with heavy loss. On Saturday
the announcement says nine Russian
sauaorons attacked force OF more
than twice their number near this
station CT Pluchow. In the battle that
followed the Austrians were defeated
and the Russians took two mounted q
batteries and 16o prisoners
RUSSIAN REPORT.
NEW YORK, Aug. 24-jt:olonel
Golvesky, the Auss'an mmtar. at