Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-09-12
German Troops Reported to be
Retiring to Defences On
River Oder.
ALLIED FORCES TAKE up
NEW POSITION ON BORDER
Franco-British Army Retires to Pro
lection of Forts Along Frontier
Germans Claim Sweeping Vic
tory-Belgians Win.
--latest DISPATCHES. J

LULSSL OLSpUL[NSS.
The Hague.-The military correspon-
dent of the Nieuwe Courant declares
he is able to state on trustworthy au-
thority that the Germans plan to aban-
don temporarily East and West Prus-
STA and Pomerania to the Russians
and withdraw slowly to the River
Oder, where the main defenses of Ber-
lin lie.
Germany, according to the cores
pondent, appears to have undertaken
this measure to give her army time
to try to deal the British and French
armies their death blow and march on
to Paris.
If this report is true, the change
in German policy is significant, as it
would indicate that Germany fears to
weaken its forces on the French-Bel-
gian frontier and is ready to make al
most any sacrifice to crush the allied
armies now massed against it there.
Also, it would be a German confess
sion that Russia has succeeded in mo-
bilizing a much larger force and in
much shorter time than Germany ex-
pected when the eastern campaign was
planned.
The River Oder is only fifty miles
from Berlin.
Russia's Vast Army.
ST. observation-disclosures to pri-
vate advices, Tilsit has been occupied
by the Russians.
The Russian army invading Prussia
is stated on the highest authority to
number 100000 men, while a reserve
army of 100000 is slowly following
up their victorious march.
Germany Admits Retreat.
London.-Wireless messages from
Berlin, picked up by the Marconi sta
ton and made public by the govern
ment here, say that it is officially ad-
mitted, in a bulletin published at the
German war office, that the Germans
have temporarily retired before con-
centrated Russian advance in eastern
Prussia
The French Statement.
Paris.-An official statement issued
by the war department says: In the
north the Franco-British lines have
been moved back short distance. In
a general way our offensive between
Nancy and the Vosges mountains
makes Roadway. Our right, however,
has been obliged to fall back slightly
in the region of st. Die.
"A Series of Combats.
TN the north resistance continues.
The enemy appears to have suffered
considerable loss, more than fifteen
hundred bodies having been found in
very small space in a trench. Some
had been stricken as they stood in
the attitude of firing their rifles.
"A series of fiercely contested COM
bats has been going on during the last
three days in the whole region, which
were generally to our advantage.
There has been no outstanding fea-
ture in the Wavre district, where the
opposing forces seemed to be recover
ing after the battle of the last few
days.
Germans Lose Near MaIines.
London--The Telegraph's Antwerp
correspondent wires that fighting was
resumed near Malines, where the Bel
gians have been engaged daily with
German advance troops
The road from Malines toward vii
voorden, six miles northeast of Brus-
sels," the correspondent adds, lis lit
tered with bodies of men and horses,
while in the fields pasturing cattle have
been killed by shrapnel The Belgians
captured one field gun
Britain Takes Togoland.
London.-It is announced officially
that German Togoland has surrendered
Internationally. The allies will enter
Kamina Thursday morning
Germans Claim Triumph.
delphia.-Offfcial confirmation
of a sweeping German victory over
the French and English allies was re-
ceived here in wireless dispatches
from Berlin The dispatches indicate
that the English army of the coast was
ianked and its retreat to the English
Channel cut off.
The losses of the allies in the three
days Battle were approximately 10000
killed, wounded. missing and captured,
according to the dispatch. The Ger
man losses were also reported to have
been comparatively as great.