The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-16
Il German Story Of Initial Re-
)se Of Cars Troops Receiv-
ID ID America by Round
About Route
100 PRISONERS AND
500 FIELD GUNS TAKEN
|ght in Swampy Ground, the
avs Were Cut to Pieces by
Fire From Heights
n KARL n. Won WIEGAND.

BvKARL III. Won WIEGAND.
81 Correspondent United Press
kRLIN, Sept. 4.-(By courier VIA
hrdam to New York to escape the
Ia censor. Despite the eiabor-
Explanation OF the Russian gen
stan OF the disaster to It's first
lion OF East Prussia. In when
Russian second army. known as
Narew army, was completely an
Ated. It can be stated with an-
~ that the Russians were out
kaled. The complete story from
herman viewpoint was not per-
Is reach America by either
Brifiah or Russian rcensors. II
nne OF the most noteworthy feats
- II modern times, and as q re-
TIE Germans took 10000 prison,
more than 500 field guns ana
s OF machine guns, while II 10
nted the Russians lost In killed
BOUNDED upwards Of 100000 men.
{hough officially credit goes 10
Won Hindenberg, as the comman-
y <hief OF the German FORCES In
prussia, the real hero OF the
S,or was Gen. Luedendorf, OF the
~ general stan. Next to Won
<e Luedendorf is one OF the
80 strategists on either side dur
The present war. To MN soes
rlory for the capture OF Liege,
vss sent to the front TO AID
Won Emmich after the repuise
4 initial attack. And as q result
seryice here he was decorated
he emperor with the coveteu OF
fPour le Merite.'
ken- things looked bad In EAST
IN Gen. Won Hindenberg was
a there to do the best he could
the few German army corps
at his disposal. Immediately al
I'd. Gen. Luendendorf was re-
i from Namur, where he was al.
y the capture OF that stronghold
rushed to East Prussia. He was
n Gen. Won Hindenberg, ana as
Eult OF his strategy the Russian
Ia army OF more than 2OO,ooo
was lured into the swamp
Ia between Gilgenburg and Or
nrr. there surrounded and prac-
N annfhilated. Unfortunately the
details OF how this trap was
q ana sprung cannot be revealed
n moment, AZ there will be fur-
fighting In. this zone.
|ce IN the treacherous ground be
y 0iigenburg and Ortelsburg the
5ans, realizing that they were
Sed. tried desperately to escape.
Germans we're numerically in
:, but they had chosen their own
= ground and had decided
|egic advantages.
y Germans attacked from three
The Russian field guns soon
he hopelessly mired. Meanwhile
wooded hillsides, from the rail-
roadbed, highly elevated above
loft ground, and from other points
hntsge, the German artillery rid.
the Russian position. German
|ors gave the exact range OF the
Han positions, with the result that
hs possible to shell the Russian
headquarters, killing the gen.
commanding and his chief assist
With their general gone, the
Hans fought aimlessly. and soon
were completely routed. So
bus were they to fee that every
B that might impede their re-
was abandoned Meanwhile. the
|ians attempted to relieve their
Ply pressed forces by a strong
pan. from Niedenburg, but Il was
attacked and defeated.
my pieces OF the Russian artil-
were put out Of commission by
accuracy OF the German fire. The
|at finally developed into a hope
rout. The third, fifteenth and
|ty-third Russian army were
Ideally annih.lated and more than
OF the sixth corps was cut on.
battle 10 now known as the bat
pf Tannenburg, and In declared
herman newspapers to be the
IN OF the East"