The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-24
ny n. W. NORREGAARD.
se,oqi correspondent Of TIE suS and q
London Daily Mail"
SPECIAL cable Despatch 10 THE sus

London Daily Mall
SPECIAL cable Despatch TO THE srs.
Sr. PETERSBURG, August %.
The hrst great battle in the East
Prussian theatre OF operations has been
iousht and won by the Russians. who
achieved complete victory after six
days Of desperate fighting along a bat
tie front Of nearly thirty miles on both
sides Of the main railway running from
Eyd,kuhnen westward.
The Russians occupied Soldau. from
which place they command the railway
line from Danzig and Soldau westward
to willenberg. which is also in Russian
hands
Nedenberg, another town on the limo
Of the Russian advance. was set on fire
BY the retreating garrison. The in
hsbtants fed.
The Germans in this region are re-
l. IS stated that the Russians near
Sodau and Nlederberg are threatening
he German lines OF communication.
They have also captured Johannesburg
and Ortelsburg.
In Full Retreat.
The Germans are in full retreat and
are crossing the Angerapp River.
!, Is claimed that the battle at Gum
eHnen has given the Russians control
Of that part OF Prussia toward the
Y.s,ula.
The fighting began on Monday. The
Russians attacked the German first d.
vision which had delivered several I'M
successful, attacks on Eydtkuhnen.
The forces engaged on both sides
gradually increased. The Germans
finally had three army corps engaged.
One corps had been hurriedly called
back from Lyck.
There was fierce fighting at Gum
binnen on Thursday. when the Germans
attempted to turn the Russian right.
Although the attack at this point was
conducted with the utmost vigor the
attempt was frustrated by the bravery
on this wing,
The Russians took the opportunity OF
the concentration OF the Germans to
the northward to make a direct and
vigorous assault by their centre. with
which they captured many guns.
On Friday the Russian left wing
pressed onward Toward evening" the
Russians drove the Germans out OF
their positions The Germans then
asked for an armistice to carry away
their wounded. This was refused.
Great Battle Decided.
Yesterday Saturday the battle was
decided The Germans hastily re-
treated and were pursued by the Rus
SLAMS. The losses OF the Germans were
very heavy The Russians captured the
towns OF Arys and Goldap.
Reports that the Russians have also
occupied lnsterburg seem to be OFF,
Gal. This means that Tilsit l. cut Off
from communication with other parts
a. Prussia
In the nghtng from Monday to Fri
day night eight German regiments of
the field army and six Landsehr regi-
ments with a total Of 10000 men and
sVO guns took part Later in the fight
ing the reenforcements brought the
number of Germans engaged up to over
100000 men.
The German forces available in East
PRUSSIA besides the independent cav
airy divisions, are FIVE corps OF the field
army numbering 100000 men, $40 field
guns $50 howitzers and a considerable
humber OF siege guns,
The army corps are the First. which
Is at koenlgsberg; the Fifth at Posen,
He Sixth at Breslau, the Seventeenth
al Dantzls and the Twentieth at AL
!ensteln.
100000 Meny 100 Guns.
Besides these are ten Landwehr divi-
Mons and twenty landwehr brigades
with a total Of $4,000 men with s6(
guns The total German forces in the
vast not counting the Landstrum. IL
soout 800 00n men with LOO fed guns
ana howitzers and large number OF
Siege guns.
Inc country into which the Russians
VII advance Is full OF large and small