The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-08
CAR IS At FRONT
WITH HIS TROOPS
Eight-Oay Battle Results in Re.
pulse Of Germans With
Heavy Losses.
Fooled The kAIsER's PLANS
Greatest Conflict 81 Present War Be.
lleved TO Be imminent In Eastern
Prussia-FaIi Of craeow May
End War.

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End War.
Petrograd, Oct 6.-Emperor Nicholas
commander-inchief Of the Russian
armies, has arrived at the headQuar
ters Of the active army.
In spite Of the great importance o.
the eight-day battle between General
Rennenkampn on the Russian side
and General Won Hindenburg on the
German side. which has just come to
an end. the Germans not only failed
in their attempts to cross the river
Niemen, according to reports here, but
were driven back to the frontier with
heavy losses, losing the entire pro.
vince Of Suwalki, excepting the town
OF that name.
German Plan Guessed At:
It Is the opinion Of Russian OBJ.
SERVERS that the Germans intended
this costly and futile demonstration to
draw the Russian troops from East
Poland as q preliminary to their main
object.
This, as revealed by the present
fighting near Warsaw, was an attempt
to take Warsaw and thence move to
the southwark to outflank the Russian
army, which, having occupied Galicia
Is now moving through Bukowina into
Hungary. It is declared here that this
intent has been made impossible by
the bad condition Of the roads. Nor
has the German attempt to take the
offensive at Cracow thus far been pro
ductive
The reported presence of Emperor
William In East Prussia and the de-
parture of Emperor Nicholas for the
front is taken here to emphasize the
tremendous Importance of the impend-
ing battle, which may be the biggest
conflict of the war up to the present
time in either the western or the east
ern arena. Three million men, it is
estimated in Petrograd, will be en-.
gagged.
cracow May Settle II.
Russians believe that if the German
Austrian army Is defeated at Cracow
the war will be virtually over Grant.
ed this defeat, they declare, there will
then be insufficient forces left to stem
the Russian invasion Of Silesia, and
thence to Breslau and Berlin, as we'll
as the Russian advances through Ora
cow to Vienna and through Transyl-
vania to Budapest.
0nnsf4n> Ne~l~~ Ai-A>
Petrograd, Oct. 5.-An official com.
munication from the general staff
headquarters, says the battle of Au.
gustowo ended October 3, in a victory
for the Russian arms. The German
defeat Is complete.
The enemy is at this moment in a
disordered retreat toward the East
Prussfan frontier. The valiant Rus.
sian troops are In close pursuit, the
Germans abandoning on their desper.
ate march trains, cannon, munitions,
not having even time to gather up
their wounded.
1T Is already known that the bat.
tie Of Augustowo began September
20, with q bombardment by the Ger.
man heavy artillery in the region of |
Sopotzkin ION the left bank of the
River Niemen), followed by an often.
sive movement by the enemy against
the same fortified town.
AT the same time, the Germans
made repeated efforts to crush and
dislocate the Russian forces near
Druskeniki on the Niemen.
September 26 the Germans also be.
gan an attack ON the fortress of Osso-
wetz. but everywhere met with fierce
resistance and were compelled to re-
treat. Not satisfied with counter at
lacks, our troops took the offensive
vigorously and pursued the enemy.
Notwithstanding the energetic resist.
ance offered by the Germans, they
could not check the onward rush Of
'ur troops, who captured the enemy's
positions, one after another.
Routed by this irresistible engage.
nent, the Germans weakened and are
It present In full retreat; they are
eaving our territory in haste. At GER
ain points this retreat is degenerate.
ng into q flight"
Report Russian RepuIse.
London, Oct. 5.-The battle still 10
aging along the East Prussian from,
Ter, and. according to the Berlin re-
'orts, the Germans have scored a VIC
DRY over the Russians, who had
ierced their center ut Augustowo.
The battel Of Cracow is developing
nore slowly than anticipated, or ct
ny rate. nothing has come through
rom either side a. to the happenings
4 that field Of operations.
The monarchs-the Russian em-
error, the German emperor and the
ing Of Belgium-are now taking part
! the battles or on their way to visit
be troops In the field. The German
mperor has been- ON both western
nd eastern frontiers, while King Al.
ert has been on the actual firing line
ver since the war began.
Two-Foot Snow In Canada. I
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