The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-09-03

official announcement that the
Russian forces, pursuing the German
army, succeeded during the general
confusion in entering the city of Koe-
nisberg, East Prussia, on the heels of
the enemy, and securing command of
the town and fortress.
Desperate Fighting Continues.
Desperate fighting continues along
the Austrian frontier, says an official
statement issued at st. Petersburg and
telegraphed here by. the correspond
ent of the Reuter- Telegram company.
In East Prussia" continued the
Russian war office, the garrisons and
fortresses of Thorn and Graudenz
(east of the Vistula) are taking part
with a large number of siege guns We
have taken 5000 prisoners in the op-
erations east Of Lemberg Capital of
Galicia).
German Loss of 5000.
Near Podgerz (just south of the
Vistula) the enemy lost 5000 men and
we captured four guns, a number of
caissons of ammunition and nine guns
abandoned when they crossed the So
lokia. North of Tomacheff we took
900 prisoners and surrounded and de-
feated. the Hungarian Fifteenth divi-
sion east of Tomacheff, entire regi-
ments surrendering.
The enemy is making his princi.
pal effort in the direction of Lublin
lin Russian Poland. 95 miles southeast
OF Warsaw, where the fighting is
fierce"
Consider Poles Criminals.
Grand Duke Nicholas, commander
in-chief of the Russian army, declares,
says the correspondent, that the Po-
fish solkos, in view of their disloyal
conduct and their use of explosive and
fiat-nosed bullets, have no claim to be
treated with magnanimity and there
fore will be considered not as combat
ants but as criminals under the mill.
tary laws.
The Russian newspapers
that German railways are preparing
to transport troops from their western
front against Russia.
First Official Accounts.
In a dispatch from st. Petersburg,
the correspondent of the Daily Tele-
graph says:
THE first unofficial accounts of the
Russian armies are beginning to come
through. The Novoe Vremya's CORE
spondent supplies an account a the
battle of Gumbinnen EAST Prussia, o6
miles southeast of Koenisberg) which
it seems, broke the back of German
resistance In East Prussia.
Victory for British.
British warships met the German
feet and Immediately opened fire.
When the battle vas over two of the
German cruisers and two torpedo boat
destroyers had been sunk and the
third cruiser. having caught fire, fled
in a sinking condition.
The admiralty later announced that
the British fleet engaged in the bat
tie was that in command of Rear Ad-
miral Sir David Beatty, son-in-law of
the late Marshall Field of Chicago.
Cruiser Mainz Sunk.
The admiralty describes the British
fleet as "a strong force of destroyers
supported by light cruisers" One of
the German warships sunk was the
cruiser Mainz. The other sunken
cruiser was of the Koeln class.
The British losses comprised the
lives of a small number of men and
damages to the flotilla cruiser Ame-
thyst and the destroyer Laertes.
The scene of the combat was not
far from the fortified island of Helgo-
land which formerly was a British ma
val base. but which within compare
lively recent years has been sold to
Germany.
Serves as Restorative.
The glad tidings from the sea. there
fore. proved to be just the medicine
needed to restore the spirit of the pub
lie.
The naval victory. coupled with the
reported success of the Russians in
crossing the Vistula, has consoled
London. and 1t is the general feeling
that the allies are "giving Germany as
much punishment as she has given
them"
v. s. Sends Warship.
Washington, Aug. 29.-The United
States has informed the powers of Eu-
o p of its intention to send the arm
ored cruiser North Carolina to Eu-
O to carry gold for the relief of
Americans. according to an announce
ment to the state department.
While the North Carolina e on q
mission Of financial relief. her pres
ence in Turkish waters is intended to