South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-26
KaiSer'S Troops Beat HaSty Re-
treat by Forced Marches to
KoenigSburg and AuStrianS
Retire Into GaIiCia.
CONFIRM NAMUR FALL;
BERLIN WILD WITH Joy
BY FRANCIS LAvELLE MURRAY.


ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 26.-Sig-
nal successes Of Russian troops re-
sulting in the retreat of the German
army in east Prussia to Koenigsberg
and the withdrawal of the Austrian
troops into central Galicia were an
nounced by the general staff today.
1t was stated that the Wilma army, the
northern Russian force, would invest
KOenigsberg and that the Warsaw
army would have as its objective the
city of POsen about las miles east of
Berlin.
The Warsaw army will later be
Joined by the forces operating against
the Austrians in Galica. OF the cam
paign th statement of the general
staff said
"The invasion OF Prussia and
Galicia has continued uninterrupted
ly since Sunday along a wide front. In
Galicia the Austrians were repulsed
after d series of fights, losing numer-
Gus guns and wagons and much am
munition. The Germans in east
Prussia are retreating by forced
marches, part concentrating at
Koenigsberg. The roads are strewn
with equipment thrown aside to hast
en- the retreat.
The Goth German army corps fled,
abandoning several field guns, rapid
fire guns, ammunition and prison
ers."
Austrians Are Crushed.
This official report from Gen. Rem
nenkempf was also made public:
THE Austrians' rear guard, supported
by artillery, attempted to hamper our
march in the river Sereth region at
TarnapOl and Tchetkove but were re-
pulsed. We took numerous wagons
and two quick firing guns.
South of GroubeshOve we brought
down an Austrian aeroplane, killing
| two officers and wounding a third.
"Our cavalry has destroyed train
communication across the bridge
nearKamenka on the front of eastern
Prussia and the Germans beat a re-
treat They abandoned without shot
their fortified position on the river
Augreph. The roads beyond the Au-
greph are strewn with cartridges.
shells and knapsacks thrown aside by
the enemy.
Occupy Two Cities.
"Our troops occupied the town of
Insterbeg and Augberg on the 23rd
and oath. In the region north of
Neidenberg we fought a successful
| but sanguinary engagement with i'm
portant German forces. On the same
region the goth German army corps
occupied a fortified position, but on
Sunday and Monday our troops. fore
| ing the entrenchments and wire en-
| tanglements, attacked the position,
using hand grenades and fighting
with the bayonet.
Toward II a. m. on Monday the
| German corps enveloped by our
troops on the left flank, fed to Oster-
rode"
PARIS, Aug. 26.-The city of Ma
| muir was captured by German troops
at o'clock Monday evening. Three
OF the forts there have fallen, but six
are still holding out according to Of
fetal reports received from the front
| by the war office today.
The forts captured by the Germans
! are MarchOvellette. Maizeret and An
/ doy. Marchovellette is northeast OF
| the city MaiZeret TO the east and
Andoy TO the southeast Their fall
| gave the Germans access to the city
| itself
The shells hurled by the German
| artillery caused heavy damage in Ma
muir. Several buildings in the heart
| OF the town were set on fire but the
| flames were eXtinguished by the VIC
| torious troops after they entered the
city. One of the spires Of the famous
Namur cathedral is said TO have been
| shattered by a shell.
Shell Other Forts.
The FIVE other forts lying 10 the
southwest OF the city are unable 10 in
terfere with the passage of the Ger
| mans along the Meuse, but Fort Ma
lone and ST Hubert, which are south
OF the Sambre, are being shelled Wig
| orOusly.
The fall of forts Marchovellette,
| Maizeret and Andoy was due TO the
superior force Of the German gun
ners They directed their fire so well
that within an hour after the bonn
bardment began the chief guns OF the
forts were silenced and their capture
| was rendered simple matter.
The entrance into the town was ef-
| fected with little resistance. practi
cally all OF the Belgian troops havin
withdrawn and left the burden Of de