The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-25
RUSSIAN INVASION
PROVES ri WINNER
Cars So, ,rs Seem to be the
onl Ines Who Can
4 IKE Impression
on Enemy.
SUCCESSFUL ON BORDER
Have Not Vet Penetrated Prussian
Fortifications Where stubborn
Resistance 10
Expected.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l
ST, PETERSBURG, Aug. 25.-The
Russian invasion Of Austria by two
armies cooperating across a wide
stretch Of territory, continues. A cav.
airy division 10 reported to have been
routed by Cossacks In fight near the
frontier town Of Uodwoiocxiska, the
cossacls taking many prisoners. The
general Russian movement is the CO..
operation Of forces operating across
eastern Prussia. It 10 stated at the
war office that operations In Prussia
and Austria arc now 90 we'll developed
that general engagement 10 ImmI-
nent. The Russian forces have not
yet penetrated any Of tho main Prus-
sian fortifications, the brunt Of tho
fighting along the railroad extending
westward from Eydtkunen to Inster-
burg having taken place In the open
country.
The war ofl'ce has warned Russians
not 20 expect TOO mucfr a. tire outse&.
The main lines Of the German fortIf1.
cations are very strong and their re-.
ductions will be difficult and costly
task.
The war office announces that the
Russian forces have now occupied
several passages Of the lower karpa-
THAN mountains and are in force be.
'tween the mountains and the sereth
river. The AustrIans are faIIire back
rspidIy before the Russian offense,
the official bulletin says.
OFFICIAL REPORT.
NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-The Rus
sian consul general today issued a
formal statement declaring the Rus
sian armies now operating against
Germany and Austria are continuing
their offensive movement "In a salts
factory manner" The statement says:
"The battles In eastern Prussia
from August II to 81 were marked
by great stubbornness and by heavy
fighting all along the line. At Lyck.
the retreat of the Twentieth German
army corps was Of extremely hurried
character. In this locality the Rus
sians took great quantities Of rolling
stock and fuel and confiseated the
local treasury Of 5000 marks.
On August 20 at Gumbinnen, the
enemy brought into battle three army
corps in an effort to turn the Russian
right flank, but were repuIsed. Mean
while a counter attack by the Rus.
SLAMS against the enemy's center was
successful and large quantities Of Ger
man artillery and prisoners were taxi
en-. On the Russian left flank the Ger
mans lost heavily. A request for an
armistice to collect the wounded and
bury the dead was refused.
"Further to the south, on August
22, the Russian successes were fur
ther developed. The enemy retreat
ed behind the river Angerap, but the
bridges were seized by the Russians
at Darthumen. The Russians now
hold Johannesburg, OrteIsburg and
VilIInburg. On August q, the Rus
SLAMS took Soda and Nordenburg
from which positions they drove the
Germans in confusion to the north.
ain GaIicia on August II at Novo-
stav, the Russian cavalry forced
squadron Of the ninth Austrian cavaI-
ry into swamp and two officers and
150 men surrendered. On August q
in fighting at Zarcow and zorow, the
Russian cavalry took two batteries Of
horse artillery and $50 men. The
Russians now hold the bridges over
the Sereth river"