Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-10-01
RUSSIANS IN FIERCE
ADVANCE BEAT BACK
INVADING GERMANS
Rennenkampf's Army Forces
Hindenburg From Strongly
Entrenched Posts on Me
men German Threat on
Baltic.
PETROGRAD. Oct. 1.


Continued success of the Russian at
tacks on the German invaders of Rus
sian Poland is announced in dispatch
from Grand Duke Nicholas, commander
n-chef of all the Russian armies
This is the seventh day of the conflict
preciptated by the Germans attempt
TO cross the Niemen and take the fort
ress Of Ossowecs.
The army under General Rennenkampf
has advanced along the railway from
Grodno to Augustowo. and is now NOV
ing on suwalll, where the Kaiser has
his headquarters.
In the fighting between Grodno and
Druskenili the Germans. under General
Hindenburg, were driven from strongly
intrenched positions.
The fighting has been severe along
7S-mle line.
1t is stated at the War Office that they
have failed in all efforts to penetrate far
into Poland and that large reinforce
ments are being sent from the west TO
assist them.
The dispatch from Grand Duke Mich
olas follows:
On Tuesday our troops occupied the
lake passages In the direction of
Simno SereJe and Punsk. The enemy
has been repulsed in the Suwalh-
Marjampol-Legatia district The Rus
sian offensive is being continued.
This announcement, together with one
Of last night, that the Russians had cap
tured the German positions on the Au-
gustowo- Kopciowa line. indicates that
the Russians are attempting a move
tbof 1,-i11d Nyedpa hntween tho
German corps and split them into two
bodies, the strength of each or which
will be greatly lessened.
BATTLE LINE Is MILES
The battle line of the Russo-German
conflict extends from Ossowiecz. on the
Bobr River north of Marjampol dis
tance of IS miles. Fighting is continuous
on practically all OF this line, though
heavy rain has been falling for two days
The ground west of the Niomen River Is
practically a great swamp extending al
most TO the German frontier. Military
operations there would he difficult under
any circumstances, but conditions have
been made much worse because of the
storm.
The losses on both &a,los have been
heavy. The correspondent Of the Novoe
vremya states that in the fighting at
Drusskeniki two entire German divisions,
q 900 men, were destroyed. The War
Office has not confirmed this report.
Reports have been current here for
some time that the Germans were send
ing troops by sea to raid the Russian
coast. Discussing these reports. Colonel
shumsky, military expert of the Bourse
Gazette, says today:
The Germans are hardly likely to
attempt any descent on the Baltic
coast between Memel and Windau,
which is the only stretch of Russian
coast line that offers a chance for such
operations. German ships showed
considerable activity at this point last
week on Two occasions fiotillas of
small gunboats, transports and
cruisers approached the coast. 1t is
possible that these movements were
intended merely for theatrical effect.
1t was stated at the War Office today
that the Russian advance toward Cra-
COW and into Hungary continues with
out any effective opposition by the de-
noralized Austrians.
BERLIN. OCT. /.
The German War Office makes the fol-
lowing statement:
I'm the east we are bombarding the
Russian fortress OF Ossowelcz with
success; our troops are advancing in
Russian Poland though opposed byN
heavy forces; it is stated from Vienna
that the Austrian armies are meeting
with success in their Galician and ServT
ian campaigns