The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-10-03
GERMANS ARE SUFFERING
FROM RUSSIAN ATTACK

Petrograd Russia, Oct. Military
observers here who judge the situation
from information in Petrograd, say
that as a result of the recent fighting
on the Russo German frontier, includ-
ing attempts Of the Germans to cross
the Niemen. the German positions are
suffering from the efforts to concen-
trate troops from four directions on
the southeast Polish border, where a
decisive battle is expected.
The north division of the German
army landed between Memel, in East
Prussia and Polangen in Russia, but
proceeded no further than Rossyeni, in
Kiovia
4 The army from the province Of Su-
waikiki, repulsed at Druskeniki on the
left bank of the river Niemen, now is
attempting to cross this river at
Crotch, where a big battle is in
progress. 1t evidently is the intention
of this army to flank the Russians I'M
der General Ruzsky.
A third army is trying to proceed
from Neidenburg. in East Prussia,
southeast in the direction of Warsaw,
but apparently without success. Sim
ultaneously the main German forces,
starting from Posen, are proceeding
eastward with Cracow as their objec-
tive.
The Southern division of the Ger
many army already has Joined the
Austrians at Cracow.
The Russian general staff report Of
operations against the Germans was
received here today by Col. Golejewski,
military attache at the Russian en-
bassy.
1t adds that in the western district
- i
Kielce the large German forces being
concentrated are composed chiefly of
army corps brought over from France
''The operations of the Germans in
Russian territory have demonstrated
their tendency to keep almost exclu-
sively to the improved highways" says
the dispatch THE German artillery
and supply column seem helpless in
the mud of ordinary country roads"
MERcILEsS Staying.
During the strategical retreat of the
allies southwark from the Belgian
the Germans bloody revenge for the
French defeat at Sedan, "A years be-
fore.
On this same battlefield, according to
the Paris correspondent of the Daily
Mail, the Germans suffered one of the
worst defeats of their present invasion.
They We're led into a trap which cost
them thousands of men, he says. Tie
French could have held their position
Indefinitely but strategy required them
to continue falling back with the re-
mainder Of the allies along the line.
Here is the story Of the second battle
of Sedan as told by the correspondent:
"The French general ordered his
troops to fall back across the river
and take up positions on the opposite
heights. The bridges were mined but
were left standing in order to deceive
the Germans into thinking that the
French were rereating hastily. The
ruse succeeded. The Germans advanced
across the bridges in close formation.
When several German regiments had
crossed the French blew up the bridges
and the French artillery started firing
at hundred German columns which
retreated hastily to the river only to
find the bridges gone.
1.-THE French regiments then ad-
vanced with quick firers and the mer-
CHESS staying continued until dusk.
Many Germans threw down their arms
and attempted to swim the river and
large numbers were drowned. When
night fall came the French brought up
searchIights and continued the work
f carnage.
THE artillery threw shells at the
rs :e of a dozen rounds a minute into
the German ranks and varied its tao
tiys by throwing incendiary shells into
the forest where part of the German
forN@s had taken refuge. The burning
woods lit up the W ole front of fifteen
mile
the morning an armistice of two
h j was granted to allow the Ger
ma y bury their dead. The French
had Tered the loss of only hand
fui.''t