Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-11-10
Attempt to Break Into
East Prussia Said to
Have Failed.
1000 HELD PRISONERS
Reports of Capture of General
Won Hindenburg, German
Commander, Denied.

! Berlin, Nov. 10 (Via London).-An-
other Russian repulse on the blood
drenched and trench-scarred hills OF
the eastern frontier, in East Prussia,
is reported to Berlin from Gumbin-
nen under date of Nov. s. Simultan.
eously with their operations against
the main German army under General
Won Hindenburg on the line of the
river Warthe, the Russians attempted
to break into East Prussia by the old
route south of Wirballen, but were
met at the frontier by General Won
Morgen's army and after heavy fight
ing were driven back across the from
tier
No intimation regarding the
strength of the forces engaged has
been published here, but it must have
been considerable, inasmuch as the
Russians are reported to have left
1000 prisoners in German hands. The
fighting was on the old battle-ground
where the Germans met the Russians
in the early days of the war and which
since has been the scene of repeated
engagements.
Germans in Warthe Stand.
Nothing new has been heard here
of Russian operations against the
German positions on the river Warthe
since a Russian cavalry division which
followed the Germans in retirement
from Warsaw found the Germans
making a stand behind the river.
Reports that General Won Hinden-
burg, German commander at the Rus
sian front, and a 42-centimetre gun
were captured by the enemy are Of
ficially denied.
Today's bulletins regarding western
operations report merely a continu-
ance of German gains, slow and in
definite as they are, in the vicinity
of Ypres, and easy repulse Of a Bel
gian attempt to drive northward along
the east highway coast between the
inundated region and the sea beyond
Nieuport.
Claim Break of German Attack.
Paris, Nov. 1O.-A French official
bulletin this afternoon says: "Yester-
day action continued with great Sc
verify between the sea and the region
of Armentierres.
THE day was marked by checking
of the German attack in considerable
force south of Ypres and perceptible
of BiXschoote and between Ypres and
On the front of the
British troops all German attacks
were repulsed."'
Fighting from sand dune to sand
dune, hampered by thick fog banks
and at times crawling on hands and
knees through high grass, the advance
Of allies along the Belgian seacoast
continues, according to. reports re-
ceived today. The region around
Ypres is the scene of greatest actiy-
ty.
British Announce Losses.
London, Nov. 10.-The war Office an
lounces that &c British and eight In
iian officers were killed and Is Brit
sh and II native officers wounded,
md three British and three native Of
icers missing as a result of recent
lighting in West Flanders On other
ields the British army lost six officers
lilled and Is wounded.
London, Nov. 10.-A dispatch from
Dover says: "As result of a re-
port that an airship was sighted over
Sherness, the searchlight corps was
busy all night Later airships were
'eported over Harwick Firing was
heard in the eastern cliffs at this
morning."
Rotterdam, Nov 10.--A dispatch
avs the retreat of the German army in
'elgium continues. Thirty-fve thou
and men and 100 guns left Thielt in
he direction of Client and As wagon
lans of ammunition left Bruges for