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haps, seven army corps. possibly only
Ave.
Three of these army corps are re-
treating on Kocnigsbcrg and one is in
full flight toward Osterode. All four
threw away their arms. ammunition and
food as they fed.
The Russians by forced marches have
driven "A wedge into the Germans, who
were thereby 50 demoralizcd that they
abandoned their intrenched positions on
the Angarapp River without lighting.
The line of retreat is sown with car
tridges, grcnades and knapsacks.
The authorities in East Prussia nave
caught the panic of the army. The com
mandant at Marienburg is reported to
have ordered the inhabitants to evacuate
the place and the sluic,s Of the Elbins
have been opened to flood The country.
"Bcrlin III three weeks Is the plan
of the Russian General SAN, accord
ing TO dispatches from ST. Petersburg.
II III said that the Russian troops
have been divided into tour armies ot
=. 900 900 men each These armies will
practically be hurled one after the other
through East Prussia and Galicia to-
ward the goal, the succeeding armies
tilling the gaps OF the ones ahead after
each general engagement. Thus Rus
s1a expects to confront German reen-
forcements with fresh troops.
The War Office declares that there
vii. be no necessity for feeding OF
the country" as the commissariat is
| in excellent condition.
Small, German fortresses Will be taken
| by storm. This plan OF campaign has
| already been carried out in the clashes
with German and Austrian troops with
grea. success but the main fortifica-
I tons. such as koengsberg, Posen and
Danzlg. will be isolated. the main
strength Of the army marching on to
Berlin.
The Russian General staff announced
continued successes in the following
official communication issued to-day:
our offensive both in East Prussia
and in Galicia developed increasing sue
cess on August 20. The Germans hastily
retreated everywhere toward koenlgs-
berg and Alenstcin."
The St Petersburg correspondent OF
,he Exchange Telegraph Company tele-
eral STAFF that the Russian advance is
continuing with irresistible force In
East Prussia and that the Germans in
the southern part of the province have
retreated TO Osterode, ninety five miles
southwest Of Gumbinnen. where the
Russians won a decisive victory. and
only Ave miles from the dividing line
between East and West Prussia,
Post has "a dpSnatcn
from its ST Petersburg correspondent
telling Of the marked improvements
that have been wrought in the Russian
army since previous wars and the in
exhaustible supply OF men which the
Russian army can draw upon II neces-
sary.
Russia" the correspondent says
will have no difficulty In finding 90
900 900 men to complete the work begun
by it's trained fighting forces. Moreover
this Ia the first time In the memory
Of men that the Russian army has
taken the field with adequate equipment
and a sufficiency of supplies, under Off
GERS trained In the hard lesson so thor
oughly learned In the Japanese cam
pagn.
"The history Of that campaign shows
what Russian soldiers accomplish wher
badly fed and equipped. but, under the
conditions OF to-day and fighting In 9
cause he understands there IL littl'
wonder that the Russian soldier has
proved himself a match for the German
THE German opposition to the Rus
sian advance Is broken and demoralized
Koenigsberg, where three German army
CORPS have taken refuge. Is so situate,
n can easily be contained by an ade