The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-16

were put out OF commission ~ e"S
accuracy Of the German fire. The re-
treat finally developed into y hope
less rout The third, fifteenth and
twenty -third Russian army corps were
practically annIhiiated and more than
half Of the sixth corps was cut on.
The battle 10 now known 40 the
battle. Of Tannsnbura and 10 declared
by German newspapers to be the
Sedan Of the east.
WOUNDED GERMANS.
tBy Kari n. Won Wieaand. United
Press Staff Correspondent
BERLIN. Aug. so.-(by courier to
Rotterdam and by way Of steamer
Potsdam to New York to avoid Brit
ish eensor)-German troops are be-
Ing transferred from the west to
meet the Russian hordes on the east.
i arrived here tonight by train on
which were some Of the soldiers and
wounded from Llese and Namur. !
left Tho Hague last night and there
being no train connection at Ben
THEM. on the border. ! walked Into
the country where in little lodging
house. ! found Consul General Lay
and Mrs. Lay, who have just been
transferred from Rio JaneIro and
were enroute to their new post at
Berlin. was able to aid them TO
get to Loehna. where we got the
through train from Cologne. Il was
jammed with soldiers. Only standing
room was possible and many Of the
passengers, including myself. sat on
the floor. For time stood In front
Of compartment occupied by four
slightly" wounded officers. One had
been shot through the arm, another
had his elbow smashed, thirtA had .
shattered ankle and the fourth had
his eye shot out. All had been In the
storming Of .LIese. They were de-
cIaring that they would soon be able
to get back 20 the frons.
At Minden and Osnabrueek, dozens
Of women were on the platform witt,
coffee and sandwiches for the wound
ed soldiers. AZ Hanover we were
able to get a seat. Across from me
were two women. One showed card
from her husband. The; other sadly
declared she had net heard from
hers since he left for the, front and
she feared he was dead. A private
soldier told me Of the fighting around
LIese. ! told him that It had been
stated in England and America that
some Of the forts were still holding
out.
1--WE took the. last one on August
SIX" 10 said. IL was a great ,slausht-
err. Our losses were heavy. We lost
probably 1900 men, The effects Of
the new German AZ .centimeter gun
and Of the Zeppelin which was used
were terrible. The world has yet 70
learn Of the fighting power Of our
ZeppeIins. saw one AZ work At
Liese. Il was the dropping Of expio-
sIves on The forrs, there that started
their DOWNFALL" .s
This soldier had been wounded and
cared for In \ Belgian hospital. They
had few supplies and only crude In
struments, but they did everything
possible for him. He said ne had
heard Of many atrocities by the Bel
sfan peasants on the German wound
ed, but knew that the better glasses
Of Beigians would have nothing 20 do
with any such campaign,
At every stop women gathered ex-
pecting husbands Some o. the re.
unions were pathetic In the extreme
and brought tears to the eyes Of all
who witnessed them.
"Gute sesserung" (good recovery
was the greeting to each wounded
soldier as he left the train and all ex
pressed their intention Of returning
to the firing Inns a. soon ~ possible
LlEeE ABANDONED.
BERLIN, Sept. 16. (via Roms.)-
An official statement issued here say
the Germans have abandoned Liese.
mo reason Is known here for thu
reported statement from Berlin vi;
Rome that the Germans have aban
doned Liege and there is no confirma
ton from any other source. It hal
been reported that the German line
of communications have been threat
ened but in neither the London no
the Paris statements has there peel
any intimation of any operations o
any kind in Belgium except thos'
which were being conducted by tn
Belgians. It is possible that the troop
at Liege have been sent south 70
sterner work in France where it i
stated the battle has been renewe'
with the Germans on the defensive.
An Important Difference.