Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-27
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ADv!''';,oiNG RUSSIANS
OF PRUSSIA " CAN
ARMY PROCEEDS WITH IL.
REslsrlsLE FORCE.
TRAINS REACHING BERLIN !.
CROWDED WITH FuoiTlvI
ssnsatienal Advance Of Russians cs.k
tinues TO Bs Marvel Of Military Stu
ation-Larse Force Of German ssi-
disry Believed 70 BE Bottled Up a
kenissbsra-Rstrsatins on Danxis.

pounced. says the st. Petersburg cor.
respondent OF the Exchange TELEGRAPH
Company. that the Russian advance iA
proceeding in Prussia with irresistible
force. The Germans have retreated u
osterode. = town Of East Prussia, 10A
miles west OF Cumbtnnen-
A merchant who arrived yesterday
from Berlin, according TO q Copenhag.
on dispatch TO the Chronicle says that
trains from KoniEsbsrg reeaching Ber-
lin are crowded with refugees. who
state that civilians have been strongly
advised to leave.
Advance Marvel Of War.
Russias sensational advance con-
tinues to be the marvel OF the military
situation. Just az the allies were OUT
numbered q few days ago In Belgium.
so are the Germans outnumbered BY
the RussianA
1t is believed here this IL the key TO
the kaiser's downfall. ~ the czar IL
moving toward Berlin faster than the
kaiser Is moving toward France. either
from the east or north.
Russia will put 100000 men into
Germany and 100000 into Austria
within ten OF fifteen days, according "a
the Russian General Spirovich who u
quoted to that effect In q dispatch -fyoM
Rome.
Bottle Up kaiese's Men.
A big German force II now believed
bottled up In Konigsberg. The Times
prints q dispatch from Its ST Petern-
burg correspondent saying that the
Germans. who retreated by forced
marches after their defeat by the
Russians at Gumbinnen. are assem-
bling their forces Mt Konigsberg. Tho
German fortified position on the River
Angerab was abandoned without fight-
ing.
THE roads beyond .he Angerab ara
strewn with cartridges, knapsacks and
equipment cast aside in the hasty
flight of the German troops" the cor
respondent says.
North OF Neidenburg Sunday and
Monday there was stubborn fighting In
which the Russians were again visitor.
ious. largely thru their superb use OF
the bayonet The enemy here had as
sembled the entire twentieth army
corps In a fortified position. The Rus
slams had to negotiate pits and barbed
wire Hand grenades were used. the
RUSSIANS nTauN fhTTSIIlS tue posItiouN
at the point of the bayonet. The Ger
mans retreated toward Osterode. leav-
ing behind many guns. machine guns.
ca.ssons and prisoners.
Wilma Army Victorious.
meanwhile the Wilma army is drlv-
ing the first German army corps to-
ward Danzig. The question now is
whether the German forces can escape
and how long the Russians will take
in occupying the territory east OF the
river vistula There they will fnd
strong German defenses.
THE Germans at Gumbinnen had all
the advantages OF numbers and posi-
ton 1t was clear case of the better
man winning.
The Russian losses include repre-
sentatives Of all the noblest families in
the empire.
The Grand Duke Dmitric Pavio-
witch and the Princes John and O1es
Constantinovitch. who are subalterns
in the horse guards rode In the terri
BILE charge which will forever be
glory to their regiment and the Russian
army
German Troops Retire.
Paris. Aug. 27.--An official state
ment from the war Office late today
says:
"'Tbo Carp,op troops raffred frou, Z tta