The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-23
First True Story
of the Slaughter
in Tn1nenburg Fight

NhI'u hhu hrru topping or the Snm-
souuff members.
The Germans drew rough circle
about the Russians" said the officer.
they held advantageous position The
Russians Oulnumbrrrd them. but the
German Ilue was always the strongest
where the Russians attacked"
There are sharp, clcnn.cut little
lakes In this rctU There are hills
ana forests aud morusses. Won Hin.
dcuhurgs staff knew every foot Of tho |
territory.
German guns were masked In one
plAcc, said the officer quoted "rhe
Russians cumr along not suspectng
the fore were In the vicinity. They
advanced along narrow road. which
faced In one direction ON u swamp
and in the other on Il lake"
Not War. hut Slaughter.
IN" Hrrmnns guns opened fire from
the hills, al Il distance uf six or seven
kilometres The Russian ndyuucr
turned The Russian rear guard
pressed forward The scene NJ ter.
rihc confusion followed. The artillery
played upon the mn,,r, NJ shrIckmg
men, until Won IIudruburgs heart
failed him
This is not war he said 10 M.
staff This IS slaughter Summ,q
thcm to surrender"
Three staff Officers rode forward
under flng N truce The frcnzlcd
Russians shot thcm down when they
came within range
continue firing was Won Hlndcn
burr's order when he say this through
the glasses There urr Germans I'm
madhouses today who watched this
shooting to pieces NJ am army
I'm the three Ru~sim CORDS were
10000 mru The army was uhlltpr.
nied. There were 10000 prisoners
taken, with twenty seven trains ot
sixty cars each of munitions. Tie re-.
mulndrr are carried ou the Russian
rolls rs KILLED wounded ur missing.
The huttlc continued for three DAYS.
/ The Germnus We're I'm complete com.
mnnd Of the Imnliou The Russian
ncrupluucs were driven off The Ger.
mnns circlcd about the Russian army
and slgnHlled To- their artillery com.
mnuds ana disposed or the invader nj.
most ut will For q time the disap.
pcaWnce OF General Samsouoff was a
mystery Later II was smlrd that hp
had committed suicide
The remainder of the bnttlc was
comparatively mnDcrpstng. When
Won llndcnburg had disposed Of
Snmsuuoff he returned In lelsurely
style tu the front which Rpnncnkampt
was still holding against the army u
old men aud snnintonists. Then he
attacked RennenkAmpf Rennpu.
knmpf escaped with loss Of 10000
prisoners ana somewhat less than
that number In killed and wounded
Won lllndcuburges loss had been Hight
In comparison
The conclusion the reader would
draw II that the Russian army was
vastly inferior The Germans how.
ever, say the Russian is II good sol.
dlcr lie Is very brave. He lacks I'm.
itlatlye and his scouting Is beneath
contempt He is not an intelligent sol.
der lie is fairly well led. bur not
M intclligently led as the German.
Hut observers unite In this statement
"The Russian army 9as been tre-
mpndously improved 10y the lessons
NJ the Russo Iapuursr war. The army
Uf 1914 could simply walk over the
Russian army VI 1904 II Is not vet
nm efficient army The material Il
excellent, hul II has not been brought
mp TO the modern standard"
To which II may be added that one
frequently hears In well informed cir
clos here the statement that Won Hin
dehhurg Is by no means the marvel
! lous lender he has been believed
He Is simply nt the head Of group
NJ generals whose names one never
hears ls the wny one man put II.
II doubt II Won Hindenhurg signed
n single one Of the orders which led
j tp the destruction Of the Russian
- armies at the battle of Tampnhurg.
O. ] doubt n hIs was the genius that nc.
{ complishod that result, But uewspn-
pcr writer's In telling " the operations
+ I'm the east referred 10 Won Hmden.
7, hnrg's army The public must have
i o name Won Hlndenhurg became
b famous"
So II IL said IN the west Tint the
i true hero NJ the French army should
be- Foch and not Joffre. Foch's name
!, le ncvcr heard. Rut II Il declared that
q n he hnd not dlsobeyed Ioffre's or.
dcrs facing degradation n he had
n failed and had not attacked Won
Kmck md Van Hnuscn when hc had
d been ordered 10 retreat. Parts mlrht
r. now he IN German hands The trntl
, win not he known until after the war
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