The Washington times., 1915-02-24
EMPEROR RUSHES INTO DANCER.

twelve miles south of Lyck. appeared
as II It had been cut in two with q
knife; The Russians destroyed every
building on the German side Of the
ings on the Russian side.
that with the exception of half \
dozen zs1v houses Ss;,S;n damaged BY shell SHOT:
the Kaiser's troops this time or when
they retreated from Russia many
Al Cratevo I met General Won
with a brigade Of $4,000 had defend
ed Loetzen. In the center Of the Ma =
zurian Lakes region. against a Rus
sian force estimated at 10000. His
wing.
General Won Hahndorff told me that
the russians sent part of the I'm
periai Guard: with other troops. from
and Ostrolenka. in an endeavor to
turn the German right wing. but were
Dead Lying Everywhere.
I reached Augustowo a few hours
after the Germans took the town.
making 5000 prisoners. The forces
In a Russian barracks three mile.
from Augustowo had been taken by
surprise and the barracks stormed the
night before. The dead were lying
everywhere.
In one barracks. dead and wounded
were still lying together. A German
captain told me that the Russiar
wounded ',nnn sa.,,sl1 clIns so pitecmsy to thei,
mcvc them. One Russian his cIothe.
parity torn or and wei.erIng n bIooG
said he had been wounded In the fight
ing ing three days before and had beer
without medical attention.
Il am not guilty OF anything" h,
moaned. why let me die this way
owing to the fearful pace OF the rur
suit. no physicians were left behind
The wounded were told that they wouit
| be removed to a hospital within a few
hours. Outside the barracks, saw
countless bodies. partly covered b,
snow and scattered about beneath tn;
trees, and around the barracks itseI
! and a nearby church.
Endless Line of Troops.
Numerous German divisions which
concentrated concentrically on Angus
towo converged on a single road IL
places. marching three to Ave columns
deep through the frozen swamps an.
lake region. AS I arrived, the worI
OF disentangling them and setting then
at new operations was being begun.
I Between Crajevo and Suwalki,
passed more than twenty miles OF soltt
columns OF troops. marching through
| binding snowstorms. Horses were con
tinually falling on the Icy roads. Ever,
| piece OF artillery and wagon was &C
compa MED by sleigh runners to be uset
! under the wheels when 1t became neces
sary. This endless snake OF. human
| units. vending its way In marvelou
order and organization through tn
swamps and Forests. formed a mos
impressive and imposing sight:
oners which I saw made a remarkab bl,
good impression. The men were we'll
fed and well-equipped. Generally the,
were Of splendid physique.
Wounded Treated Well.
The Russian commander Of Angus
towo. who was compelled at the las
moment to abandon his wounded at tn
railway station. also left behind tn
! German wounded. who were left q
| Augustowo by the Germans when the
gave up the city several months age
after the fighting along the Niemen
| With one Of the Germans he left thi
note. to be handed to- the kaiser's force
entering the town:
| II am compelled to leave my wounds
in your hands. They are no longe
enemies, but helpless human beings.
beg of you to treat ours as we di
yours"
The German wounded spoke in tn
highest praise of the care and atten
ton given them by the Russians
Needless to say. this kindness was re
| ciprocated.