The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-17

xssh.nr remained 20 be done on
Auruxt - usfN but 10 give orders
~ she First army corps 10 occupy
Nsidenburs. In the meantime the
eurm had already made a turning
msyem<nt Ia that direction. rrhis
.rwy corps had broken thru the Rus
~ lines from the west the day be-
IN and advanced more than rs
ui]sa N<idenhurg WAS the principal
~ of the large Russian forces
epesatins around Allenstesn. 20 miles
b ~ MORTAL
ne Twvrtieth army corps was to
orFy out the attack which had been
ind for the nth. and more especial
b 10 paah forward the Forty first IN.
fAnuy division. flrhc Twentieth had
hen held up the day before In an
xstrnpt to progress ON the right OF
he First corps around TannenberE.
u miles west Of NeldcnburgJ Won
~ Colts's Landwehr division was
d attack Hchenxfein ton the left OF
~ rwsntieth corps,.
~ First reserve corps and Seven
iser'h army corps Operating against
~ eastern flank OF the Russiansl
nm moved up west. covered against
s1afnEk from Orteisburg czs miles
suu<henst II Allensteinl to positions
- nne running from Alienstein
y paesenheim.
nAas two corps taken from In
fuut 4 Rsnnenkarnpf. while he held
- huue army inactive 20 miles
e1y. I'D driven 20 miles on the
nght flank Of samsonoffs army. and
Nnucucfrs force. numbering up to
5eeet nen. was caught In a circular
~ q about IS miles circumference
usA only = narrow outlet TO the
ostA. In which German cavalry
vas cpsratingJ
90 CLOSE TO
UIIlE LINES
Ezrly On the 2sth we went to
Uue<nau 1ess than three miles be-
- n battle line at Tannenberr,
- established ourselves In the open
sne EASTERN end Of the village. A
~ Ineffective field telephone con
ne<1d = with the First army corps
y miles away but no cornmunica.
- q all was possible with the
esh0 forces
uw firsf Impressions were by no
nexna favorable. Neldenburg had
s4sssn'y been taken. but the Forty
~ infantry division had attacked
wasdu Eight miles east OF Tanner.
20 y fog and been driven back.
~ division. which had suffered
" casualties. was now holding
nons west OF waplitz and an.
paung hostile counter attack
sn Ne greatest anxiety. I sent an
l'e5 there by car TO give me a
1p17 % the condition OF the al
49,. and his account was not en-.
spns The Iandwehr near
-aA'en Tive miles west OF wapIltz,
- not making progress.
III r.
enemy attacked the right
= ne Twentieth army corps
1se farce. . grave crisis might
sea at the best. the battle
prolonged. Now there was
smpfs chance to intervene.
~ ~ Enemy made no attack on
= srsFfy-nrst infantry division and
nen army did not advance.
= p'ain Bartenwerffer. OF the staff
= Ae seventeenth army corps. flew
~. Ine enemy lines. and brought
- reports Of the progress Of his
m The ensmy's rear.
..aN1C SPREADS
HAs 10 REAR
Turing the afternoon the nl,,,ation
49, to our advantage. The
~. reserve division, and later the
=" ssventh infantry division. TOO
~ nound west Of Hohenstein. Won
-. vu'tzs Landwehr division en-.
ir.s 49, hohenstein itself. The enemy
y. appeared to be wavering. Gen
r, ~ h'ndenburg wanted to 70
'1s,snt On to Mullen
80 an right into momeptary
~ treated by Russian prisoners
v1e being taken TO the rear IN
M Numbers. This incident ere
~ = unfavorabIe impression. as
!, 60 spread far TO the rear.
~ ", We evening we went 10 o~te.
~. us miles north Of Tannenberg,
~ 70 an unfortunate ,nobIIlza.
~. "uer the civil authorities had
Nav s ieft the town. This must
~. considerably Increased the an.
y. - me civil population. n
thin. we're not at all clear az to how
pr,,s STOOD with the Individual
n. h. put there was no doubt that
i rn..,s e was won. Whether or not
uncsr,as prove a real Cannae was
~ 1in The First armv corns
~. ,asfs TO send force to WlIlen.
IN. ~mtner the Seventeenth army
~ "a also to proceed. The re.
n +" inc Russians was TO be cut
( ~ movement meant a junction
al !, s' and east attacking forces
- Neldenburg across The only
b.,s. ~ open to the Runsians1
Nh. .ne night we learnt further
nr The Russian Thirteontb
advanced from AIIenstein