The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-10-10
STILL HAUNTED BY SAD SIGHTS

l But the greatest difficulties were due to the refugees, numbering many
 thousands. some on foot and some in von Scholtzs force. They hung on to the troops. and a sudden retreat on the part of this army group would have had the most distressing conse- quences, both for the refugees and sol diers. But it could not be avoided, for the few police were not sufficient to take charge of such masses. We had to put up with them. The memory of the many sad sights l then saw haunts me still
 On the 24th and 25th of August our headquarters were at Rosenberg, and 1 on the 18th at Lobau. We took advant- l age of these last two days to get into 1 touch with commanders and men in various parts
 1 On the evening of the 26th the posi- tions of both sides were somewhat as l follows:
 General von Muhlmann-who had ! the First A. c. under his orders, with l tula fortresses-was in Lauthenberg 1 and Strasburg, in close touc/ with enemy cavalry. The First A. C. itself 1 had been concentrated at the south of Montowo. and had fought its way as l far as Usdau, which was strongly held |
 von Francois was ready to continue his advance on the 27th
 l To the right wing of the reinforced 20th A. C. had been allotted the task | of attacking Usdau from the north, and then joining hands with the First Army corps in it's later advance upon
 Neidenburg. The fist Infantry Divi-
 sion was to march upon Wapuitz from 1 Gross Gardener, while on their left a Landwehr Brigade. the Third Reserve 1 Division, and the 37th Infantry Division were simultaneously to attack Waplitz and Hohenstein on line running north from Mullen.
 RUSSIANS WERE IN ALLEN STEIN The enemy had pushed forward on l the whole front and had occupied AL lenstein.
 1 Von der Goltz's Landwehr Division, l which had been placed at our disposal J by the General Headquarters, was com l ing up near Osterode and Biessellen. l This division came from Schleswig- Holstein, where up to now it had been 1 employed in guarding the canal and
 the coast It was to take Hohenstein
 from the northwest.
 (The front to be attacked south of | Allenstein was about 20 miles long l from Usdau to Hohenstein,y | The First Reserve Corps reached the neighborhood of Seeburg on the 2sth. 1 The 17th A. c. had ben engaged with i, a division of the Russian Sixth corps be- l tween Lautern and Or. Bossau. north l of Bischofsburg, and had driven 1t l back in the direction of Bischofsburg | The Sixth Landwehr Brigade which had advanced on the 24th and 18th from 1 Lotzen to the northwest of Bischofs- burg. had taken a successful part in the action. fThe attacking front northeast of Allensten was about 15 miles.)
 The attack on Usdau was to begin ] at a. m. on the 27th- We wanted to ! be present at this decisive battle, in | order to be able to superintend on the 1 spot the cooperation of the First and ! goth A C.. orders for which had all ready been given.
 Just as we left LOubau for Gilgenburg the joyous news reached that Usdau had fallen. I considereI the battle won.
 However, this was somewhat premn- ture. soon after, it transpired that ! Usdau had not yet been taken. and it i only fell late in the afternoon. From 1 n tactical point of view the Narew Ii Army was now broken through. The First A. (. threw the enemy back be- 1 yond SoIdau tan advance of almost 15 i The 20th A. C.. greatly exhausted a it was, was not so successful and the 41st Infantry Division, near Or. Gar
 dienen. made no progress. Nor was
 any ground won further north Non
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