Russia & Germany

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 5, 24 August 1914, Page 3

Russia & Germany

A HUGE ARMY IN PRUSSIAN TERRITORY. i

[By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] [United Press' Association.] ! ;ni MP/' -i\r St. Petersburg, August 22. A Russian army, of 20 corps, under, the Grand Duke Nicholas, has occupied 'lAiCzen, a' town between 20 and "30 miles from the frontier in Prussia. -. .., i i The Russians continue on the offensivo in the Gumbinnen district, and are now engaging at least 14 German infantry regiments. The Russians captured a battery arid took many prisoners at Bilderweitschen, near Gumbinnen, in North-western Prussia.

ON THE POLISH FRONTIER.

St. Petersburg, August. 22

It is reported that largo bodies of the Germans' reserves and second reserves are fighting on the Polish frontier, indicating that the first line troops have been withdrawn to westward. ,

EVERY GERMAN IN RUSSIA DESTINED FOR SIBERIA.

St. Petersburg, August 22

Russian refugees at Copenhagen report that Russians are receiving bettor treatment in Germany now in consequence of the threat that every German in Russia will ho sent to Siberia. ■ GERMAN LOSSES AT GUMBINNEN (Received 9.0 a.m.) London, August 23 (morning). The French Embassy states that tho Russians defeated three German army corps at Gumbinnen. ENORMOUS GERMAN LOSSES REPORTED. St. Petersburg, August 23. It is officially stated that there havo been enormous German losses during the last few days.

THE FIGHT AT GUMBINNEN.

(Received 9.30 a.m.) St. Petersburg, August 23

It is officially stated that in the earlj ! stages at Gumbinnen the Germans attemped an enveloping movement. Lator they asked for an armistice to bury their dead, but it was refused, the Russians are now pursuing the Germans, who are withdrawing from the frontier at Willenburg.