Show russians wrecked railroads the gauge of the russian railroads Is ab about out one foot wider than that of ahe aie german mil railroads roads nence hence the rus belans lans during their retreat after the battle attle of tannenberg believed that the luer germans mans would bo be unable to use their laar narrower rower gauge locomotives and cars on the russian lines the germans po wever amov moved ed one of the rails a root coot inside its former position at the ile same rame time they ruined the track for use nse by 6 sawing awing off the ties lust outside the shifted rails the russians 11 salans came back and on their next nest retreat exploded a cartridge at each ran all joint smashing the joint and bend 1139 ng in the abutting rall rail ends so that pars cars could not p pass ass this involved tor for the germans the huge task ot of bringing up new steel and laying relaying re the entire tract track the job was completed |