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Show GERMAN SUCCESS IN EAST PRUSSIA PETROGRAD. Sept. 15. An official statement by the chief of the general staff says: "The rapid and energetic advance of General Rennenkampf's army in East Prussia and our decisive successes over an Austrian army numbering more than 1,000,000 men have forced the Germans to send back a considerable portion of their troops from the western frontier. "From August 28 to September 7, the Germans were continually bringing reinforcements rein-forcements to their eastern frontier. They then began an attack across the Mazur lakes In a region which was well known to them. As they advanced their right wing threatened to develop, great strength on the front from Nordenburg to Gol-dap Gol-dap and Suvalki. "This maneuver, which threatened to place General Rennenkampf's troops in a serious situation, encountered resistance on the wings from our covering troops, which, In a most self-sacrificing manner, held up the enemy's pressure. "Eventually. Hfter fighting which cost the enemy dearly, our entire troops extricated ex-tricated themselves from this difficult situation and ocupied positions with a view to later operations." |