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Show RUSSIANS LEAVE I EAST PRUSSIA I Invaders Thrown Back Across t Border After Hard Fight ; and Germans Advance to ' Front of Polangen. Berlin. March 2J, by wireless to Say ville The Russian offensive movement against the East Prussian territory- to the north of Tilsit, came to Its end last Friday night with the expulsion of the last Russian from the province. The Invaders were thrown back across the border alter a brief, but hard fight and the Germans advanced to a point in front of Polaugen. The Ruaalana were at Krottingen and lakubow. Steps have been taken to guard the inhabitants of this diBtrtct against further invasion of this kind. Cavalry played a gTeat part in IrU ing the Russians out of East Prus- ' sia The reason was that a heavy I fog made, the use of artillery and iu-I iu-I fantry very difficult The infantry- I men were hindered also by the swampy nature of the land and the high water. Which prevented rapid pursuit B Although the damage done by tbe invaders in this district is consider- f able, it is not as great as had been feared and reported. t iarge number of the fugitives al- t ready havr returned to their homes. j while others are returning, and the I damages soon will be completely re- General Move of Russians- B The conclusion appears to be Justified Jus-tified today that 'he Russian advance on Memel, on the Baltic in East Prus-' Prus-' sia had a certain connection with the f,em ral renewal of Russia offensive, activity, the purpose of which, aecorct-ing aecorct-ing to military opinion In Berlin, ap-peara ap-peara to have been another threat ; agalnfil Baal Prussia. The offensive against Memel was jt clcsell followed by advances in the direction of Tilsit through Tauroggen. through Mariampol and finally f thrciiKh Augustowo. This offensive activity is t;ken in I Berlin to indicate that the Russians hi v finished filling out the gaps in theil line caused by the hitest victory over them of Field Marshal Von Uln I denblirg, and that they are 110 r-'iiu : tur new operations. r |