GERMANS IN NORTH PRUSSIA
CHECKED BY THE RUSSIANS (Received September 24, 9.30 a.m.) „,,„.,,-■ • , „ LONDON, 23rd September. The Daily Chronicles Petrograd correspondent states that the Germans landed at Memel, and penetrated to Jurburg. Others from the Masurian Lakes occupied feuwalki and Mariampol, and were checked there on Friday last. [Memel is an important seaport at the noi th-eastern extremity of Prussia, within ten miles of Russian territory. The River Memel. or Memen, nuifi out of Russian into Germany, and hi its Russian course Forms' the eastern boundary of the proving of Suwalki, which adjoins eastern Prussia. Jurburg is on the river, tea miloa from the frontier. The town of Suwalki ie about twelve mile* from >ho. German fjoutier. is 34 jnilea ncrtfa-aortU-eafit p£ Suwaltt.] "
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 74, 24 September 1914, Page 7
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