The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-27
RIGHT WING OF GREAT ARMY FORCED TO
RETIRE TOWARDS ST. DIE REGION
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duration at Kfasnik, in Russian 70
land, ended Yesterday in complete
Austrian victory. The Russian forces
were repused along the entire front
and are in full flight in the directlon
of Lublin.
This is the first indication Of an
Austrian advance into Russian terri
tory. Kransnik is about twenty mics
north of the Galacian frontier.
II was announced offiCiallY in Berlin
TODAY that Lieutenant General Prince
Frederic Of Saxe-Meiningen had oeen
killed by a shell before Nannur. August
| q This statement apparently clears
! I'D the identity of the German nooie-
man who was reported yesterday ana
| today as having lost his life IN bat
| tie
| news respatch from Paris says
| that in Lorraine the allied armies have
| taken I'D q combined offensive move
ment and tina the situation in the
| yosees is unchanged, The battle con-
tinues in the region of LuneViile ana
/ the French troops are said to be max
| ing progress.
4 despatch from Antwerp sets rorth
| that all German troops are believed 10
have left Brussels and that the Ger
| mans expect to reoccupy the city I'M
| mediateiv This news, however, JACKS
| confirmation from any official source
| A despatch received in Rome from
| Vienna declares that Austria Hungary
has declared war on Japan.
| According to kilograms from Nlsn'
Servfa the losses of the Austrians IN
the battle of the Drfna continue 10
grow. They are now given as 10000
killed. 30 900 wounded and 900 pris-
oners. Three hundred thousand Aus
TRANS are said to have taken part IN
this engagement.
| Dispatches from the general stair
| at St Petersburg announce fresh VIC
tories for Russia against potn Ger
many and Austria.
Russian troops are now said 70 oc
cupy the whole of the eastern ano
southern half of eastern Prussia. Inc
Russian armies are declared omclaiS
to be continuing on the offensive.
, | news despatch received IN LonooE
from the Russian ca pital describes the
Russian center, composed OF the grea'
. bulk OF the Russian army AS marcn
, ing silently. but with terrinle iorCe'
| on Bcsen, in Prussia.
, The authorities at St. Petersburg
= have issued orders dismissing the Ger
: man and Austrian sovereigns ant
princes from honorary Colonelshlps II
. Russian regiments and depriving then
Of Russian decorations. This has neVe
befo been done in any war.
Rome reports the receipt by tn
Italian government of telegram IRON
General Conrad. chief Of the Austrian
| staff characterizing as aosolu'ei!
without foundation the report that IN
| Austria Hungary has aggressive IN
tentions against Italy.
, News dispatches received in Lon
; don from Ostend convey the -r9ten,
! there that Germany will occupy oner
for use Later - as ,-orn "a S Is q sr 9}ffnd
The north German Lloyd coast
Princess Alice has put intof steame
OF Cebu in the Philippine Isl the por
r hole IN her stern. The canos VII
rorts that he tried to get ttptaln re
= Island OF Zap in the Car 6fi,Gs rmal
n wireless but found the station ha,
= been destroyed by the British
f The American embassy at Rome
. | through the Consuls in Italy. has ad
: vised all Americans in Italy 10 re
f turn home while communication be
= tween Europe and the United States
is possible
\ The bomb dropping exploit of
e Zeppelin airship over Antwerp on tn,
night of August "a promises to he.
[ come a matter of International con.
sideration. according to advices from
t London. The Belgian authorities claim
that the attack was a clear violation
: OF articles 2s Of the Fourth Hague
cony ention. One account of the dam
, age dore TO Antwerp says that twenty
six lives were lost, 800 houses slightly
: damaged and sixty houses nearly de-
stToyed.
| The Belgian royal family will aban
don Its temporary residence in Ant
werp. establishing themselves in a Sc
cret place in the city. This step is
| taken Because the attack of the Yep
pelin is said to be directed principa lily
against King Albert