The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1914-09-11
RUSSIAN ARMIES
PUSH ADVANCE
TOWARD VIENNA
Austrians in General Retreat on
Left Wing.
BATTLE RACES THREE DAYS
Francis Joseph's Forces Fight Care
Men In Hope Of Holding Them
in Check Until Germans
Arrive.
BATTLE RACES THREE DAYS

al WI ny the former, might open tAS
way to Vienna. and even Berlin.
The fortress Of Przemysl. which
bars Russian progress in Galicia, has
been surrounded by the Cars troops,
according to latest news from the
front. So.
Anticipating the fall Of Przemysl, q
force of Russians Is marching against
Jarosiau, on the Volga., which can
offer but small resistance, while
other Russian troops are operating
with q view Of an attack on Gracow.
on the Vistula, 200 miles from VI
emma, and the only remaining Aus
trian garrison town worth consider
ing between. the Russians and VI
emma Vienna realizes her predica-
ment, according to reports here, and
huge force Of workmen Is erecting
! defenses there
The correspondent OF the London
Times at Petrograd says:
".An official statement announces
that ON the entire front along the
River Bug and the Vistula there are
noticeable symptoms Of the retreat OF
the Austrians.-
1t continues: Their extreme per
sistence has been broken by our gal
liant army which has seized huge
booty.
According to the latest information
available at the hour ~ telegraphtng
concerning the presen, POSITION or the
enemy it is evident that the Austrians
are in full retreat 1t may similarly be
inferred that the Germans have with.
drawn from southeast Poland. They
are known to have had three and pos
sfbly four divisions on the left bank OF
the Vistula, one OF which was attacked
by the Russians.
1.-THE total number OF Austrian pris-
oners captured by the Russians Is now
$4,000"
| Battle RACES Three Days
General Rouzzky, the Stonewall
Jackson Of the Russian forces, has
! rocketed the armies of General Moritz
Won Auffenberg. the former Austrian
minister of war, and General Dankl.
following the swift flanking move
ment executed by the Russians after
the capture of Lemberg. An engage
ment between these forces has been
in progress for three days. The Aus
trian losses are known to have been
tremendous.
Nicolaieff, OF MikolaiofR, Is miles
/ southwest Of Lemberg, was captured
by the Russians on September 5.
Forty cannons and q large quantity OF
supplies were seized.
The battle with the Austrians under
General Auffenberg has been desper-
| ate because the Austrians, II not ami
hilated, may be able to block eRectu-
ally the ears entire, campaign.
Fight to Prevent Merger.
Rouzzky, with his tired but deter
mined forces, is straining every nerve
! to force Immediately q decisive en-
gagement with Austrians, for Ger
man aeropianes in considerable num-
bers have been seen on the Russian
frontier. and their coming is assumed
to mean that strong German re-en-
forcements are just behind II Rouz-
zky can eliminate the Austrians be-
! fore. the Germans arrive his next
! task would be to take the offensive
against the Germans. But II Austria S
100000 men manage to merge with
a considerable German force the Rus
SLAMS probably will be forced to take
the defensive and wait for reinforce
ments No decisive result in the pres
ent fighting is expected for several
days.
Berlin Claims Victories.
London, Sept. "a Berlin official
dispatch says:
"a column under command of the
! Austrian general, Kestranek, advanc-
ing together with the eastern army
under General Dankl on Russian ter
! ritory, repulsed violent attack OF
Russians and took 600 Russian pris-
oners. In the south the Servians
tried to break into Croatian terri
] tory near Mitrovica and 5000 Of them
were captured by the Austrians.
Much war material was also cap
! tured."
A report from Vienna says that an
! Austrian army of 10000 has defeated
! the Montenegrin troops in Dalmatia
/ with enormous losses. The Austrians
/ are reported to be ready to invade
! Montenegro.
10000 Killed In One Battle.
=
! The extent of the losses suffered
/ during the first six weeks of the war.
l places all previous casualties far In
/ the background Not less than ten
thousand dead Germans were counted
IN trenches after one engagement In
eastern Prussia On the fateful day
of September 1 when two Russian
corps came into death grips with four
German corps north OF Soldau the
losses on both sides totaied 10000, the
majority OF which were German.