The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-16
GEN. YON KLUCK


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keen pursuit., with probably fresh
troops The French left. with
isrqe forces Of cavalry. some Of
which are reported as far north az
me eei9ian frontier. continues to
the British and French forces.
wnien gained passages over the
Nisne two days ago. are now
somewhere between that river and
tne hiver Disc. and are trying to
repeat the outfankino movement
CCn'en they carried out on the
Rheims has been re-occupied nv
the allies, but the reports make
70 mention OF the neiQhborinq
fortress OF Ia Fere and laon, the
reeapture Of which should not be
oimeuit. as they are constructed
70 resist attack from the north.
sno ne south front 10 relatively
On the French riaht the GER
mans are falling back TO Chateau
Sshnsr lust across the Lorraine
reroer, which has been the scene
OF 30 many skirnnishes since the
beginning Of the war.
IN Vosoes and AIsace the situs-
.,s remains unchanged. both
sioes reservino all their strength
Tor the more critical contest in =
the west
Continue Success.
The Russians are said To he cont,n-
uing their successes in Caiicia and
roland. The armies of General Dankl.
Wnich had the support OF some Ger.
man divisions, have been driven back
across the frontier. which they had
crossed while the Russians were ad-
Naneing on Lemberg. and are now. ac-
Dol
angle between the Rivers San and
Nlstuia. trap into which the Rus
sian troops had been trying for some
Gays TO drive them. Their TANKS are
supported by the fortresses OF Cracow
and Przemysl
Przemysl is being approached by
ne RUSSIAN army which captured
against the right wing OF Generals
Dankl and Won Auffenburg. Mean
while the Russian army is free TO
move west toward Thorn. Prussia. a
Town OF some $1,000 inhabitants on
me right bank of the vistula. twenty
siH mics southeast Of Broomberg. and
ueneral Rennenkampff can look for
reinforcements for his army. which
nau 10 fall back with the German ad-
vance in East Prussia.
Inc Russians won their victories
IN Galicia and Poland not only be-
cause they had a superior force, but.
aessoIolng TO correspondents. their
Austrians and the Germans.
Hopes For Victory.
Petrograd hopes that when Gena-ai
Rennenkampff gets his reinofrcemenfs
ne viii be able to defeat the Ger
mans. Military men are most AMI
Gus TO see how the Russians compare
as ngnting men against the perfectly
trained Germans.
The Servians and Montenegrins. nc.
cording TO Rome dispatch, after the
capture Of Vishegrad. Bosnia. by the
.SerVlans. and of Fatcha. Bosnia, by
the Montenegrins, Joined forces and
are now advancing along the entire
'front.' All these troops are veterans
with fung fighting experience and abe
expected TO give good account of
Besides invading Galicia. the Rus.
slams are now said to be operating OK.
tensively in Bukowina, the chief town
OF Whlch, Czernowitz. they occupied
some weeks ago. IL Is thought TO he
the intention of the Russians to 20
as lar as possible south OF the Car
pathian mountains and. in case the
allies are successful. to demand a new
frontier In that direction when the
war is over
The Russian general stan has said
nothing about the lighting in East
Prussia. except that the Russians
were compelled to withdraw before
superior forces. The Germans. how.
ever, claim another big victory for
General Hindenburgs army in the
nghting which ragged for four DAYS
over the entire front. They saw that
the Russians lost heavily. especially
IN the battle at Lyck. nine miles north
OF the Russian frontier. while the Ger.
man losses were inconsiderable.
Win In Africa.
The scattered British and German
forces through Africa have been hay.
Ing skirmishes wherever their from.
tiers meet. and the South African
mounted rifles. permanent force
many members of which fought
against the British in the South Afri
can war, are reported to have lust
won victory over the Germans. whom
they are said to have expelled from
Ramansdrift This may be the fore
runner OF what may develop into a 50.
rlous battle. The Germans have a
strong force in German West Africa
and already have threatened the bOr.
ders OF the Union OF south Africa
therefore,. before long the Germans
who sympathized with the Beers In
their war against Great Britain NAV
be opposed by the same Beers who are
nov hghung for Great Britain.
From Berlin comes the report thai
Ihe German cruiser Hela has been
sunk by a submarine boat The adj
miralty here has no confirmation of
lhis. and there b. as much mystery
bout the ruaa a. arrrornH.H 49, 80