Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-03
SERWANS ROUT
AUSTR|ANS WITH J.
GREAT SLAUGHTER
Serbs Say Defeated Army Left
10000 Dead on Jedar
Battlefield.
VICTORS CLAIM 10000
PLACED HORS De COMBAT
Balkan Advices Say Remnant of
100000 Force Is in
Retreat Now.
PLANS TO OCCUPY VIENNA
Russia Officially Notifies Belgrade
Of Its Observation-Disclosures
Reports . Victory
Also.
VlCTORS CLAIM 10000
PLACED HORS De COMBAT
PLANS TO OCCUPY VIENNA

ROME, September 3, $3.50 am.
(By way of Paris)-A telegram
from Nish, Servia, says that in a
battle at Jedar between 100000
Austrians and 10000 Servians
the latter put 100000 Austrians
"hors de combat" (The number
Of disabled Austrians given here
is much greater than in the fol-
lowing dispateh.)
NISH, Servia, September 3 (via
London)-An official statement
issued yesterday gives new and
fuller details of the battle of
Jedar. The Austrian force, it says.
was composed of 10000 men and
held a favorable position. BY its
retreat it admitted defeat. The
Austrians left on the field of bat
tie 10000 dead and more than
1000 wounded, according to the
report.
Altogether continues the state
ment. 10000 of the enemy were placed
hors de combat We have sent to the
interior more than 1000 men whom We
t. ok prisoners and have captured sixty
guns, much ammunition. the material
tor the construction of a 600-metsR
bridge and a train.
THE battle was Of great Importance
because 1t was decisive. The enemy
retI Gated to Santzek.
Bombard Durazzo. --
ROME. September 2 (via Paris. Sep
TENDER 3.-News received here from
Durazso. Albania. says that the insur-
geLt is have again bombarded the town.
Two projectiles fell near the royal pail
sailors.
Russians Aim at Vienna.
A report received here from Belgrade
states that the Servian government has
been officially notified that the Russian
plan will infallibly lead to the occupa-
also declares that great excitement
prevails in that country over the re-
ported Austrian defeat. Men from fif-
teen to sixty-five years of age have
been called to arms.
Charge Capture Of Civilians.
Servia officially denies the statement
made in Austria that 1,400 Servians had
been made prisoners. saying that the
ers at Shabatz, but that when they were
driven from Servian territory they took
with them a number of peaceful inhabi-
tants. whom they depict probably a.
Servian soldiers.
Will Invade Austria.
A telegram received here from Nish
says the Servians are preparing to attack
and invade Austria. as the Austrian forces
for days have failed to confront the
Servians.
The newspaper Corriere Della Sera of
Milan publishes an interview with King
Nicholas of Montenegro. who is quoted as
saying that he hopes that Italy will aban-
don its position of neutrality and side
against the Austro-Germans.
Although the Franco-Russian news is
not now satisfactory, the king is sure
that the Germans and Austrians will sue
cumb under the weight of Russian arms
King Nicholas persists in his intention
to occupy Scutari.
Cattaro to Be Between Fires.
kilograms from San Giovanni di Medua,
Albany, a seaport twenty miles south OF
Scutari. says that the real bombardment
of the Austrian seaport of Cattara
has not begun because the Anglo
French squadron is awaiting for the
Montenegrins to transport their siege ar
tillery TO Mount Lovchen. This move Is
intended to put Cattaro between two
fires.
The garrison at CRttaro has tried sew
eral sorties against Antizari but all were
frustrated by the M0ntenegrins. The Aus
trians the dispatches state, lost many
men and two cannon in those sorties.
Montenegrins Claim Victory.
CETTINJE, via London. September s.
Although numerically inferior, the Monte
negrins have defeated the Austrians near
Bilek in Bosnia. Gen Vokovitch, ac-
cording to the announcement, has taken
the offensive and Is marching on Tchaiu-
itch in pursuit Of the Austrians.
PARIS. via London. September "a
dispatch from Petrograd ST. Petersburg
says the Noyoe Vremya charges that
during the bombardment of Belgrade the
Austrians destroyed maternity hospital
over which the Red Cross nag was dying