The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-09-25
AUSTRIAN DEFEAT
BLAMED ON SPIES
Vienna Dispatch Says Russia
Knew War OF Ce Plans
IN Advance.
MORE PDISCl..aS CAPTURED
Cars Troops Continue Victorious
Campaign in calieia - Jap Aero.
planes BLOW Up German Fer,s
at Using TaY.

Vienna, Sept. - THE belief In
growing in official circles here that
the Austrian reverses IN Galicia were,
to large extent. brought about By
exact knowledge held by the Russian
war office Of Austria's mobilization
and campaisn lans. which had been
obtained through an elaborate system
Of espionage.
The military authorities. II is claim.
ed. two years ago discovered that
Colonel Alfred Redl. chief Of the gen.
eral staff Of the Eighth Austrian
army corps. had betrayed information
Of vital importance to Russia, and nj.
though II is thought probable that
the Austrian general staff later made
changes In It's plans. the military eX.
pefts believe the notifications would
not have greatly affected the general
basis Of the campaign as worked ont
Colonel Redl was found guilty q.
being n traitor and. on advice OF
brother officers committed suicide.
Austrian official reports continue To
give only scant details OF fresh fight.
ing In Galicia.
$4,000 csptises Claimed.
Paris. Sept. 22.-ln q message from
Petrograd the lla,as correspondent
says that during the past three day.
the Russians in Gaiicia have captured
$1,000 Austrians, including $50 Off.
GERS. Many cannon. quick fire guns
and supplies also have been taken.
Austrian aeroplanes which flew over
the Russian army were destroyed. the
correspondent continues. On the body
Of a dead aviator we're found lists Of
the Austrian reserves. together with
notes as to their positions. which
greatly aided the Russians.
Bombs At Using Tau.
Paris. Sept. 80 TelesraphIng from
Petrograd. n correspondent Of the
iiaNas Agency says:
"A dispatch received here from
Niadlvostok declares that japanese
aeroplanes. throw ing bombs. have de-.
stroyed two Of the important forts NJ
Using Tau"
Germans In Austrian Forts.
London. Sept 2i.-.A central News
dispatch from rcirogIad says:
III IN reported that a strong Ger.
man army consisting Of three army
corIs II NJ prlcmysl. completely
equipped for the defense of the for.
trcss which II has been ordered by the
ioriian general STAFF To hold until the
last In order Ia enable fresh German
troops TO concentrate AGAINST the Rus
sirn front IN East Prussia
In u dispatch IN the Times q cor
respondent M retrorrad SAYS;
The Saxon cavalry Division wh,cl
recently arrived In East Prussia from
France has suffered heavy losses.
Near Sandomir, Russian Poland,
the Russians have again defeated the
broken remnants OF the SpCurd land.
weir corls under General Woirsch.
Here evidently the AUST rms Lad PR.
pared 10 cross the vistuln river.
isolating Austrians.
The seizure of Hrsheshov. wh'c'
IN the point where the Austrians would
have crossed the river. Ii of great i'm,
portance. krsheshov IL u small town
on the san river between Jaroslau and
the confluence OF the san and the Wis.
tula. Consequently. with the occupa.
tion OF krsheshov. the Russian front
widens appreciably and Is enabled TO
cross the river at several points
simultaneously In considerable force.
"Javorov. where the Russians cap
tured 5000 pridsoners and thirty guns.
Is fifteen miles east Of Jaroslau.
Thus the Russians are approaching
Jaroslau also from the east and
threaten to emerge at the rear OF the
fortress after crossing at Krsheshov.
The relentless pursuit OF the Ans.
TRANS continues. The Russians are
forging an iron ring around the Gal.
ician stronghOlds where the remnants
Of the Austrian armies are seeking