South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-11
REPORT CROWN PRINCE
AT HEAD OF TROOPS
Heavy Fighting in Progress in
GaIiCia-AuStrian and Ger
man Invaders of Poland Sue
Ceed in Escaping.

AMSTERDAM, Sept. tt.-Em-
peror William and the German
general staff had a narrow escape
from death when French and Bel
gian aviatorS dropped bombs upon
their headquarters, according to
the NieuwS Van Den Dag, a
Dutch newspaper.
IT says that despite the fact
that the headquarters of the Ger
mans is guarded at night by a
fleet of aeroplaneS, the Belgian
and French flierS succeeded in
reaching it and dropped four
bombs.
The aerial bOmbardment CauS-
ed some damage, the newspaper
adds, but no one was killed.
The NieuwS Van Den Dag 10
Gates the headquarters of the
German general staff in Luxem-
berg. where they are occupying
the building of the German lega-
ton. SearchlightS have been
mounted at Luxemburg to prevent
any surprise attack by the allies.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 1.-THE Rus
sian war office announced today that
a great force of German troops had
taken the offensive in east Prussia. 1t
was admitted that the Russians were
falling back before the German ad-
vance The only information given
out as 10 the campaign against the
Austrians was a statement that the
Russian army had reached the Car
pathian mountains and entered a pass
| leading into Hungary. This is prob
ably the army that took CZernOWltZ
recently and at last reports was head
ed for BOrgO Pass.
The statement relating TO German
! activities in east Prussia, where the
, Russians took the offensive a few days
age after receiving reinforcements fol-
lowing their reverse near Osterode,
was as follows:
German troops from the west con-
centrated on the river ALE, whence
they have begun ii movement east
ward They are marching in great
columns across the Masarian lakes
(region about Lake Mauer). The ad-
vanced Russian troops are falling
back eastward, but are holding the
enemys advance.
Russians May Lose Advantage.
The offensive movement of the Ger
mans may force the retirement Of the
Russian forces that have invested
I Koenigsberg CThe ALE river rises
! southwest OF Allenstein and flows
north and northeast TO the river Pre-
! gel which il joint near Wehlau, only
go miles east Of KOenigsberg)
I Reports that the Germans are ad-
vancing through the lake region in
dicate that the Russians have lost al
! they gained by the early campaign in
| eas~ Prussia, which cost thousands OF
/ lives.
! According TO reports from Cen
! Rennenkampf. the Germans have
! been reinforced by five corps (200,00(
men) and Field Marshal Prittwitz Is
/ in command.
(The Exchange Telegraph Co. an
! nou0ced in London last night that &
| Petrograd dispatch reported Crown
] Prince Frederick William was in com
mand Of the Germans in east Prussia)
In addition 20 occupying CzernOwitz
the capital Of BukOvina, the Russian:
have taken the towns OF Suczawa and
| Hatna, in the same province. II the
/ campaign in Galicia terminates sue.
/ cessfully the Russians will be mas
ters OF all Austria Hungary lying cas-
/ and north Of the Carpathian noun
I tains
Heavy Fighting i'm Galicia.
Heavy fighting is reported TO be ir
1 progress in Galicia over a line eX-
/ tending from Przemysl 10 Lubaczow
| though no official statement on this
/ engagement has been issued up tC
\ time this dispatch was sent. The
Austrians in Galicia are known tc
/ have been strongly reinforced.
II vas admitted today that large
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