Gilpin observer., 1914-09-03
ALLIES COMPELLED TO FALL
BACK AGAIN BEFORE TERRIFIC
SMASH OF kAIsER's ARMY.
AEWING ROAD TO PARIS
SCORES OF TRAINS BEAR BACK
THOUSANDS OF WOUNDED
FROM BATTLEFIELD.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

London. Sept. 2.-The hordes of Rus
sia, sweeping to the invasion of Aus
tria-Hungary, have crushed the Aus
trian army in Galicia. The defeat Is
colossal. Dispatches tell of 10000
dead upon the field, Of entire regi-
ments completely destroyed and of
trains which transported wounded by
tens of thousands toward Vienna.
Thirty thousand Austrian prisoners
are in the Russians hands. The army
was under the personal command of
the Grand Duke Frederick and con-
sists of the flower OF the empires
forces. Through its disorganized rem
nants, thousands Of Cossacks ride,
spreading death farther in the Aus
trian ranks and turning the retreat
into rout.
The fate Of the empire hangs in the
balance. In Vienna terror reigns as
dispatches from the border brings
news Of the relentless Russian ad-
vance and town after town is invaded
by Cossack squadrons.
The city is preparing for defense.
Thousands are fleeing by train, in
what motor cars remain. in carriage,
on horseback and on foot.
A dispatch from Bucharest, which
reached the Central News here by way
of Rome. says the Rumanian general
staff considers the battle on the Aus
tro-Russian frontier decisive.
They believe defeat of the Aus
trians will be followed by general
insurrection and that therefore, what
ever may be the sacrifice, the Aus
trians will not fall back.
They are now making strong ef-
fort and are recalling even the troops
engaged against France and Servia.
In east Prussia sweeping victory
is claimed by the Germans, whose
forces have been concentrated against
the Russians at Allenstein.
Seventy thousand prisoners are said
to have been taken. including two
commanding generals, 800 officers and
the complete artillery of the Russian
army. Three Russian army corps. 1t
Is claimed. were annihilated.
The losses of the Germans, however.
are admittedly terrific. The Twelfth
German casualty list in east Prussia
gives the losses Of the Forty-third In
fantry from Konigsberg alone as about
500 men-or about one-third Of its to-
tai fighting strength.
Other regiments engaged, notably
the Sixty-fifth Landwehr from CobleDx
and the fusiliers from Rostock and
Wismer, according to report. have had
losses almost as heavy.
In the light of these figures, which
are official. the Germans have suffered
total loss which is appalling.
Tuesdays defeat of the Austrians in
Galicia occurred when the troops OF
the emperor sought to cross the Wis
tula river to hurl themselves against
the Russian position.
Paris, Sept. with crushing force
the Germans again hurled themselves
against the French and hacked their
way one step nearer Paris. The car
mage on both sides is reported to have
been frightful. The battle Of 10000
men now RACES from Vosges to Able.
vile. The end cannot be long de-
ferred.
The following significant statement
was issued officially by the war OF.
flee:
"On our left wing, as a result of the
turning movement of the German army
and in order not to accept battle un.
der unfavorable conditions, our troops
retired to the south and southwest.
In the region OF Rethel our forces have
arrested the enemy, momentarily. In
the center and on the right the stu
alton remains unchanged"
The fate of Paris hangs in the bal
ance though unofficial reports from
the north are that the Germans have
been checked there by their terrific
losses and have asked for an armistice
to bury their dead.
In Paris the terror of the people in.
creases.
A German monoplane again swooped
down on the city like a bird of prey
last evening, and, while thousands
watched It with the fascination OF
fear. dropped three more bombs into
the city.
One bomb fell in Rue de Hanovre.
near Avenue de Ia LOpera, without
doing damage.
Another, in Rue du Mail, did not ex-
plode. 1t broke through the roof OF
n house but did only minor damage.
A bomb fell in the court of house
in Rue Joubert and blew out the win
dows but did no other harm.
Another bomb has been found In Rue
de Moscou. It was loaded with bull
lets. This was evidently aimed at the
st. Lazare station.
A Rome dispatch to the Temps says
the Russian victory over the Austrians
on the Galician side was brilliant. the
right wing of the Austrian army hav-
ing been decisively turned and cut to
pieces, leaving 10000 prisoners in the