The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-09-24

sian advance.
The Russian army n0I In Calicia
will be left there TO compaete its
work, for. according to . Rome dis
patch. IN army of sOO. .0ee Russians is
marching into Central Poland follow
ed by another army of a,O0O, 900,
while third army also aggrexating
1000. 900 10 coming from noes dista mt
regions and will reach the froet in
October
There are said to be 1,o0e. 80 Rus
SLAMS already in Galicia and So, ,oeo in
East Prussia. While these nsubers
ae enormous they are Considered
pr0bab bly, . fair estimate Of what Rus
sia soon will have available for war
1t 10 said she will sooa have 7,0ee, 900
men On the move.
German AewIss GaArsWeh.
London.-A dispatch to the Ex-
change Telegraph Company froa its
Ostfnd correspondent says:
THE Germans are eatrsnching
themselves strongly on the River
Sambre. from Maubeuge to Namur. 1
have seen important defense works
at Thuin. Farciennes and FIoreffe.
Many Inhabitants Of these places had
been forced BY threats to perform la
Dor on the works. have been told
that the same kind of Notifications
are being erected on the Neuse, from
Givet to Namur, but 1t IL Impossible
to cross the Sambre to see for my
self I believe. however, my informa.
tion Is accurate"
Austria Oumbiy Waits.
Vienna.-In the complete absense
of satisfactory details regarding the
progress Of the campaign in Galicia
and along the Servian frontier, the
Austrian public is waiting with dumb
patience for some definite news as to
what really is happening Ever since
1t became known that Russia Is max
ing great headway in Galicia the COM
ment in Vienna newspapers has been
guarded. the. editorials dealing chiefly
with the German campaign IN Wes-
tern Europe. The presence Of 10000
Polish refugees from GaIicia, however,
loads OF wounded. tends to offset this
reticence.
Captured German Cruiser.
New York.-The capture Of the Ger
man converted cruiser Bathania by
the English cruiser Essex was report
ed by Paul Gassett. formerly Ameri.
cap consul at Antofogasta, Chile, who
has just arrived here. a passenger on
board the Almirante Of the United
Fruit line from Colon and Kingston.
Transferring Troops.
I-ondon.-The Daily Telegraph's
Rome correspondent says he learns
from an authentic source that eight
German army corps have left France
and Belgium for the Russian frontier.
Big Battle 10 On.
LondOn.-Another great battle, even
more vital than those which have pre-
ceded it, is in progress on a line ex-,,
tending from the region of Noy6n on
the River Disc. northwest of Paris TO.
the River Meuse, north Of Verdun,
The front is somewhat shorter than
in the battle of the Marne, but this
will result only in more fiercely
contested battle, with masses Of
troops throwing themselves at each.
other. and every available piece OF ar
tillery concentrated in the determined
effort of the armies to break through
the lines.
The Germans, who 4 fortnight ago
had to abandon their first swift en-
deavor to destroy the armies OF
France and Great Britain, and cap
ture Paris, have now fortified them
selves on the mountains north OF the
River Aisne, through the plains Of
Champagne and In the Argonne
mountains through which the Meuse
flows.
In Strong Position.
They are in stronger positions than
they were for the battle of the Marne
and have been strongly REINFORCED
with fresh troops from the north and
east. They have attempted some
counter attacks against the allied
troops, which, flushed with victory.
have been trying to prevent them from
entrenching themselves.
According to English and French
official reports these attacks have
been repulsed and the Germans com
PEELED to give way at certain points,
but the German general staff Chains
Just the opposite result.
Russians Report Gains.
Petrograd.-lt Is announced that
the Russian troops in pursuit Of the
enemy have met all along the battle
front with important success against
the Austrians and have occupied San.
domir about one hundred miles north.
east of Cracow. They also took by
assault an important position near
Krzeschoff and crossed the San river
pressing the routed Austrians hard
In the Iavorovo district they captured
conveys Of ammunition Of the Sixth
and Fourteenth Austrian army corps
[ taking more than thirty guns, 5,O0(