The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-02
AUSTRIANS BEPULSED WITH IMMENSE LOSSES
FIFTEEN THOUSAND BEING BURIED ON FIELD;
MANY OFFICERS AND men TAKEN PRISONERS

London. Sept I0.10 a. mD-A
corner ~ the curtain over the battle
drama IN northern France has mo-
mcntarily been raised u shows the
allies battling desperately TO prevent
the sucecss ~ the sicSmun assstiita on
the upper u!sc. less than nf,, mi.es
from Paris.
on the eastern war stage Russia
frankly coufCsses to disaster 10 .wo
army corns, with the loss of three
generals. elsewhere the Russian arms
seemed To have triumphcd Galieia
has been successfully Invaded and
Lunburg viii soon be evacuated. ace
cording to reports from the So Pc
tersburg war office. ~ this b. true.
the Austrian menace 40 Russian Io-
land viii be ended aud the russian
forces can begin 10 converge Cor thu
march on Beriil. The Russian OBJECT
i've in north Galicla apparently oeing
koonigshutte. whence they can mdrch
ON Berlin wa Brcsiau.
On the upper Disc the British are
hghting desperately Co pre- cnt the
Germans from o1taining one ol the
most direct routes 10 Paris. Tho bat
tie ragcd Sunday ana Monday and o.
sheer wcight of numbers The Ger
mans secured a slisht advance.
Military experts point out that
from he present position on the up-
per oise river the German advun b.
viii become incrcasingly dinicuu 0W-
Ina to ihc natural features oi the
country as well AS the artificiul de-
fcnscs that viii have To- Doe ouu-
tered
u is becoming evident hat all along
the western line the allics are piaA ins
for time In the hope that the German
assault viii become exhausted.
ON the diplomatic side. Germany is
making renewed efforts To brilg lialy
into her camp ~ proclamation which
Citcs that victory for England and
France will deprive italy ~ an chance
OF dominating the Mediterranean.
The eastern coast OF Belgium and
tiis northwestern coast OF France ars
apparently clear Of Germans.
Antwerp has asked for an increes-
ed garrison. The town has also eN-
pericnced shudder because OF an
other Zeppelin visit The great dir
igible was hred on and q departed
without dropping amy bombs.
The announcements from Vienna
that preparations have been made
for The evacuation of Lemburs the
capital of Galicia. in View oi the IN
eyitability' of AN approachins Russian
occupation ia the nrst official admis-
sion that the Ausirians have been
wOrsted IN the prolonged hghtlng IN
Galicia Moreover, Russian accounts
from this field OF opera ions have been
continually cheerful Even the de-
feat 'of Russians b, the Germans In
East Prussia has not ahaied the opli-
mism of Peirograd
The Russian chief OF the general
stan calls the aifair merely a reverse
due to the uneSpcc ed appearance OF
heavy German re-inforcoments. ac-
C0mpanied by siege guns apparently
from the forircsses of Thorn aud
Graudenz
Nothing so complete as the present
censorship Of news from the actual
battle line In France has been Known
since the begianlng Of the war.
The Eigniflcance Of the removal oi
the German military headquarters
from Coblcntz 10 an unknown desti-
nation is dihieult Ca estimate. but the
change IL regarded Hs highly interest
inG.
The announcement by Paris paper
that fourteen German stan officers
have been captured and interned al
Nimes Is the first intlmation OF this
Incident n may possibly be signih-
cant although i Is not said where the