The Elbert County tribune., 1914-09-18
GERMANS FIGHT
NEAR FRONTIER
DEFEATED HOST is pIsPuTINo
EVERY INCH OF cRounp IN
TITANIC CONTEST.
WAY OPEN TO BUDAPEST
MUscovITEs ARE SUCCESSFUL IN
DRAWING ENEMY FROM AS
sAuLTs ON PARIS.
l,;ew.papes l;nlen- New. aervIee.

Western Newrpnpez Union New. service.
London. Sept. 17.-The official press
bureau issued the following:
1T is stated. from Russian official
sources, that the rout of ths Austrian
army in Galicia is complete, though
full details have not been received
The Austrian loss since the taking of
Lemberg Is estimated at 5000 killed
and wounded. 100000 prisoners and
400 guns, many colors and vast guam
titles of stores. The Germans made
desperate efforts to save the Austrian
army, but failed completely. At one
point the Germans lost thirty-six
pieces of heavy artillery and at an
other several dozen pieces OF siege ar
tillery"
The Russian General Rennenkampf.
who is conducting operations In east
Prussia, has recently found himself in
dangerous position. and has fallen
back to Russian fortresses. on the
Russian frontier.
The Germans under General Won
Hindenburg are reported to be follow
ing up their advantage with the hope
of dealing the Russians Ii heavy blow
before they can be reinforced.
The losses in Galicia and Poland
were frightful. and according to off
cial reports, the Russians are still
following the Austrian and German
forces in the hope of striking another
blow before they can reform.
One report from Petrograd says that
the Russians have several communica-
tions between Cracow and Przemysl;
the two fortresses for which the Aus
trians and their German allies are
heading. and have begun an advance
to sever communications between Gal
icia and Budapest,
Among the fourteen hundred guns
taken from the Austrians by the Rus
SLAMS in Galicia are more than thirty
six heavy German cannon bearing the
initials of Emperor William. These
came from the regions occupied by the
Sixth German corps.
More than $500 German prisoners
arrived at Lublin. in Russian Poland.
The debacle-for it seems nothing less
lin the Austrian armies, means that
Germany will have more and more to
rely mainly on herself; hence there
will be greater interdependence OF
events in the eastern and western
fields of operations.
Right Flank Of Invaders EseircIed.
The German army. which, less than
a fortnight ago was at ''the gates of
Paris" and the right wing of which
then extended to the southeast of the
French capital. is drawn UP on al
most straight line extending from
the neighborhood of Noyon on the
west to Boyes Fores on the Meuse,
north of verdun. with its left resting
on the German fortress OF Metz.
The German right wing Is now en-
circled by the allies. according to an
Amiens dispatch to the Daily News.
Thus the right wing, at least, has
gone back more than seventy miles
in two weeks, while the rest of the
army also has had to retire before the
whole could find ground on which to
make another stand against the ad-
vance of the allies
That the Germans intend to give
battle on this line with the river Aisne
in front of their right. the hills of
Rheims facing their center and the
mountains and forests OF Argonne on
their left. there seems little doubt
They went back, steadily, before the
French and English armies, fighting
only recr-guard actions, until their
right, in command of General Won
Kluck, got across the Aisne.
Then they turned. and delivered sew
eral counter-attacks. which, however.
according to the British official report,
were repulsed. the Germans leaving
300 prisoners in the hands of the Brit
ish. These counter-attacks doubtless
were delivered in the hope of giving
the troops of the right wing. exhaust
ed by the long advance followed by a
retreat almost as long, the opportu-
ity of resting. and preparing positions
from which they could resist attacks
from the allies, and in which they
could await reinforcements before TAX
ing up the offensive again.
According to reports, Emperor Will
liam himself has gone to East Prus-
sia to take chief command of the Ger.
man armies opposing the Russian in
vaders.