Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-09-04
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at Rome obtains a few lines on the
inner pages of the London papers,
while an interview from Paris from
wounded British officer who said the
allies during the past "a hours hao
pressed back the German attack, is
read with eager interest.
The past "a hours has yielded no
final news of the progress of the pat
tie in norther France. The pubnc
Is prepared to learn that the German
advance continued to the outer lines
of the defences of Paris. There 1t is
expected that the allied armies Will
make a stand on the line from Ven
dune on the east to the sea and at
tempt with all their might to stay the
German avalanche.
British Turn Eastward
The British public has turned hope
fully toward the east where the tri-
umphs of Russian arms in the Aus
trian province of Galicia has been am
ply confirmed. In addition to the bat
tie of Lemberg, in which the flower of
six Austrian army corps were de-
stroyed, it is evident that there has
been a simultaneous victory at Tomas
zow, a town of some importance 30
miles southeast of Lodz, in Russian
Poland. 1t appears evident to-day
that not only has the Austrian offen-
sive through Russian Poland, destined
to effect junction with German army
corps from East Prussia, failed, but
the blow has been so severe that Gall
cia is virtually in the control of the
Russians. Lemberg is not only the
capital of an enormous territory
Slavic in its sympathy, but also a
transportation point of great strategic
value, being the center of eight rail-
roads If the Russian successes con-
tinue, 1t is expected that the Austrians
will be cleared out of Russian Poland
within few days.
If the official reports of the Russian
successes in Galicia are anywhere near
correct Russian Poland will soon
sease to be a point of anxiety to the
Petrograd general staff can be con
centratea on an offensive movement
toward Terlin.
Hold Back Full Strength
The meager German reports re-
ceived here indicate that the Germans
are more than holding their own or
the border of East Prussia, but the
Russian general staff. according to
the point of view held in London, does
not seem greatly concerned over the
status of the campaign in this terri
tory, evidently being willing to await
the outcome of movements further
eastward before throwing Russia's full
strength against Prussia.
The veil of secrecy over the western
area of the ighting-the country
north of Paris-never has been harder
to penetrate than during the past "a
hours. There is no evidence at hand
to show that the persistent advance OF
tie Germans has been appreciablS
checked; on the contrary at least one
oint the German contact is within
20 miles of the outer fortifcations oi
Paris. Late news dispatches from
Dieppe describe tke German right as
at the rear of the retreating French
through Creil, Senlis and Crepy-en.
Valois, towns distant "a 20 and 81
miles respectively from the boundar
les of Paris proper. The fortification'
of the French capital extend nearl!
ten miles beyond the city limits.
The allied armies probably now oc
cupy a line of siege both to the cas-
and west of Paris.
Recruiting has improved in Eng
land, and the military authorities ar,
now prepared to form some 10 or /:
new divisions.