The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-09-11
AUSTRIANS ARE ROUTED
Petrograd Claims Forces Of Czar
Have Won Notable Victory
at LubIin

London, Sept l1.-A Petrograd dis
patch to the Times says:
Large German forces have detrain-
ed at Tchenstochow, and to the east
ward the stream OF German contin-
ues."
German troops transported from the
west have concentrated along the riv-
er ALE and are now marching i'm long
columns in an easterly direction and
crossing the Masurie Lakes. The
Russian advance guard is retreating
To the east.
Will Attack the Russian Rear
London. Sept. 1l.-A Copenhagen
dispatch says General Won Benecken-
dorff IIlndenburE has defeated the
left flank of the Russian army in East
Prussia with his eastern army and
there opened the way for an attack
on the Russian rear.
Crown Prince Transferred?
London Sept 1l.--According to n
Petrograd dispatch to the Exchange
telegraph company, it is believed there
that the German crown prince has
been appointed commander chief of
the forces opposing Russia.
Claim Austrians Hopelessiy Beaten.
London. Sept IA Times Petro-
grad dispatch sayss
Although some of the Austrian ar
my corps at Lublin probably will make
good their retreat. official dispatches
describe the rout of Generals Dankl
and Auffenburg in such way as to
warrant the inference that the enemy
is hopelessly beaten"
The army of Gen. Won Auffenburg
has sustained very heavy losses
One entire regiment of heavy in
fantry was surrounded by a Cossack
column and cut off. 1t surrendered
with all equipment.
The Russians continue to capture
the enemy's guns by n series of bril-
liant attacks which have completely
terrorized the enemy.
German Troops From West,
Washington, Sept. 1.-THE Russian
embassy last night issued the following
statement
"The success gained by our troops
over the Austro- German army at
Krasnik on September Q is developing
on the front from Tomaszow and Rowa
Ruska to the river Dniester. Serious
fighting is in progress.
German troops transported from
the western front have been concen-
trated in East Prussia on the river
Ale on September 8 they began to
advance in considerable columns
through the Mazur lake regions. our
advance troops, delaying the enemy,
fell back in an easterly direction"
Germans Losses Are Heavy.
London Sept. 1.-THE correspond
ent OF the Times at Petrograd sends
the following:
"The extent of the losses during the
first six weeks OF the war places all
previous casualties far in the back
ground Not less than 10000 dead
Germans were counted in the trenches
after one engagement i'm eastern
Prussia
"On the fateful Sept /, when two
Russian corps came to death grips
with four German corps north Of Sol
dau, the losses OF both sides totalled
between bO,OOO ana iO,OUO inc HlaJpil-
ty being Germans"
Denies Russian Successes.
Manchester. Mass, Sept. 1l.-Dr.
Konstantin Theodor Dumba, Austro-
Hungarian ambassador to the United
States. last night made public the fol-
lowing wireless mes sage from the for
eign secretary Of his government
Count Won Berchtold, in Vienna:
Emperor continues to enjoy best of
health
Another battle begun in Lemberg
district. Russians persist i'm spreading
false reports about alleged Russian
Victories, Intending 30 relieve depress-
ed public feeling in T'ance.
Energetic protest OF kaiser to Pres
ident Wilson against barbarism. use
OF dunn dunn bullets, cIlled forth mere
warmest response.
-Four thousand Servian prisoners or
war passed through BUDAPEST TO-DAY
on the way to Essetergom to be en-
camped with 10000 Russians already
there.
Austrian official correspondents
bureau denies energeticaily statement
of official Russian paper Vestnik about
alleged great victories of Russians IN
Lemberg; states once more Austrians
evacuated Lemberg without fight