Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-09-04

out by the French General Pau's
troops.
London. Aug. 31.-The Chronicles
st. Petersburg correspondent sends
the unofficial report that the Russian
forces, hotly pursuing the German
army. succeeded during the confusion
in entering Konigsberg. and took the
town and fortress.
London.-Dispatches from Austrian
headquarters say that 100000 men
are engaged in the battle on the Aus
tro-Russian frontier. The battle line
extends from the yistula river to the
Dniester river. over 100 miles. The
Russians have penetrated more than
twenty miles into Austrian territory.
The Russian war office issued
statement declaring the fighting on
the frontier more deadly even than
that on the French frontier.
In east Prussia" continues the
Russian war office, "the garrisons and
fortresses of Thorn and Graudenz.
east of the Vistula, are taking par.
with large number of siege guns. We
have taken 5000 prisoners in the op-
erations east of Lemberg Capital OF
Galicia).
Near Podgorz. Just south of the
Vistula. the enemy lost 5000 men and
We captured four guns, a number OF
caissons of ammunition and nine guns
abandoned by the Austrians when
they crossed the Zolokia. North of
Tomacheff we took 1000 prisoners and
surrounded and defeated the Hun
garian Fifteenth division east OF Tom
acheff. entire regiments surrendering.
The enemy is making its principal
efforts in the direction of Lublin lin
Russian Poland, ninety-fiye miles
southwest of Warsaw, where the
fighting is fierce"
Scattered encounters in eastern
Galicia have developed into a general
battle extending 100 miles from the
southern districts of Lublin. in Rus
sian Poland. to a point beyond Lem
berg in Galicia. says the st. Peters
burg correspondent of the Daily Mail.
He adds:
''In east Prussia the Germans have
been driven farther back. Their
losses were particularly heavy at
Mullen, twenty-five miles southwest of
Allenstein, and it is only question Of
a few days when the Germans will be
driven beyond the Vistula.
Panic now reigns in Danzig, the
population OF which is fleeing to Ber-
lin. The result of the general battle
now being fought is expected to influ-
ence largely the whole campaign
against Austria The scant reports
thus far received indicate that Russia
is on the road to decisive victory"
A dispatch to the Observer from st.
Petersburg says the German railways
in east Prussia had been relaid on the
Russian gauge and that there is
through communication between st.
Petersburg and Tnsterburg in east
Prussia. short distance northwest OF
Gumbinnen.
London.-An overwhelming force OF
Germans swooped down on British
force at ST, Quentin Sunday and af-
ter three hours battle in which the
Kaiser's artillery played havoc in the
ranks of the defenders, the English
beat panicl1y retreat.
St Quentin is only sixty miles from
Paris.
Hundreds OF British soldiers were
left dead and wounded on the battle
field and much of the equipment was
thrown away as the terrorstricken
EnElishmen started their retreat.
The fleeing Englishmen were head
ed off by mass Of German cavalry
ard many more were slain and
wounded.
A dispatch to the Times from Ami
ems. France. says ths-1 since Monday
morning last the German advance has
heau one OF almost incredible rapidity