South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-17
Eight Corps, Comprising 320,-
600 Men, Withdrawn From
Prussia to Help Deal Shat
tering Blow to Allies.
REMOVES OBSTACLE TO
ADVANCE OF RUSSIANS
Cars Army Sanguine of Vic
tory in InvaSiOn-Put PriS-
onerS to Work in Fields and
Building New Roads.

PETROGRAD. Sept. IL Eight
army corps 1920. 600 men) that Ger
many sent east TO repel the Russian
attack in East Prussia and 20
strengthen the Austrian army in Ca
licia have been withdrawn and are
being rushed TO che western theater
of war. This information was received
at the war office today.
The general staff believes that Ger
many intends 10 use these forces for
a final terrific blow in an attempt to
shatter the allies resistance in France.
This action OF Germany viii result
in increasing wherever possible the
rapidity Of the Russian armies move
ments.
While Gen. Ruszky and Gen. Brous-
iloff are continuing their campaigns
in Galicia, a Russian army is proceed
ing west through Poland. This army
is the one that crushed the Austrian
left wing at Opole and Turboin. ac-
cording to the war correspondent or
the Move Nremya at Warsaw.
Germans Are Retiring.
He says that the German forces
that entered Russian Poland are
advance, falling back into Silesia-
The news OF Russian victories ne
telegraphs has caused a headlong
flight among the Germans in the dis
tricts Of Czestochowa, Klobuck.
Sieradz and Kaiisse. Long transports
of munitions and stores are moving
and every day loaded trains leave for
Kruezburg.
Kruezburg is in upper Silesia- 50
miles east southeast Of Breslau.
Russian patrols are constantly
widening their radius OF action. The
inhabitants Of Sedunska-WO ola, south
east Of alisse have been notified %
evacuate the town in three days, as Dc
is 10 be fortified. A special train has
been provided for the residents who
want 10 go 10 Germany
VIII Make Prisoners Work.
According 10 the Bourse Gazette.
which is a semi-ofiicial newspaper.
200, 900 OF the prisoners taken IN the
defeat OF the Austrians are 20 be dis
tributed 10 various points IN the en-
pire where they are being placed AZ
work Railway construction. agricDl-
ture. lumbering and road making are
some of the tasks at which they have
been placed They VIII be or great
help in harvesting the crops which
would otherwise have been neglected
because OF the war.
The prisoners must work 10 IN
sure their existence says a STATE
ment issued by Privy Councillor Kriv
oshein. head OF the department OF ag
riculture. I'VE shall pay for the
work done. but our position IS not
that OF ordinary employers. our pris-
oners must work IN return for which
we shall supply them with clothing anc
feed them"
Hundreds have been sent % Turk
estan, where the government is estao-
ushing modern drainage system
say sTzemysi VIII Be Abandoned
In view Of the disaster that has be-
fallen the Austrian right wing and
the practical isolation OF Przemysl by
cutting of communication from the
south and from Cracow, Russian mill
itary experts declared today that
Przemysl would be abandoned.
on this point Col Shumsky, mil
itary expert OF the Bourse Gazette
said today:
The next concentration point prob
ably will be at Cracow. / think that
the German and Austrian stars are
going 20 try 20 gather there an army
OF between 100000 and -,ueo,Vvt
men. To gather force like this IL
will be necessary for them 10 sal-n
every resource.
"Tf the garrison OF Przemysl IS
called 10 CracoW 10 viii have great
difficulties 20 contend with TX can
20 only IN one direction and the ra4-
road available for its use cannot
transport the forces ia less than L
davs. Retrear by road would require
three weeks.
"It IS apparent that the Austrian
leaders made a terrible biunder in
their plans. They pat the landsturm
into the firing line instead Of vet
erans and their enormous losses were
due 70 that fact"
Austrian Center Holds.
News Is arriving steadily Of the cap
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