The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-26

Ohitdu'G from FFSt f'uQ'.
grad newspapers say that 'hr Germans
are on the defensive ON the C2cnsto-
chova- Kaliscz line, which is strongly
intrcuch"d.
The Prtrugrad correspondent OF n"
Morning Post hears that Praemysl :
now completely isolated. \, result II
the capture Of fortiticaiions near RIA
dymno, between przcmysl and Jaroslav
the Russians compelled the enemy to
cvacuat- another stronghold which they
had fortf fled across tn" railway from
. rZCmvsl t. Lcmh"rc
The whol" line OF Entertainments. "N-
tending more than thirty-siN miles from
the ncighhnrho,d Of Jarosav 70 Sambor.
! is now IN the hands Of tho Russians.
, The nghting mere has been stubborn.
! The ground offered splendid opportuni-
! ties for defence.
| The pursuit IN other quarters OF TINS
titanic field. says the correspondent Of
! the Morning Post. Is progressing with
J terribl" persistence.
knis-r Faces Dilemma.
The news tonight from the eastern
/ theatre Of war rccnfOrces public bellet
that Germany within week VIII DO
her eastern frontier than now exists on
N,,r western battle line. Military
writers predict that IN" Kaiser will be
called upon far sooLer than he expected
t. nnd not less than 100000 trained
soldiers tn protect his Prussian and
SiIeslan frontiers from veritabe hordes
of Russians. In addition vast quanti-
ties of heavy guns as we'll as field bat
tcries will have to be found
No information can b" obtained d.
rectly from German sources as 10 mill
tary preparations for the rapidly de-
veloping Russian advance against Bres'
lau and Berlin. Nothing whatever is
; printed by the German newspapers
save the scanty official assurance that
conditions are generally satisfactory
Petrograd and Rome asserted to-day
that Germany believes the peril OF in
vaslon go imminent that all territory
east of Rreslau and Poscn Is becoming
fortified camp.
4 Pursaes German Forces.
From most fraEmentary, unofficial in
, formation it is stated that Gen. Rem
nenkampf, the Russian commander II
East Prussia is driving before hH
reduced German forces and has won al
important engagement. The statemen
Is circulated that the German barrie
fortresses in East Prussia are agaii
, facing attack. II this be true, 1t in
: dCatcs that the Germans. relying upoi
= the koenigsberg line of forts and tn
. natural difficulties Of the country 4
. hold back the Russians. are Transferring
. troops southeastward for the, tina
q stand on the line Of Posen-Cracow.
? In the past two days there has com
= from several points report that
% great Russian army Is advancing di
D rectly upon Bresau. This operation
3 said to be simultaneous with the prog
g res4 ~ Russian troops westward throug
GaliCia,
Foes Artillery Taken.
An official review Of recent operation
!, by the Cars forces was issued in Petro
- grad to-day, an announcement sen
, from the front by the Grand Duk
Nicholas, commander in chief. 1t says
ION the southwest front the Russia
;, troops have taken possession OF tn
' fortified position Of Czyschky an
y l'elzstyn, which covered Khyroff an
:. other positions in the Radynmo region
taking all of the cnemy's artillery.
"'rhe Przemysl garrison has evacua.e
Bourgade and Medyka and has been re-
pulsed In the eastern segment towar
the line Of forts,
. There has been no lighting on tn
German front"
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