Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1914-09-02

charge Of the Germsn guard, cav
airy division, upon the British
Twelfth Cavalry Brigade, whel
the German cavalry was thrown
back with great losses.
"These are notable examples O.
what has taken place over tn,
front during these engagement
and the Germans have been made
to pay the extreme price for every
forward march.
'Since the twenty.sixth, apart
from cavalry fighting, the British
army has not been molssted. Ii
has rested and reftted after ite
glorious achievements.
"Reinforoements amounting tc
double losses sustained, already
have joined. Every gun has been
replaced and the army is ready to
take part in the next great en
counter with q n d m i n b Q d
strength and undaunted spirits.
To-day the news again is favor.
able. The Brltieh have not been
engaged. but the French armies,
acting vigorously OIL the right and
left, have for time being, broughs
the German attack to q standstiII. .
"Sir John French also reports
that on the twenty.eighth th'-
British fought IN brilliant fab
ion with German cavalry. il
which the Twelfth Lancers anc
the Royal Scot Greys routed The
enemy and speared large num
Der in fight.
ST must be remembered
throughout shat the operations il
France are vast and that we ale
only one wing of the whole fielo
OF battle. This strategic position
of ourselves and our Allies are
such whereas a decisive victory
fos our armies in France probably
would be fatal to the enemy.
oontinusnce of resistance by the
Anglo French armies upon such
a scale as to keep in the closest
grip the enemy's best troops, can,
if prolonged, lead only to one
conclusion"
Russians Driving The Germans.
London, Aug. 30 II 40 p. m
ID spsrate. fighting continues
al ,nl the Austrian frontier says
an official statements issued at St.
Petersburg aud tslsgraphed by
the correspondents of the Reuter-
Telegraph Company.
: "In East, Prussia says the
Russian War Office, "the CARR
sons and fortresses of Thorn and
Graudenz (East of the Vistula)
are taking part with a large num-
Der of siege guns. We have taken
1900 prisoners in the operations
east of Lemberg Capital of Cali.
cia
"Near Podgerz Gust south of
the Vistula) the enemy lost 5000
men and we captured four guns. a
number of caissons of ammuni.
tions and nine guns abandoned by
the Austrians when they crossed
the Zolokia, North of Tomacheff
we took 1000 prisoners and sur.
roande1 and defeated the Hun.
garian Fiftesnth Division east of
Tomaoheff, entire regiments sur.
rendering.
"The enemy is making his prin.
cipal efforts in the region of Lu.
bin Tin Russian Poland, 95 miles
southeast of Warsaw) where the
fighting is feros"
Grand Duke Nicholas, comman.
der. in.chief of the Russian Army,
declares that the Polish Sokols, in
view of their dislo 7al conduct and
their use of explosive and f1at-nos-
ed bullets, have no claim to be
treated with magnanimity and
therefore will be considered not as
combatants but as criminals un.
der the military law, the CORES.
pondent says.
The Russian newspapers an
nounce that the German RAILWAYS
are preparing to transport troops
from their western front against
Russia.
London; Aug. 30 $50 a. m. -
Scattered encounters in eastern
Galicis have developed into a
great battle extending 100 miles
from the Southern districts of Lu.
bin in Russian Poland, to a point
beyond Lemberg, in Galioia, says
the st. Petersburg correspondent
of The Daily Mail. He adds:
"In East Prussia the Germans
have been driven farthe,
back. Their losses were particu
larly heavy at Mullen and it is
only question of a few days when
the Germans will be driven be-
yond the Vistula.
"Panic reigns In DaEzlg. The
population is fleeing to Berlin
The result of the general battle
now being fought is expected te
influence largely the whole cam
paign against Austria. The scsn,
reports thus far received indicate
that Russia is on the road to a de
cisive victory"
Dropping Bomhs In Paris.
London. Aug 30,-11 :58 p. m
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