The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-28
S5, 900, 900 A DAY COST
OF WAR TO GERMANY
But Country is Prepared for Long
Struggle Critical Moment on
Eastern Frontier Approaching.

Violent attacks are being delivered by
the Germans against the line of the allies
between the district Of she Aisne and
the Argonne, says the official French
statement issued at Paris this afternoon
Thus far, according to the statement, these
onsiaughts have been rcpulsed The Off
clal announcement Is brief. the French
War office adding that there Is nothing
new. otherwise in the general situation
Germany Is prepared to finance d long
war. This assertion Is made in a des-
patch from Berlin which passed through
the hands OF the British censor at Lon
don. The war Is costing Germany it is
stated. SJ.000O0o a day. The war loan
has proved a success and with the Ie-
sources from which the government can
| derive war revenue it will be possible for
| Germany, it Is stated, to continue the
struggle for a year with the money now
| in sight,
\ despatch from Rome says that BOO
600 troops have been assembled at Pola
the great naval port of Austria, and that
| thorough preparations have been made
| against an attack from the sea.
| The hour for the battle which viii de
termine whether the Russians will make
| their proposed invasion of Germany with
Berlin as the final objective appears to be
drawing near.
Official and unofficial adyiccs indicate "a
struggle in Russian Poland livaling i'm
desperation and possibly in the numbers
engaged the battles of the Marine and the
Aisne. The main body of the Russians is
moving toward the Posen frontier On
its right another army j. supposed to he
attempting TO protect the larger body 10y
lstcmmiug the southwark rush OF the Ger
man force that drove the Russian invad-
ers from East Prussia and now seeks Ia
halt the westward movement At the
same time the Russian army in Galica
Is pushing its successes against the Aus
trians and moving westward with the eN
pectation of meeting the combined Aus
triau aud German forces concentrating
ut Cracow, IN a battle that if successful
will complete their campaign III Galicia
The Germans are reported III strong fore,
on the line from kalIsz To Cracow. where
they are said to be we'll eutrencheC
There il every reason To believe that tile
real test of the Russian aggressiy,
strength will not be long delayed
Again today the report that the Rus
slams have crossed the Carpathiau rang,
aud entered Hungary, capturing Uzsok /
repeated. Czsok lies in Il line cxtendin.
from Lemberg southwest to Budapest
mere Is nothing 70 Indicate that the Rus
hians diversion into Hungary is any yer,
important factor in their general strategy
; Earlier reports that the Russians had %
: cupied part Of Przemysl on their marcl
to Cracow have not been confirmed
/ Occasional fighting continues IN Belgium
Amsterdam reports short encounter be
tween Germans and Begians four mile
cast OF Antwerp and other clashes Il
miles east OF Ghent How they resulte,
is not known.
There has been a distinct falling of 8
/ war news eminating from the capitals Q
| the bclligerents, or which must pas
through these capitals IN reaching tn,
, United States The censorship al Londoi
has been made much more severe evi
! IDENTITY in the interests of British strateg
and this action has been reflected a
Paris