South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-10-07
BY FRANCIS LAVEIIE MURRAY.

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PETROGRAD, Oct. THE Ger
mans big guns have been sent for
ward in East Prussia TO repel the at
tacks now being made by Russian
troops according TO a report from the
general staff issued here today. 1t
states that the right wing of the Ger
man army that invaded Lomza and
Suwalki, has been pushed back on
the line of the Mazurian lakes, and
continues:
The Germans are doing their best
to maintain fresh fortified positions
extending for So miles They are
supported by fire from heavy guns
that have been hurried to the front
and have been reinforced by the gar
rison from Koenigsberg.
"It is supposed that these positions
are defended by three or four army
corps. The Russians continue TO
press forward.
Attacks on railway stations in East
Prussia near the frontier have sue
cessfully blocked the German military
trains"
Capture German Position.
Russian troops have captured sew
eral OF the German positions between
Lyck and Wirballen at the point of
the bayOnet, it was announced at the
war office today, but the Germans.
heavily reinforced, are lighting stub
bornly at BakalarZeW, Just east of
the Russian frontier.
The Germans have mounted artil-
lery on the heights forming the west
bank of the Rospuda river, and they
are fighting TO hold this position, which
is an important point in the Mazurian
line of fortifcations. Car Nicholas
after a stay of two days at Brest-
itovak, has proceeded with Gen.
Sukhomlinoff, the minister of war to
Siedlce. east of Warsaw. During his
stop at Brest-Litovak, he inspected the
field and reviewed several regiments
of which he is an honorary officer.
Skirmishing Goes On.
That part of todays official state
ment treating of operations in west
ern Russian Poland, Hungary and Ga
| licia says:
"Skirmishing is Of daily occurrence
on the upper reaches of the Vistula.
These conflicts are increasing in vio-
| lence. Reports from the front state
| that the Austro-German forces are
moving east against our defenses only
slowly because Of the continual at
| tacks on British f1anks.
South Of the Vistula, the Russian
| left wing is steadily advancing toward
| Cracow behind a screen of cossacks
that are repulsing every attempt tO
check our progress. The garrison OF
| the Galician fortress Of PrZemysl has
attempted another sorties but has
been driven back with heavy loss. Our
! siege guns are now bombarding
Przemysl from the south and south
west, as we'll as from the east.
| CosSacks Cut Lines.
THE operations of the cossacks
| forces in Hungary are continuing WITH
| success. Six railroad lines have beer
cut and supplies gathered for the Aus
trian army have been captured anC
| burned. Several Hungarian detach.
ments have been defeated in the val
ley of the river Nagy-Ag where Oul
| forces are advancing toward Huszt.
Despite the movements of the grea
armies now in the field, the impres
sion is growing here that the war vii
be prolonged throughout the winter
and we'll into next year. The military
experts OF the newspapers point ou
that the German resources Will enabl,
her to hold out even if she is defeated
in the series OF battles which will OF
necessity precede the arrival Of Rus
sian troops before Berlin.
According TO the Army Gazette