South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-28
SMALL GERMAN FORCE
TO WEAK TO RESIST
Kaiser Has MaSSed Almost En-
tire Army in West and Ad-
vance of Five Million Rus
SLAMS Unchecked.
BULLETIN.
ST. PETERSBURG

ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 2S.
The admiralty announced today
that the German cruiser Madge-
burg had been sunk in the Baltic
by the Russian cruisers Pallada
and Bogatyr. The fore part of
the Madgeburg exploded when
struck by a shell and it went down
quickly, said the admiralty's state
ment.
The government stated today
that everything unprejudicial to
The welfare of the army and navy
would be made public hereafter
This decision was reached on the
adviceS of the highest naval mill
tary and political authorities.
PARIS, Aug. 28.-The state
ment issued by the war Office at
noon today was devoted to the
campaign in the eastern theater of
war. 1t says:
"By an energetic offensive
movement in Galicia the Rus
sian frontier, are now marching
upon Lemberg, from which city
they are only t8 miles distant. "
A telegram direct from St.
Petersburg announces that the
Russian attack on Lemberg has
already begun.
By FRANCIS LAVELLE MURRAY.
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 2S.-Ad-
vancing rapidly through Galicia,
Russian army has attacked Lsemberg.
capital Of the Austrian province. from
the east and southeast, according TO
an official statement issued by the
general staff today. Three Austrian
army corps 10000 men, are oppos-
ing the Russian army about Demberg,
but the war office states that all
goes well with the Russian troops.
Russian aerOplanes are flying over
Lemberg and learning the disposition
Of the forces there.
The occupation Of Tilsit was con-
firmed in another official announce
ment which also stated that Russian
forces had defeated the Austrians ~
TOmaszow. ia Russian Poland.
Note-TomaszOw is So miles from
Krasnik where a dispatch from Ber-
lin says the Russians suffered a de-
cisive defeat at the hands Of the AUS
trians.)
The Russian army that is moving
IN Galicia, says the general staff has
beaten the Austrians at Monaster-
zyskoa and crossed the Dniester with
out difficulty
Important Military Post
Lem berg IS the most important mill
tary station Of the Austrians in Ca
licia. and controls the railroad lines
in the eastern part OF the province.
FIVE lines running in different direc-
tions from there.
The surrounding district is rugged
and wild and viii undoubtedly be dif-
fcult. but the Russians viii not suf-
fer the trouble there that they have
met In eastern Prussia, where they are
advancing against the Germans along
line $50 miles long.
The difficulties which nature had
placed In the way OF the Russians
were enormously multiplied by the
Germans. Numerous rifle pits were
dug, formidable redOubts were built
OF trees and these were strengthened
by barbed wire acknowledgements ia
the face OF these obstructions the
Russian soldiers charged with the bay
onet and swept the Germans from
their stronghOlds
Mass Enfire Army
The war office states thai 10 has no
definite information as 20 the num-
Der OF Germans opposing the Russian
advance, but aerOplane scouts have
! learned that there are from i've 90
seven sorps. 200 900 20 $50 000 men
scattered through East Prussia.
This indicates that Germany has
massed almost lis entire army against
the allies ia the western theater %
war.
ia is understood that 1.000. Geo men
| have been mohiliged by the geEera1
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