The chronicle=news., 1914-09-03

nOuncement mere. Future mllltaf
write volumes about the details of
the British public knows officially
tanic struggle-the most momento
have fought since Waterloo-is con-
taihed In one sentence of an official
report issued last night by the press
bureau:
Continuous fighting has been in
of battle"
In spite of the fact that the French
capital has been removed to Bor-
deaux and that the German army of
the west is within thirty miles of the
outer Notifications OF Paris, a
strange air of confidence prevails to-
day among the allies. The general
feeling seems to be that the Germans
are wearing themselves in hammer
ing away at the allies lines, which
give but do not break
Military experts agree that Paris
will soon be the pivot Of the hostile
forces operating in the area OF the
west. Even the downfall of the
French capital is not expected to
end the operations.
The feeling of critics was greatly
Increased by news of the great VIC
tory of the Russians in Galicia. Re-
ports from Petfograde tell OF the en-
try of Russians into Lemberg, the
capital of Galicia. These appear
credible, as news of the defeat of
the Austrians in that district has
been received from several sources.
The battle of Lemberg was one Of
the greatest ever fought. Evidently
it resulted in a decisive and perhaps
defeat of the Aus
trians. The battle line extended
over 200 miles. and 1t is estimated
that 100000 men were engaged.
According to an official dispatch re-
ceived by Emperor Nicholas from
Grand Duke Nicholas, commanderin-
chief of the Russian forces, the vic
tory was won after seven days OF
lighting. The climax came when the
Austrians were routed in a final des-
perate assault on the Russian CEN
ter which was held by General
fRuZsky.
The Austrian army in Galicia was
facting in close cooperation with two
German army corps facing Breslau
and seeking to envelope the Russian
forces in Poland.
Their plans have met with Sc
ries of disasters ending in a COM
plete rout, >Yhen an attempt was
mad to pierce the Russian center.
In the west the. line now held by
the left flank of the allied armies in
the Disc runs diagonal from point
northeast of Paris to Compigne,
thence through Noyon. IA miles east
by north of Compiegne to Lafre.
Lafre, one of the weaker French
fortresses, evidently is in the hands
of the Germans. Farther east and
north the allied armies apparently
hold their own at Laion and Rethel,
"a miles northeast of Rheims.
The right of the allies rests on the
fortified Franco-German frontier.
The names of the British who fell
in the four days battle last week
will not he announced until they
have been communicated to relatives.
The heavy loss of officers in proper
ton to the men is the story of South
Africa over again. 1t indicated that
the officers refused to take cover, as
they insist that the men shall, do.
The west coast of Belgium and che
west coast of northern France are
free from Germans. Many Amerf-
cans are crossing the channel to the
continent determined to see some
thing of the war at any risk.
A dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph company from Paris declares
that one of the German aeroplanes of
the Taube type which recently drop
ped bombs on the city of Paris. has
been brought down. The two Ger
man aviators on board were killed.
A despatch from Amiens. France.
to the Daily Mail dated Tuesday, Sep
tember 1. declares that the Germans
have taken possession OF Amiens az
ter three days fighting.
The decision of the French gov