The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1914-09-18


utterly demoralized by the overwhelm-
ing defeats administered by the Rus
slams who have captured to date l20,-
600 Austrians, including 500 officers.
Germany has withdrawn her sup
port from her ally because of her re-
verses in France. The Germans are
again moving their troops from the
east to the west.
With these successes already chron-
icled there now sones a report that
two of the Austrian armies arc sur
rounded and their surrender is immi-
nent. Already from these armies
$4,000 more prisoners have beer
taken, including 100 officers.
Many Captures Reported.
OF the captures included in the gen.
eral total the first Austrian army un-
der General Won Auffenbesg consti-
tuted 500 officers, 2S.o1u soldiers and
400 guns, while the second Austrian
army OF $4,000 men and 600 officers
were captured.
1t is interesting to note that this
food of Russian successes comes dur
ing the festival in honor of the mem
DRY Of Saint Alexander Nevskv, the
Russian -arrior who first conquered
the Germans.
invading Austrians lmperiled.
The Austrian army invading south
Poland has been completely defeated
by the Russians as a result of the
fighting about Lemberg and its re-
treat is imperiled by the capture OF
Tomaszow by the Russians.
AS soon IS these operations are
completed, it is reported, a huge Rus
sian army will take up lis march on
Germany, according to General Suk.
homlinoff, the Russian minister Of
war.
More Germans in East.
Petrograd, Sept. 14.-German troops
brought to east Prussia from the west
have concentrated on the ALE. They
have begun to advance and large col
umns have crossed the line Of the Ma
zurian lakes. The Russian advance
guard, while delaying the German adj
vance has retired eastward.
Reports Are Conflicting.
London, Sept. 14.--M alters are get
ting a little more interesting in East
Prussia, where for a while Russia is
said to have had things virtually her
own way. The Germans ar reported
now to have moved some OF their best
troops into this section of the theatar
of the wal and the Russians are said
to have been compelled to withdraw.
Petrograd says its only re ,trements
nave been by its advance guards, who
are keeping in touch with the Ger
man advance, but the Germans claim
tr have scored another victory over
the Russians. who are said to AVE re-
ceiyed a rather severe check between
Aug. 25 and 81.
1t is possible the Austrians have
kept the Russians busy in Galicia just
long enough to enable Germany to get
her troops into East Prussia before
the Russians were able to dispose OF
the Austrians and sweep down on 81
lesia, Posen and Prussia.
Cracow Has Fallen.
Petrograd, Sept. 12.-cracow, the
strongest Austrian post in Galicia, and
one which INSTRUCTED the advance CT
the huge. Russian center army upon
BreslaM, its next objective, is report-
ed to have fallen before the furious
| attack of Russian cavalry and inian-
try under cover of the disastrous fire
Of the heavy siege guns.
The forts to the east and north of
the city We're shelled necessarily I'M
til finally the Austrian guns were ST
fenced and the city was occupied by
the Russian troops.
Only Obstacle to 6resfau.
Cracow is the capital Of Austrian
Poland and lies on a broad pain on
the left bank of the Vistula. 1t Is only
80 miles from the German border and
between it and Breslau little fortified
i resistance is offered.
With Przemyl and Jaroslav invested