Evening star., 1914-09-28
SLIGHT ADVANTAGES !
REPORTED FOR ALLIES
Diplomatic Advices Indicate Rus
sian Advance Toward
Cracow.

Slight advantage over the German
left wing BY the allies and Russian ad-
vances toward Cracow, marked by the
capture Of R.cszow. was indicated to-
day in oficial dispatches to the French
embassy.
Violent fighting was under way In
Servia, in the neighborhood of Krupanj
and as far as the River Drina, the dis
patch added.
The dispatches describing operations
in France. which were CT supplement
tary nature. added:
"At the end OF the day our troops o.
cupied front at Dompierre (southwest
Of Peronne). Ribecourt and Noyon
were put on the defensive by the Ger
mans
we occupy Berry-au-Bac.
THE enemy has retired on Blamone
with serious losses and has evacuated
hadonviiiers srS ,,s He o~s. was forced from
seux and Nisenbach."
Austrians Continue Retreat.
The French embassy received the fo8.
lowing dispatch from the foreign Of
fee at Bordeaux:
The Austrians in the south OF Prem
ysl continue their retreat toward tbs
| west.
East Prussia: The attempts OF the
Germans to assume the offensive 10
the east of Suwalki and south of
Gra5evo were repulsed."
| Ane British embassy has received
dispatch from the foreign ofice at Lon.
don. dated early today. saying: The
situation is satisfactory and counter
attacks on the British front have been
beaten back with heavy losses to the
enemy"
French Deny Cathedral Charge.
The French embassy made public the
following communique:
The French government has been
informed that the German government
officially alleges that the bombardment
of the Rheims cathedral (frst denied
and now openly acknowledged by its
| authors) had been caused by a French
post of observation having been estab-
| lished on the cathedral
| "A telegram OF Gen. Joffre to the
| minister of war shows that the de-
| lstruction was. as stated before. with
out the shadow of an excuse. The tele-
gram Is as follows:
"'The fifth (French) army had oc-
cupied Rheims until September is, and
then was relieved by the 9Th. Both de-
observation on the cathedral, the sys-
tematic bombardment of which began
on the 18th at 8 PM"
Russians Invade Hungary.
Hungary has been entered In the ad-
vance of the Russians pursuing a de-
| tachment of the retreating Austrian
| army, according to a statement issued
last night by Col. Nicolai Golejewski.
military attache Of the Russian en-
bassy here. The statement, based on
| a PnfrncroA fol
The fighting at Sopockine and Dru-
keniki ended In a retreat of the Ger
mans.
THE enemy approached the fortress
| of Ossoquiec from the north and opened
an artillery duel with the latter.
In Galicia we have occupied Dem
bica, which is on the main railroad
from the latter. A large column re-
firing from Przemysl to Sanok. was
shelled by our artillery, and took to
flight abandoning ammunition col
umns, supply trains and motor trucks.
"On the ujok pass. in the Carpathians,
we defeated a detachment Of the
enemy. took it's artillery and many
prisoners. and. pursuing the retreatinG
Austrians. have entered into Hungary"
Violent Fighting in servia.
ohicial dispatches received at the
French embassy from Bordeaux In.
cluded the official communication issued
lat the war office Saturday night, and
lcontained the following supplementary
"details:
AT the end of the day our troops oc-
!cupied front at Dompierre (southwest
of Peronne). Ribecourt and Noyon
were put on the defensive by the Ger
mans. We occupy Berry-au-B Bac. The
enemy has retired on Blamont with
serious losses. and has evacuated Ba-
ldonviller.. He was forced from Les
seux and the woods between Lesseux
and Nisenbach.
The Russians have taken Rxcsxoy.
on the railroad leading to Cracow, and
two fortified positions north and south
tof PrzemsyL The Germans appear to
be fortifying themselves north of
lkaliszy."
| Violent fighting was under way in
Servia in the neighborhood of Krupan nj
and as far as the River Drina, the dis
patch added.
nnlTlch nnIlGorn FAIrFno