Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-19
Gen. Rennenkampf Said to Have
Stopped Germans in East
Prussia.
KAISER'S MEN ADVANCING
Important Fortress of osourec Ob-
jective-Czar's Forces, Number
ing Millions, Declared to Be
Moving to Front.

p.m.-Dispatches from Vienna
state that the Austrians have for
tilted an extended new defensive
front which will reach Cracow.
Gen. Bovcerigz will command the
right wing, with his center rest
ing at Przemysl; the center Will
be commanded by Gen. von Auf-
fenberg, with Tarnow as his base'
and the left wing will be COM
manded by Gen. Dankl. with the
Germans supporting his extreme
left.
The entire Russian left wing,
under command of Gems. Ruzsky
and Brusilof, is expected mo-
mentarily to begin an attack. ne
initial assault is expected against
Przemysl:
Emphasize Defeat.
Rsports from Russia emphasize the
magnitude Of the Austrian defeat Inc
number of cannon captured by tne
Russians is now placed at 1,O00.
The following communication was is
sued by the chief of the Russian gen
eral staff:
.tOp the Austrian front the pursuit OF
the enemy continues The Russians are
approaching the defensive positions OF
Sienawa, Jaroslau and Przemysi tGa-
licia).
"On the front in Eastern Prussia the
armies of Gen. Rennenwampf dehn1te-
ly stopped September II the onensiVe
movement of the Germans. At several
points the Germans are falling back
and shifting to new positions"
Berlin View of Campaign.
In regard to the eastern campaign
the following official statement was is
sued in Berlin:
..The German eastern army continues
its operations in Suwa1ki province. and
is advancing against the Russian
forces.
dispatches from Agram report that
the victory over the Servians was far
greater than at first believed. The
Seryfans were completely routed, an
were driven in flight across the save
river. Many were drowned"
The German eastern army continues
its operations in the district about Su-
walki, Russian Poland
The German army is now advancing
on the fortress at Osourec, forty-nve
kilometers (about thirty miles) south
west of Lyck eastern Prussia. on
the railroad between Lyck and Bielo-
stok "a town on the borders OF Litnu
ania and Poland). This fortress guaros
the River Bober, which elsewhere can
not be crossed, owing to swamps, and
forms natural barrier before the ad-
vancing army.
Troops Moved From West.
The Daily Telegraph's Rome CORE.
spondent says he learns from an au-
thentic source that eight German army
corps have left France and Belgium
for the Russian frontier.
Reports received from Petrograd say
That Russians have gained import
ant successes over the Austrian rear
guard. Conveys of two army corps
with thirty guns and ammunition and
5000 prisoners are said to have been
captured. The whole of the Austro-
Russian border between Yusevof and
Annapol is reported to be overrun by
Cossacks. who are leading the Russian
advance.
Millions on Way to Front.
The Russian army now in Galicia will
be left there to complete it's work for
according to Rome dispatch, an army
of 100000 Russians is marching into
central Poland, followed by another
army of 100000 while a third army
also aggregating 100000 is coming
from more distant regions and will
reach the front in October.
There already are said to be a mil
lion Russians in Galicia and hall
million in East Prussia
There already are said to be million
Russians in Galicia. and a half mil
lion In East Prussia
While these numbers are enormous
they are considered probably a fair
estimate of what Russia soon will have
available for her war. 1t is said she
will soon have 100000 men on the
move.
While continuing the offensive in
Galicia, Russia is standing on the de-
fensiyc on the East Prussian frontier
her army having been driven back by
the Germans. This army, however, is
said to be intact.