Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-09-16
RUSSIANS CRUSH
AUSTRIAN ARMIES;
$4,000 CAPTURED
Francis Joseph's Total Loss
Placed at 10000.
GAIN TERRITORY EVERY DAY
Cars Soldiers Continue Advance and
Are Approaching the River San
Invaders Hope to Make
Foe Surrender.

Paris, Sept. IA Petrograd dis
patch to the Havas agency says:
Russian successes are reported
everywhere in the theater of opera
tions. Notwithstanding the brilliant
efforts of the Hungarian cavalry and
the ability of the Austrians to en-
trench themselves in a clever man
ner, the Russians have completely
crushed the bulk of the opposing
armies and are occupying more terri
tory every day.
THE Russian artillery was so eff
fective at the bombardment of Nico-
laoff, south of Lemberg, that the Aus
trian guns were silenced the first day,
whereupon the Austrians began the
evacuation without awaiting an as
sault. Russian airmen signaled the
Austrian retreat and the Russian ar
tillery and cavalry gallantly dashed
round, cutting them off and inflicting
enormous losses"
Report Loss of 10000.
A dispatch from Rome says:
"A telegram received here by the
Messaggero from. Petrograd states that
the second battle in Galicia resulted
even more satisfactorily to the Rus
SLAMS than the first. The losses of the
Austrians are estimated at 100000, of
whom 10000 are prisoners"
A dispatch to the Havas agency
from Petrograd says it is officially an
nounced that Russian troops, in pur-
suit of retreating AuStrians, are ap-
preaching the River San.
What remains of the Austrian left
is said to be in the angle between the
Rivers Vistula and San, where the
Russians hope to force surrender.
German Aid Too Late.
Another HavaS agency dispatch re-
ceived in Paris from Petrograd says
that news of the defeat of the Aus
trian left wing near TOmaszow (Rus-
sian Poland), is confirmed The Aus
TRANS were surrounded in a triangle
formed by the Vistula river and trib-
utary, the San, and the wing was
crushed before the arrival of the Ger
mans, who came by forced mraches to
the aid of the Austrians.
Poor and inadequate bridges delayed
the Germans and made the defeat for
their allies inevitable.
The Russians followed up this vic
tory by pursuing the retreating Aus
TRANS 20 miles and taking up positions
in the fortified localities of Opole and
Tourobine.
The Russians suffered heavy casual
ties in taking Tomaszow.
The Germans lost heavily when they
were repulsed in the vicinity of
Myszinec and Cnorzele in Russian
Poland on the frontier of Prussia.
Reported Before Bresau.
1t is reported that the Russians are
operating before Posen and Breslau
and have occupied Tzenstochoff and
Petrokoff. 1t is thought, however. that
they will satisfy themselves with try
ing to hold their present position in
both Prussia and Posen until they
have attempted more completely to
dispose of the Austrians. In addition,
with the arrival Of the rainy season,
Russian Poland will be transformed
into a marsh in which the Germans
will find it impossible to move.
The Servians continue the successes
against the Austrians, according to
Russian reports.
On the other hand, German Official
reports received by way of the United
States claim new victories in East
Prussia.
General Hindenburg's victorious
progress in East Prussia continues"
says one of these reports.
An early Reuters dispatch from Pet
rograd said:
German soldiers are at present in
the Grodek district of the Austrian
theater of water. Grodek is about six
teen miles west Of Lemberg.
"The operations of the Russian
troops on the two wings in the rear of
the western Austrian army are favor
able to the Russian arms
Near Rawaruska, 32 miles to the
west of Lemberg, the turning move
ment against the Austrian flank is