Little Falls herald., 1914-08-28

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London, Aug. 27.--O Official reports
made public in Vienna and transmit.
ted from Berlin by wireless to New
York declare the Austrians have won
a complete victory at Krasnak, in
Russian Poland, after three days bat.
tie. The Russian forces were re-
pulsed along the entire front and are
in full flight in the direction of Lub-
lin This is the first official news of
an Austrian advance into Russian ter
ritory Krasnak is about twenty
miles north of the Galtcian frontier.
, Reports, though not officially con-
firmed, that Austria has declared war
on Japan, if true, may have important
bearing on the situation in Europe, as
a declaration ef waT q Japan BY
Austria would give Nippon az excuse
for landing troops on European soil,
rather than confining its activities
solely to the Far East.
There has been no official confirma-
tion Of the reported plan. of Italian
mobilization, but some significance is
attached to the announcement that
the American embassy at Rome,
through the consuls in Italy, has ad-
vised all Americans in Italy to re-
turn home while communication be-
tween the United States and Europe
is possible.
Frontier Fighting Continues.
* The French war Office was silent.
the usual official announcement not
being made. Unofficial military opin-
ion, however, is that fighting along
the French-Belgian frontier contin-
ues. A news dispatch from Paris
says that in Lorraine the allied
armies have taken up combined Of
fensive movement and that the sit
uation in the Vosges mountains is
unchanged. The battle continues in
the region of Luneville, on the
French German frontier.
The Russian embassy at London is
in receipt of kilograms from the Rus
sian general staff announcing fresh
Russian victories against both Ger
many and Austria. The message de-
clares that Russian troops now con-
troll the whole northern and southern
half Of Eastern Prussia. The Rus
sian general staff announces the Rus
sian army is marching Silently, but
with terrible force" on Posen.
A dispatch from Antwerp to the
Exchange Telegraph company says
the Belgian operations beyond Ma
lines were continued throughout the
night and that Belgian forces succeed
ed in destroying defensive works con-.
structed by the Germans. Official
dispatches to the Belgian legation at
Washington confirmed the result of
the engagement near Malines Aug.
"a and 25. The Belgian army, the
telegram stated, repulsed three di-
visions of Germans near Vilvorde,
east of the railway from Antwerp to
Brussels.
German Prince Killed.
Official announcement in Berlin tells
of the death of Lieutenant General
Prince Frederic of -Meiningen,
killed by she'll before Namur Aug.
%. Official advices give no news of
the situation along the eastern and
western front of Germany.
According to advices from Rome,
General Conrad, chief of the Austrian
staff, has notified Italy that reports
published In Italy that Austro-Hun-
gary had aggressive intentions on
Italy in order to revenge itself for
1taly's failure to participate in the
war are absolutely without founda-
tion. as
The authorities at St. Petersburg
have issued orders dismissing the
German and Austrian sovereigns and
princes from honorary colonelships in
Russian regiments and depriving them
of Russian decorations. This never
has been done in any previous war.
According to kilograms from Nish,
Servia, the losses of Austrians in the,
battle along the Drina river continue
to grow. They are now given as
$4,000 killed, 10000 wounded and
$4,000 prisoners. Three hundred
thousand Austrians are said to have
taken part in this engagement
News dispatches received in Lon
don from Ostend, Belgium, convey
the belief that Germany will occupy
Ostend and use 1t as base for naval
operations against England. Ostend
Is sixty.six miles from the British
coast. -,,=:
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