The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-11-12
Austro-G German Army Now
Divided by Russian Forces,
and Flight Is Made Impos-
sible.
CzAR's TROOPS WIN DECIDED
VICTORY IN 6ALIClA BATTLE
German Casualties Said to
Aggregate $4,000 Dead and
Wounded---Cavalry Lost.

Rome, Nov. "a special to the Tri.
buna from Petrograd says:
The Russians have cut off the Aus
TRAN army from the Germans, The
Austrians have been encircled on the
left flank and compelled to retreat
precipitately, but on Thursday the Rus
slams, with swift movement, occu'
pied all ways of retreat toward era
COW; thus the entire Austrian army
was pushed toward the Carpathian
mountains, against which they were
closely pressed"
Their condition here is desperate, as
the only line of retreat lies across
the Carpathians into Hungary. But
the Carpathians at this time of year,
with many recent SHOWS, is almost i'm
passable to 100000 men with provis-
ions, ammunition trains and artillery.
Petrograd is rejoicing over the pres
ent victory which surpasses all form
er ones because of it's decisive charac-
ter Emperor Nicholas remains at the
'front.'
Official communications from Rus
sian headquarters state that the Aus,
tro-German reserves in Galicia, Rus.
sian Poland, are being augmented
daily by fugitive troops, who are com.
municating panic to reserves. The
Austro-German cavalry forces are de-
scribed as being in a pitiable condi-
ton, and part of this force is said to
have been massacred by outnumbering
Cossacks. The remainder being rout-
ed, were pursued, fleeing in the ut
most confusion.
Austria and Germany have centered
lbout 10000 of their best cavalry. 1t
Is now lost. Once the Austrian1Ger>
nan cavalry was disposed Of, the Rus
SLAMS directed their efforts to cutting
tie Ave armies, into which the Aus
tro-German forces were divided, from
their western base of operations. The
Russians forced them to the south
ward, at the same time inflicting
heavy losses. The Austre- German
casualties are said to aggregate over
$4,000 dead, or prisoners. The Rus
SLAMS also claim to have captured two
cannon.
Petrograd, Nov. 3. The Russian
general staff issued the following to-
night: ION the East Prussian front,
the Russian troops are developing with
success their offensive tactics. In
the region of the forest Of Rominten
and Lyck, East Prussia, the German
rear guard has been dislodged by US
from Klawa Nov. 4, suffering great
losses. Beyond the Vistula the enemy
continues to fall back. The German
column passed through Czenstochowa,
in Russian Poland, moving west Some
minor engagements occurred near
Warthe, on the road from Andrejew
to Mechow near Merzava. In Galicia,
the Austrians are in retreat. They
left behind them many soldiers ill vita
the cholera at Jaraslau and Prezorak.
villages ON the San"
London, Nov 8. - Engineers from
the Krupp gun works are mounting
heavy guns at the Belgian seaport of
facing them Stewards. accord
ing to Rotterdam dispatch.
Lima, Peru, Nov. Git is reported
hat Japanese squadron cruising
along the coast of Peru, has captured
he German cruisers Scharnhorst and
3neisau, which participated in last
Sundays naval battle with British
7essels, with fatal results to the latter.
London, Nov. 9.-With the exception
,Nthe fall of Using Tau, the most sig
lifcant reports from any of the h; a.
ronts, and the most welcome. from
he allies point of view, is that the
Russian armies besides driving Austria
pack in Galacia, has reached the War
her river in Russian Poland, and es-
ablished themselves on the East Prus-
ian frontier It is fact that a Ber-
in official report says that some Rus
ian cavalry has crossed the Warbler,
tut have been driven back.
. To this, the Russians add that the
own of Warta on the Warther river,
n Poland, has been occupied. The
German column is proceeding west
Yard through Czenstochawo, which is
cry near the Sicilian frontier. De-
pite all this, reports presist that the
are sending large numbers