Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1914-09-18
EXPERT OPINION OF THE WAR
By SIGMUND kRAUSE.

Austrian fate seems to be in the bal
ance if Russian reports can be credited
in full. That Austria should separate
ly sue for peace may we'll be doubted,
however. It's fate is bound up too
tightly with Germany, and together
they must win or fall
To the capture or evcuation of Lem
berg and the battle of Rawaruska
must be added now the defeats at
Krasnik and Tomaszow. The stand
made by the armies of Generals Dankl
and Auffenberg west of Rawaruska
was valiant one, but handicapped by
the nature of the terrain, they are ap-
parently unable to extricate their
armies and are, consequently, In dam
ger of being outfanked and sur
rounded. Whether the army will capt.
tulate or try to hew its way out or
the iron embrace of the Russian forces
remains to be seen.
10000 Austrians Left.
Out of 1000, 900 Austrians that OPP
posed them in Galicia; the Russians
claim to have made 100000 prisoners.
The test are called miserable rem
nants, not likely to give any trouble.
Adding even $4,000 killed to that num-
Der, it would seem that 100000 men
are a considerable remnant that may
give some trouble yet in spite OF Rus
sian claim to the contrary. The pos
sible surrender of Dankl's and Auf-
fenberg's armies would naturally make
an easier way for a Muscovite advance
to Cracow and into Hungary, but the
road would still be strewn with many
obstacles, and there always remain
the unforeseen possibilities of warfare
to be taken in consideration, an exam
pie OF which is furnished just now in
the French theater of war. That the
Russian cavalry had yesterday pene-
trated to Posen and Breslau is ru-
NOR that cannot possibly have any
foundation of truth in the light of &C
tual events.
1t is not likely, either, for reasons
stated heretofore, and in view of the
uncertain situation in Albania, Bull
garia and Turkey, that the Servians
could operate with sufficient forces
against Budapest and leave the pro-
posed invasion of Bosnia and Herzego-
vina to the quantitatively negligible
Montenegrin army. Neither would
such move be necessary once the
Russians have crossed the Carpathians
in the direction of Kaschau and Mis-
kolcz. Their myriads should make
Servian aid absolutely unnecessary.
It is now evident that, with the adj
mitted retreat from Koenigsberg and
the Osterode-Allenstein region, the
Russian general staff will regard the
East Prussian campaign Of secondary
importance and will concentrate its
main attention on the plan of invading
Germany by way of Posen, and per
haps Breslau.
Allies Letting Up.
There is no material change in the
western war zone. AS is natural. att-
err eight days of furious fighting the
allied troops are letting up somewhat
on their foe. The kaiser is said to
rush a new army Of three or four army
corps 120, 000-160,000 mem to France,
in reply to which the Bordeaux war
office announces that 100000 fresh
troops (sic) are held ready in Paris.
The army of the crown prince is said
to be in danger of being cut off and
captured, but according to last reports
1t is still bombarding some forts
around Verdun.
In Belgium the Antwerp army, is
said to have fought some successful
engagements with the Germans. An
other report has the former seeking
protection once more under the guns
of the fortress.