The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-08-29
SERV|ANS CLAIM
BLOODY VICTORY
AUSTRlANS DEFEATED WITH
GREAT IOSS-RUSSlAN
FORCES ADVANCING.

London.-A dispatch to Reuters
Telegram Company from St. Peters
burg, says:
After brilliant Servian victory at
Matschwa, the Austrians fled toward
the bridges of the Drina, pursued by
the Servians, who captured rich booty
and large number of prisoners, in
cluding officers.
They took 40 guns, nose of them
howitzers, horses, ammunition and
field, hospital and other military
| equipment"
According to Central News dispatch
from Rome, many Austrians were
drowned in their flight over the Drina
river. The Servian artillery annihilat-
ed the survivors. The correspondent
says that $4,000 Austrians were killed
or wounded in the battle and that TO-
600 were taken prisoners.
A dispatch from Nish, Servia, says
the following announcement concern
ing the victory of the Servian troops
over the Austrians was made there:
"The Servian army has gained a
great victory at Mount PIER, and the
River Zadar. The enemy retired along
the whole front. Our troops pursued
them vigorously. The enemy suffered
enormous loss: the booty was great.
Yesterday the Servians continued
pursuing the Austrians' left wing to-
ward the Drina and captured two more
cannon. The Austrians' attacks on the
Servians' left wing were repulsed, the
enemy retiring, pursued by a Servian
artillery fire. On the northern front
there is only a feeble bombardment of
Belgrade.
"The Servian artillery has destroyed
three Austrian steamers and three
barges near Stara."
A dispatch from Paris says the Ser
Wan legation there has brought to the
attention of the government dispatch
addressed by the Servian foreign min
lister at Belgrade to the Spanish minis
ter 10 Roumania, in which II is de-
clared that the commander in chief of
the Austrian army ordered his troops
to burn crops and villages and kill
the peaceful inhabitants of Servia. In
the retreat of the Austrians toward
the Drina river they left behind them
many killed or disfigured, chiefly old
men, women and children.
The Servian foreign minister asked
the Spanish minister to inform Austria
that Servia would be compelled to take
measures Of reprisal.
In a dispatch from st. Petersburg,
the correspondent of the Reuter- Tele-
gram Company says the Russian gen.
eral advence, both on Austria and Ger
many, is progressing without Interrupt
ton.
A big cavalry division of the North
ern army was sent to meet the Ger
mans in East Prussia. An entire Ger
man entrenchment batterly was cap
tured. Aviators were throwing bombs |
on the German entrenchments and |
military buildings.
A dispatch received here from Ant |
werp says the Russian minister has |
been advised officially that in an en-
counter in Prussia the Russians took
many German prisoners and captured
an entire battery Of guns.
According to the same information,
the Austrians in Galicia have been de-
feated with heavy losses. Six officers
and 1850 men were taken prisoners.
A dispatch to the Exchange Tele-
graph Company from st. Petersburg
says:
1T is officially announced that the
Russian army now is advancing along :,
the entire Austro-German frontier and
maintaining the offensive
at every point of contact"
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