The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-09-17

London, Sept. l5.-All reports from
! the eastern theater OF war demon
strate that Russia, having oyerwhelm-
ed Austria's military power in Galicia
| and outmaneuvered the German arm
| les In East Prussia, is already devel-
oping her main campaign against Ber-
iin-the advance OF 100000 troops
through Silesia.
While General Rennenkampf, COM
| handing the Russian armies along the
| Baltic, Is drawing the German forces
in East Prussia away from possible
reinforcement OF the crushed Austri-
ans and lettering them from opposing
| the advance against Breslau, General
Russzky, in Galicia. is breaking up and
capturing the fleeing armies OF the
| Austrian generals, Won Auffenberg and
Dankl. The Grand Duke Nicholas, the
Russian commander In chief. is begin
ming the grand advance upon Berlin.
There are Russian cavalry screens OPP
Grating near Breslau within 100 miles
OF Berlin and near Posen. within $50
miles from the German capital. This
campaign has been from the begin
ming Russia's cleverly concealed main
objective.
Russla's Tactical Game.
Summing up the reports concerning
the operations In East Prussia, 1t ap-
pears that Russia has played In the
IL 10 ha rt
cal game followed by the allies In
Franco gradual withdrawal design
ed to divert powerful German forces
from aiding the distressed Austrians
or from interfering with the forthcom-
ing main campaign in Galicia. There
Is even news OF a great Russian vic
tory over the Germans In East Prus-
STA, the Russian embs ssy In Rome hav-
ing been informed that General Rem
nenkampfs army defeated General
Won Hinderberg's near Mlawa, and
that the German losses are estimated
at $4,000 men. II is positively stated
that the Russians are resuming the Of
fensive in East Prussia. The siege OF
Koenigsberg has been resumed
II Is oficially declared at Berlin,
however. that the Russians have been
driven out OF East Prussia and that
General Won Hinderberg has crossed
the Russian frontier after notable vic
tories in which 10000 Russian prison
ers and $50 guns we're taken.
Counteracting this view. is the state
ment given out at Petrograd by Min.
lister OF War Sukhomlinoff: by the
retirement OF the Russian troops In
southeast Prussia, we have drawn
large Prussian army into a position
where IL will be unable to render help
to Breslau or Posen. II Is possible
that after an investment OF Cracow,
General Braussilloff will be dispatched
with large army against Vienna"
Victories Underestirated.
AS regards the second stage OF the
Russian operations. the Galician Of
fensive, II appears from every quarter
that the Russian victories have been
underestimate. II is officially an
nounced from Petrograd that the Rus
slams have taken $50, 900 Austrian pris-
oners In seventeen days OF fighting
The army OF General Dankl, command
ing the Austrian left wing. cannot
avoid capitulation, since It is caught
between the Rivers San and Vistula, |
In swamps. and is entirely surrounded
by overwhelming Russian forces. The |
army Of General Won Auffenberg. com.
posing the Austrian center. has been |
hammered TO pieces and dispersed |
The fragments are being seized by |
Cossacks and thousands OF prisoners !
are being taken daily. The Austrian |
right wing is continuing resistance |
east OF Lemberg. but its doom is re-
garded as certain.
The most significant news yet re-
ceived as regards the Austrian disas-
ter In Galicia comes from Berlin and |
is the more remarkable in that II was
passed by the German censors. The
war correspondent OF the Lokal An.
zieger at Austrian headquarters ad.
mits that the Austrian offensive has
been abandoned in the face OF the
numerical supremacy OF
the Russian forces. and that many |
Austrian regiments have lost all OF
their officers.