The chronicle=news., 1914-09-28
FORCES BATTLE TO
CHECK RUSSIANS
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The Austrian forces are still retir.
ing on Crawcow and besides having
taken some Of the forts around
Przemysl, the Russian cavalry is said
to be pouring through the defiles Of
the -Carpathians on to the plains Of
Hungary.
The official press bureau this af-
ternoon issued, The following state
ment: Operations OF His Majesty's
naval forces on thte west coast OF
Africa. have resulted In the uncOn-
ditional surrender of Duala. the capi-
tai of Kamarun. and OF BOnaberi to
the Anglo-French force
A despatch to Renters Telegram
company from Amsterdam says that
the Germans are again bombardinS
Malines and at the same time at
lacking Grembergn and were re-
pulsed by the Bclgians with heavy
losses.
In IL despatch from Ostend. the
correspondent of Reptcr's Telegram
company says that the Belgians an
ticipating u German attack on Alos
have sent the Inhabitants away. This
town has been re-occupied by the
Belgians.
| The Germans yesterday lombard
ed Alos, inflicting considerable
damage. including the burning of a
hospital. The Germans were driven
back in the direction OF Assche, six
miles northwest OF Brussels.
The correspondent says that a
Zeppelin airship yesterday flew
over Client and the sea coast.
A Central News despatch from
Rome says the following telegram
has been received there frcm Petro-
grad: THE right wing OF the Aus
trians has been driven back beyond
the Carpathians into Hungary,
where they are being pursued by the
Russians. The Austrian defeat is
complete p.
The official war Information bu-
reau issued the following statement
this afternoon:
Last night the enemy attacked
our. line with even more viyor but
no. more = success The tGermanA
have. gained no ground yand the
French~ have advanced here \ and
there" -
Paris. Sept 2S.-The following Of
ficia1 communication was given out
in Paris this AFTERNOON:
There ia. nothing new to report in
the general situation. Relative calm
prevails along q portion of the front
| Nevertheless at certain points, not
ably between the river Aisne' and the
Argonnc district, the enemy has de-
livered further violent attacks.
which, however. have been repulsed.
Washington, Sept. 2s-The French
embassy today received the following
uispatch from the foreign office at
Fordeaux: -t-a.r..
"The Austrians in the south of
Przemysl continue their retreat to-
attempt OF the Germans to assume
the offensive 20 the east of Suawalhi
and south of Grajewo were repulsed.
Bordeaux. Sept. 2S.-According to
dispatches from the front the Prus-
| sian guard has been cut to pieces
during the fighting of the last
three days. The strength Of some
companies has been reduced from
$50 to 100 men. Virtually all the
original officers of the guard have
been killed or wounded and two bat
talions have been annihilated
Manchester, Mass, Sept. 2S.-The
Austrian ambassador today gave out
the following, official despatch which
he said he had received by wireless
from Vienna:
The situation IN the northern
and southern theatres remains un-
changed Favorable information
published by the enemies is wrong,
particularly the information from
London. The story that two forts of
the Przemysl fortress in Galicia
have been conquered is entirely an
invention. The Austro-Hungarian
government has protested to the al
lies and the neutral powers against
the use of dum-dum projectiles on
the part of the Russians, adding
that the commandant of the Austro-
thinking of reprisals."
The despatch WAS signed by Count
Berchtoldt, foreign secretary.
Berlin, Sept. 28.-The correspond
|ent of the Local Anzeiger, in a dis
patch published here today, points
out that a decisive turn in the bat
tie which has been raging In the |
western theatre of war need not be
expected for some time. Subordinate |
actions of a decisive character are
becoming more general. the corre
spondent declares. The losses of the
Germans have been extraordinarily |
heavy and the fact that those of the
enemies have been even greater is