The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-11-12
RUSS REPULSED
BY KAISER'S men;
1000 CAPTURED
Berlin Says Enemy Has Been
Driven Over Border.
CzAR's MEN SHELL cRAcow
Outer Lines Of Austrian Stronghold
Are Being Attacked--Austro-Gsr 5
man Retreat Turned into
Rout, Is Report.

Berlin, Nov. 1.-THE Russians were
defeated on the East Prussia frontier
south Of Wirballen by General Won
Morgen They were driven back across
the border aEera battle on the ground
where the Germans had met the Rus
SLAMS In the early days Of the war,
and which since has been the scene Of
repeated engagements. The develop
msnt follows the capture of 1000 Rus
sian prisoners. 81 -+f ss..n
Nothing new has been heard here
cf the Russian operations against the
main German positions on the River
Warthe since the Russian cavalry
division which followed the Germans
In the retirement from Warsaw found
that the Germans were making stand
behind this river.
The Germans are making ready to
defend their eastern frontier yigor-
ously. ae.. aa
PrzemysI Ready for Siege. s.
Copenhagen, Nov. 1.-THE Ber-
itngske Tidende's correspondent with
the Austrian army says that Przernysl
Is preparing for a siege and that all
inhabitants who have not provisions
for three months have been ordered
TO leave the city. &
Austrians Fall Back.
Petrograd. Nov. 1.-THE Austrian
evacuation Of the positions southeast
Of I1emberg, in South Galicia, and in
Bukowina is reported in Petrograd
to be continuing There also are indi-
cations here that the entire Austrian
line from Stry to Czernowitz is being
gradually abandoned. to4 %.
Dispatches from Czernowitz declare
that with the exception of garrison
cf reservists Of the oldest levy no
Austrian troops are left there,
Crown Prince Fighting Russ. ..~
Paris, Nov. liza dispatch to the
Temps says the crown prince is now
commanding the center Of the Ger,
man army facing Russians. General
ron Hindenburg leads the left wing
and the Austrian General Dankl com.
mands the Austro-GeTman right wing
BY FRANCIS LAVELLE MURRAY.
International News Service Correspondent.
RUSS Attack CraeoH Forts.
Petrograd, Nov, 1I.-Continuing
their aggressive advance along the en-
tire battle line the Russians, have be-
gun a heavy attack on the outer line
Of the fortress Of CracOw. p $751;.
All the zones of contact in the east
ern war theater are now inside Ger.
man territory. The Russian cavalry
which invaded Posen has pierced the
left flank of the Germans at the Cross
ing Of the Warthe river at konin.
These cavalry operations, with
strong supports. have nullified the en-
tire defensive preparations of the Ger
mans inside the Polish frontier.
The Russians now hold without re-
sistance the great line of entrenchr
ments running from Czenstochowa
southwark on Cracow and northward
on Kaliesce. ga# asE# $50 o.. --
The Russians have captured 1900
cars laden with coal standing In rail-
way sidings in East Prussia in posi-
tons the Germans had evacuated.
Retreat Turned into Bout.
II is reported that in forcing the
passage OF the River San the Russians
have turned the German-Austrian re-
treat into rout $50 ,n.s..-
Thousands of Turkish prisoners
have been taken by the Russian army
Of invasion In Armenia during the past
two days fighting, it is officially an
nounced from field headquarters in
Tiais. .r.-.