The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-09-10
The Advance Guard of the
Russian Center
Pushing Its Way Into the Heart
of Germany.
DRIVING BACK THE GERMANS
The Combined Forces Threat
ened With AnnihilatiOn.
Surprise Military Experts and
the Whole World.
mUSc0WTES INVADE NESlA
The Capture of Breslau Is Re-
ported Imminent.
A New Battle Has Commenced
Around Lemberg.
0nPaP a100FOlaM l0CoT0
The Capture of Breslau Is Re-
ported Imminent.
A New Battle Has Commenced
Around Lemberg.
GREAT AUSTRIAN LoSSE'
Result From Attempts to Re-
sumo the Offensive.
The Germans Are Marching
South Toward Poland.

London, Sept. 10.-Exultant messages
from Petrograd and admissions OF dis
asters from Vienna indicate that the
long series oe military misfortunes.
marking the history of the dual mon
archy. are about to be capped with an
unparalleled debacle which may not
Austria to sue for peace.
The armies in the west seem as if
pausing to watch the fateful dram in
GaIicia. the outcome of which may
have a tremendous effect on the plans
of the invaders. in the western theater
of war. as well as upon the allies them
selves in that region.
The news from Belgium indicates that
the Germans are preparing for event
ualities by rushing reinforcements
southwark. The first definite indica-
ton of this movement is given in a dis
patch from Belgium. which relates that
the German force that has been waiting
outside Client for the levy of provisions
demanded from that city has left hur-
riedly in a southeasterly direction.
England had looked hopefully for the
Russian steam roller" to get under
way, but the impetus which the Russian
army in the eastern theater of the war
already has acquired, has surprised
even the military experts. The move
ment of the Russian advance has been
SO speedy that the German divisions ad-
vancing on the Vistula are hardly like
ly to arrive in time to assist their sore
ly pressed ally in Galicia.
Driving Germans Back.
Reports from Petrograd indicate that
the Russion armies already are driving
the Germans before them on the west
ern hank of the Vistula- In this region
the only base left for a rallying point
for the Austrian and Germsr f~-cas is
Cracow. The old capital of the kingdom
of Poland, situated in Galicia in a broad
plain on the left bank of the Vistula
and not ---orL than 80 miles from the
frontier of Silesia. If this place falls
before the onslaught of the Russians 1t
is fel. in London that the ar-"'ilation
OF the Austro German armies in the
southeast may result.
The Russian advance now occupies al
most a straight line from Koenigsberg
on the Baltic. in East Prussia, to Cra-
COW. If Austria is disposed Of. a tre-
mendous battle line from 200 to 800
miles long may sweep into the German
empire.
Sir John French's Report.
Many English breakfas went un-
tasted this morning while the people
read the graphic account by Field Mar
shal Sir John French. commander-in-
chief Of the British forces on the con-
tnent, of the heroic fight made by the
British expeditionary force to keeI
from being annihilated. Like wild.
cat pursued by hounds, the British
force backed stubbornly toward the
River Disc. constantly showing its
teeth, but realizing that it must affair
the river or perish. General French'i
frank confession has fallen like &
bombshell on the English public. wht
up to the present have not been per
mitted to know how hard pressed theil
army has been.
On August 26 the British forces. ac
cording to their commander. faced thu
bulk and strength OF four German arm!
corps and were in danger Of being sur
rounded and destroyed. The heroi
stand of General Smith Aorien on th
British left undoubtedly saved the day
On this day the British stood alone
even the French cavalry. on account o
the exhaustion of their horses. bein
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