The Green Forest tribune., 1914-08-28
SERV|ANS CLAIM
 BLOODY VICTORY
AUSTRIANS DEFEATED WITH GREAT LOSS-RUSSIAN
 FORCES ADVAN CING.

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 25,000 Austrians were flilled or or, wounded in the battle and tn l. lo,- GOO were taken prisoners.
 A dispatch from Nish, Servia( says the following announcement etAeern- ing the victory of the Serv.,4 .o4s over the Austrians was made there:
 ''The Seryian army has gained a great victory at Mount Pzer, and the River Zadar The enemy retiredN 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 Servian artillery fire. On the northern front there is only feeble bombardment of Belgrade.
 "The Servian artillery has destroyed three Austrian steamers and three barges near Stara"
 A dispatch from Paris says the Ser vian legation there has brought to the attention of the government a dispatch addressed by the Servian foreign min ister at Belgrade to the Spanish minis ter to Roumania, in which it 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 interrup- 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 iin 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 ,250 men were taken prisoners.
 A dispatch to the Exchange Tele- graph Company from St Petersburg says:
 "It is officially announced that the Russian army now is advancing along the entire Austro-German frontier and successfully maintaining the offensive at every point of contact.'
 'Liege forts still hold' Is the news