The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-09-19

ern frontier. II is difficult on accoun
OF the geogra phical obstruction in this
terrain to know exactly how many OF
the enemy were engaged. IL was not
until September 10, when the great
attack on the left wing of General
Rennenkampf' army was made, that
the numerical strength of the enemy
was revealed. They were found To
be much superior to our forces. 1t is
along this line that the battle now
RACES"
Italy 10 Ready.
Bordeaux - The Temps quotes
Prince Tasea di Cuto, an Italian So
cialist deputy, with reference to the
attitude Of Italy:
Opinion in Italy" says the deputy.
is unanimous that Italy must abso-
luteIy separate her destiny from the
triple alliance.
I'VE are now neutral only in ar
pearance. The action of Italy might
the triple entente"
Washington Hopes for Peace.
Washington Although no reply
had been received from the German
government TO the inquiry of the
United States concerning the attitude
OF the former toward peace, admins
tration officials were hopeful that
from the informal effort something
tangible might soon develop. The
feeling prevails among Administered on
officials that as the casualty list
grows and the enormity Of the strug-
gle is brought home to masses in each
country. the movement for peace viii
A Safe Austrian Retrsat
Wireless advices re
ceiyed by DR.. Konstantine Theodor
Dumba. Austro- Hungarian ambassador
to the United States, from Count Won
Berchtold. minister of foreign affairs
at Vienna. read as-follows:
The battle of Lemberg has been
successful Our forces which were
placed along and south of the GrodeE
Road pushed back the enemy after
five days fighting. On account OF the
superior strength Of the enemies. it
armies, now fighting with little rest
herolcally for three days, into favor
able positions
Berlin Admits a Retreat.
Paris-A Hayas agency dispatch
from Bordeaux gives the following
communication, signed by General
yon stein and Officially issued at
Berlin:
The news is received from head
quarters that the army situated east
OF Paris. which had advanced across
the Marine, was attacked by superior
force of the enemy tallies), proceed
ing from Paris between Meaux and
DAYS. resulting in heavy losses on both
sides. The French troops advanced
and our troops retreated followed by
columns of strong fresh French
troops. The situation in the region
of the Nosges remains without change.
In Eastern Prussia fighting has re-
commenced The news is received
from the army commanded by the
crown prince that the forts south of
Wednesday by heavy artillery.
Serbs and Russians Hit Austria.
Rome. coming from
official Russian sources indicate that
upon completion of the operations
around Przemysl and Cracow, Galicia,
the Russian forces will march direct
ly towards Vienna. A dispatch from
Nish. Servia, says: Following their
capture of Semlin. the Serviaus, act
ing in harmony with the plans of the
Russian general staff are preparing
to march on Budapest. There they
will unite with Russian columns which
are advancing westward. This will
continue a menace to the German
flank The Servians are leaving the
bulk of the work in the invasion OF
Bosnia to the Montenegrins.
Capture 100000 Austrians.
Rome-News received here from
Petrograd is to the effect that the
of the Russians aggregate about two
hundred thousand.
Italians CIamor for War.
Paris-A dispatch to the Havas
Agency from Rome says that several
hundred persons, including Socialist,
Republican, Democrat and Nationalist
members of the Chamber of Deputies
gathered near the royal palace and
traversed the streets cheering for
Italy, the army and France The popu.
lace massed along the route OF the
procession Joined in the cheering and
clamored for war.
Berlin Calls for War Loans.
l-ondon.-A Copenhagen dispatch to
the Daily Mail, says that the Berlin
wspapers are making urgent appeals
to the public to subscribe war loans
/ They point out that no help can be
expected from neutral countries. The
papers declare that Germany must