The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1914-10-17
Eastern Battle Line Lona.

hands OF the Russians are now again
under an Austrian administration
Eastern Battle Line Long.
The big battle line e-between the com
bined Austro-German armies and the
legions of Russia extends from the
Galician frontier. near Tarnow, north
to the East Prussian border Another
Russian force is besieging Przemysl
in Galicia, and still another is ingad-
ing Hungary. On the East Prussian
frontier the fighting appears to have
come TO a standstill for the present
The Russians have driven the Ger
mans back. after their advance TO the
Niemen river. found, on getting TO the
German border that re-enforcements
had been brought from koenigsberg
and their further progress was arrest.
ed. The Germans, in fact. claim TO
have defeated the Russians near Su-
walk, and TO have taken 200 prison.
ers and nine machine guns.
Fighting on a larger scale soon viii
be resumed, and it will then be de-
cided whether the Germans are TO in
wade Russia in this region or the RUS
SLAMS are TO OferTuD PRUSSIA.
Austrians Advancing.
In Southwestern Poland the Austro-
German armies have advanced along
both banks of the Vistula river with
the object OF compelling the Russians
TO evacuate part of Galicia. and. ac-
cording TO their reports. have defeat
ed them. capturing $500 prisoner
Japs Dominate Using Tau.
Peking-The Japanese have mount
ed siege guns on Prince Henry noun
tain. which entirely dominate all
three of the Using Tau forts, accord
ing to advices reaching Peking. These
forts are named Bismarck. Moltke and
iltis and are three or four miles
from the mountain. The attacG on
Using Tau may begin any day. Prior
to 1t a demand for surrender vii be
made
Germans Sink Russ Cruiser,
Petrograd An official communica
tion just issued announces that Octo
Der II the Russian armored cruiser
Pallada was torpedoed in the Baltic
Sea By a German submarine and sank
with all her crew.
British Submarine at Work
London. .-Submarine E-9 OF the Brit
ish navy under command of Lieuten
ant Commander Max K Horton madt
another raid into German waters Of
the mouth of the River Ems and snr
ceeded in sinking d German torpedo
boat destroyer.
Two Warships Sunk.
A dispatch from Rome says that
the Anglo-Frenchf fleet off Ragusa
Dalmatia, sunk two Austrian torpedo
boats. one of watch was escorting
steamship laden with munitions Oh
war. Their crews were saved \
torpedo boat destroyer was injured
Italy Brings Home Troops.
A Naples dispatch says that twenty
italian transport ships heayiiT escort
ed by Italian warships, have sailed to
bring back the Italian troops now In
I Tripoli and cyrenaica. Their place
will be taken by volunteer corps
just formed in Italy.
The movement is universally ac-
! cepted in Italy as another one of the
steady preparations being made by
/ the Italian government for eventual
/ participation in the present war
Should Italy take possession of Tri
este and Trent as it is expected it
will do if it joins with the Allies, it
will thus have one hundred thousand
more trained soldiers than otherwise,
the troops being brought back from
: Tripon being still subject to military
duty under general mobilization.
Italy's precautionary mobilization
now consists OF about hall million
soldiers. These comprise the chief
military units that would be employed
in a war against Austria