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trout IS COMPLETE"
br'tish Press Bur~au Reports on
GnIicinu Ca,npnirn.

LoSpoN. Sept. lG.--Thc official press
bureau issued mo following announce
mcnt Tonight:
1T is stated from Russian Official
sources that tho rout of tho Austrian
army in Galicis Is complete, though full
details have not been received.
"Thc Austrian loss since the taking
OF LembcrG is estimated at go. 900 Killed
and wounded 100000 prisoners and 100
guns and many colors and vast quanu-
ties OF stores.
The Germans made desperate efforts
u save tho Austrian army. but failed
completely. At one point the Germans
lost ,hirty-six pieces Of heavy artillery
and at another several dozen pieces OF
siege artillery"
one report from 81. Petersburg says
the Russians have severed communica-
lions between Cracow and przomysl, the
two fortressos for which the AuStrians
and their German allies are heading
and have brgun an advance to sever
communications between Galicia and
Budapcs;.
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RUSSIANS IN KRASNIk.
81. Petersburg Continues 10 Report
Notable Successes.

PARIS, Sept 16.--Messages from st.
Petersburg regarding the Russian Aus
TRAN engagements say that In Russian
Poland. especially in the neighborhood
of Lubln and Chom, the Russian sue
co.'s has been notable. one St. Peters
burg correspondent reports that the
Russian rear guard Is AT krasnik.
southwest OF Lublin. and the Austrians
are still fleeing in demoralzed retreat.
From correspondence received from
St. Petersburg II is learned that some
regiments of Russian COssacks quite
by accident stumbled upon Il detach-
ment of German reserves and scattered
them.
The Cossacks and the German re-
serves came into sight of each other
at Radon in Russian Poland. The re-
serves were hurrying to the aid OF their
sorely pressed Austrian allies. The Co.'S
sacks charged and broke the German ad-
vance. After "A sharp fight at close
range the Germans turned and fled,
leaving more than 100 prisoners in the
hands of the Cossacks.
From Rome comes further word OF an
official announcement, made in Berlin
day, that n military government has
been established by Germany over
Suvalkl, Russian Poland.
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ALLIES RESERVE ARMY
CHIEF FACTOR IN CHASE
That Division Of the Anglo
French Troops Forced Won
kluck's Retreat.

Special c0rrespondcnt o. Tpr suN and me
London "bdHv Ne'c'"
AMIENs, Sept. l6.-The Germans are
enve,oped and their rear is threatened.
The allies western reserve army Is IN
action. II has been the deciding factor
that forced Gen. Won Kluck to retreat
and all but cut off the German right
wing. II now Is the principal agent In
the pursuit.
I have been trying to make sure
whether 1t Is true that Gen. Won Kluck
has been surrounded. His right has
been overlappcd by the enemy advanc-
ing from Rouon ana passing through
Amienr
II he really, as Is supposed. is be-
tween CrHonne and IaiglIe, the rear Of
his force is endangered. Yet 1t ts i'm
possible to discover yet what Germa n
force II Is that Is facing the northwest
against tho Amiens army whether ii
* only tho late German Amicns garrl-
son or new supports or whether Won
kluck has wheeled his right north in
a sharp curve. If the latter IL the case,
il is clearly intended To fight more than
mere covering actions on the present
Inc southwark Of the Aisnc, sufficient
for the eastern end of the German line
20 reform toward the frontier
The western French army ha. passed
east and southeast OF Amicns. using
pontoonS to cross the river where the
bridges had been blown up.
Fighting is going on around the whole
curve. ! could only get near enough TO
ascertain that the lines had been adj
vanced To tho east since yesterday,
pressing in from st. Quentin. They left
Amiens between Friday and Saturday,
having reduIsltioned 100. 900 cigars. They
drank only mineral waters. They left
their reckoningS sCrawlod on the tables.
Amicns Is ono Of the centres AZ which
Tho French recruits had to present
themselves. Seeing a large number Of
men in the streets the Germans or
dercd 10000 men 10 present themselves
AZ o'clock in the morning with all re-
naming motor cars. When tho Ger
mans evacuated the city the 5000 men
were marched of 10 dig Entertainments
further east. So far none have re-
turned. The Germans cleared the pub
lie hospitals, though not the private ones,
OF all German and French wounded.
They treated the French kindly, but
forced tho Turcos out of bed at the
point of the sword.
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CROWN PRINCE IN PERIL.
Ills ENtrication L. Now German
Armies' Main Purpose.

Specid! Cable Despatch TO TnB stN.
BORDEAUX. Sept. 10. 6:35 +. 81. (deiayed.)
The very latest advices received here
this afternoon from the field were OF
an encouraging nature to the French
officials now at Bordeaux in that all
the dispatches say that the French and
British troops had completed prepara-
lions to resist the enemy north OF the
Aisne as we'll as at the centre north OF
Reims and west OF the Argonne.
1t is taken for granted here tina. the
evidences OF German resistance Indicate
that the immediate object in the enemy's
mind is to enable tho army headed by
the German Crown Prince to squeeze
out OF its present pcrllous position.
The army of the Crown Prince, Ac-
,ordins to dispatches from the front.
is moving north between the Argonne
mountains and the Mouse, through an
existing forest roads At for the passage
of artillery or even for great bodies
OF uoops are those running east and
west. or at right angles to the German
line OF march.
Furthermore. between tho Crown
Princes west flank and the east flank
OF the German right wing Is a separat-
ing wall formed by the rugged masses
Of the Argonne Mountains. No matter
how steadily and strenuously the Crown
Prince may press the retreat OF his
forces there is constantly before him
the problem ms to whether or not the
German main line can hold out long
enough to afford him needed relief from
the harassing pursuit OF the allies.
The Mouse precludes the possibility
OF detecting his troops to the right. At
the rear he Is menaced by the fortress
Of Nerdun. He has next to no chance.
therefore. to work out into the country
beyond the Mcusc. where the German
left wing has already retired to remain
close to the frontier.
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FRENCH HOLD VALLEY.
Relief Of Fort TrOyop Punctures
German Plan.

I>oHDoS, Sept. l6.--Reutcrs has re-
ceIved the following despatch from its
Paris correspondent.
Tho relief OF Fort Troyon liz likely 10
have an important bearing OH the fate
OF the German army. The Germans were
investing Fort Troyon and the neighbor.
ing forts between Toul and vcrdun. with
the object OF opening way Of retres,
on their left The failure OF this plan
means that tho French are masters OF
the valley from Toul to Verdun where
fore the armies of the Crown Prince
Frederick William and tho Duke OF
Wurtemberg will he unable to cross the
Mouse. and will have to go further north
and attempt to pass by tho Stenay gap"
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TWO LINES OF RETREAT.
Way Open for Germnns by Longwy
or sedan.
PARIS. September IS,

PARIS. September is.
It is believed that fighting has been
In progress since Sunday, north OF the
Aisne River. on the line OF Craonne and
The forest Of rAigle north of CompIeSne.
The communiqucs Of Monday and yes
terday mentioned German resistance
north Of the Aisnc. and the duration Of
the encounter seems to remove this from
the realm OF a mere rear guard action,
The Germans have the advantage OF
the position. with high ground and with
their right protected by the Disc and the
Aisne. II It should he necessary for
them TO retire again they have two
lines of retreat one nv Longwy and
the other by Sedan. Tho battle line Is
nearly straight from east to west and
II the centre and left are able TO retire
80 as to make their sand on the same
ine they Will fight under better con.
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NJ n. w. NORREGAARD,
w ". w
s,>c;ai eo,r,spordent 81 Tvs Sun aud the
London "Ddiiy Man.
s,..,oi CabI. D,sp1fch 10 THE SUN.

Specidi core sDOrderf O 1--WE o'N ""N '''
London "Daiiv Man.
sp,r,oi Gable D,spifch 10 THE SUN.
ST. PETERSBURG. September III.
II Is possible that the Germans have
by this time concentrated 100000 troops
in East Prussia, or far more mon IMAM
are needed there for the defence OF the
province against invasion.
II is now firmly believed therefore that
this vast army has been assembled Tor
offensive rather than defensive opera
lions. BESIDES there would he littc
purpose in attempting to drive Gen.
Rennenkampf out of his strong position
AT Kovno and risking the invasion OF
interior Russia.
1t is the opinion Of the military eN-
perts here, consequently. that the OBJ
iect OF this great massing OF German
troops in East Prussia means put ono
thing-the invasion Of Russian TO-
and. with the object, OF course, OF taxi
ing Warsaw.
II such an invasion is successful 1t
will not only safeguard the southern
frontier Of East Prussia hut 1t will also
serve 20 divert n considerable portion
of the Russian troops now operating
On successfully In Galicia. thus greatly
easing the tremendous pressure there
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GERMANS REINFORCED.
Able 20 On~r stubborn Resistance
In France.
Special cable Despotch 10 Tvs srs.

Special Cable D,spotch 10 Tvs srS
LONDON. Sept. 16.--The Times Paris
correspondent says
THE enemy evidently has found a
means OF arresting his retreat for the
time being and is Offering a stubborn
resistance on the line he has been able to
prepare strongly for defence lie has
received considerable reenforcements,
probably from Lorraine. where he seems
entirely to have abandoned the often
sive and to be stalking everything in
order to win a decisive covering action
which will enable him TO withdraw his
armies intact TO tho frontier and IL
necessary to let them recruit under the
forts at Metz.
Tho point where the fighting is hot
test seems to be north of and round
about scissors. where we know the
British are engaged. Our troops have
crossed the Alsne, but tho enemy prob
ABLY has concentrated strong forces
here 10 meet a possible turning move
ment from the west.
Meanwhile the French had ample
forces at their disposal to carry on the
attack The clever and admirable
French railway system which enabled
Gen. Joffre to concentrate his huge
forces OF reserves and throw them
swiftly to tho point where they were
required contributed to tho success OF
the allies offensive. 1t remains TO bo
seen what may yet be accomplished
with the railway.
We have heard nothing for some
days from the northwestern area except
hat the allied troops have been CO.
operating for some days in the Arras
and Cambria district
1T is a significant fact that regular
passenger service has now been opened
again between Paris and Calais and
Boulogne."
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CUT TO PIECES.
Cossncks Defeat German Territorial
Division Overwhelmingly.
Special cable Desp1tch 70 The srv.

Special cable DesD1tch 10 THE SIS
ROME, Sept. II Thursday The Off
clal announcement Is made here that
among the booty captured by the victorious
Russians from the Austrlans and Germans
In Galicia were 400 Austrian guns and
20 German mortars.
The statement continues that the Cos
sacks literally cut TO pieces a division of
German territorals who were hurryIng
toward Przemysl 10 aid the Austrlans.
II was denied officially here to-day that
the Russians and Germans fought battle
in East Prussia Monday. as had been
rumored.
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GERMANS SEEK FRIENDS HERE.


Special Gable Despatch 10 THn Sun
PARIS, Sept. 16.--The press continues
to give considerable space to German
attempts TO win American sympathy
La Libcrtc says:
The American press has undertaken
to prove to tho people Of the United
States by its correspondents In Europe
that the German army has surpassed
the limits of barbarlsm.
German writer's are offering the ex-
PLANTATION Of the German swords with
one edge dented like saw that they
form part of the regular German equip
ment. one soldier in each company carry
ing such a weapon TO cut wood for max
ing fires, sc The same kind was used
in the Franco pruss!an war"
II has been charged that these have
been used on the French and British
troops opposing the Germans.
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The Germans, after their retirement succeeding tire
battle of tho Marne have formed new line winch
at certain points shows considerable strength
This line extends from the region of Noyon
through Laon along the heights north and west Of
Reims The line from there thence north of Willie
sur Tourbe. west of the Argonne region, continues
thence beyond the Argonne by another line which
north of Varennes and reaches the River Mouse
in the Forest of FORCES This last point is about
miles north of Verdun.
Along this entire line the Germans are on the de-
fensivc, the right wing, the in the early
movements of the battle of Marine, bearing the brunt
of the attack The allies acting the offensive.
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GERMAN RETREAT
REMARKABLE FEAT
War Machine Works Backward
With Same Celebrity as in
the Advance.
GREAT PRECISION SHOWN
Allies Have Done a Tremendous
Task in Pursuing Tn.
routed Foe.
GREAT PRECISION SHOWN
Special Cable Despatch 10 THt Sts
I,ONpoS. Santamhe- ,

LONDON, September 10
AS an instance OF the remarkah.
working of the war machine the rctroa,
of the German western army. its t7oo.
exhausted. Is being commented upon
widely az almost az remarkable fea
as its steady. hsmmerlng advance
The hammer blow Of that sdvanc.
was checked only az 1t was about to
descend upon Paris. Then a sccono
concentration OF strength was h.u.S
made and launched against the allie.
western centre, and il only JUS sale.
after five days OF struggling that wa
almost superhuman in It's force
And now with liGhtninglke color.ty
that even bitter enemies must rccog.
nize tho German war machine has
recognized that it's onslaught; IS a fan.
ure. Straightway the stray strings Of
the army have been drawn tight T~,-
retreat Is under way with precision
And to-day the German retreat soes
on in machinelike fashion Al lac.
that 80 far nas eluded encirclcment ara
at times has been almost rapid enough
10 leave the pursuers behind. All thlt
Is being accomplished too with a war
machine naturally n bit shaken ~ III.
joints-with men jagged, partly dc.
morallzed and very Hunsry night an.
day.
The pursuit for some time was con
Quoted with men almost exhausted. They
had just gone through tho tremendous
task OF fighting a retreating battle FOR
ten days, OF converting II into victory
and advance, and finally of flinging
themselves into wholly different atti-
tudc OF mind and manTuvre as de-
manded by the rapid pursuit Of an
enemy still unrouted.
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POSITION WE'LL CHOSEN.
French Expert says Battle May lie
Last In France.
Special cable Despa.ch 10 Tur srs.

Special cable Despatch 10 Tnr srs.
PARis. Sept. l8.--Lieut.-Col. Rousset.
the noted military expert. writing In
the Petit Partsten. says:
The Germans new position. taken
to make last stand seems to have been
we'll chosen. at least on its right.
Toward scissors. where a battle has
been raging since Tuesday. the enemy's
position is very strong. but I cannot
ray the same for the remainder which
is an excellent battlefield for the as
sailants. that is. for u.s.
Col. Rousset considers that the Rus
sian offensive in Prussia prevents the
German headquarters staff from search
Ing for a problematic success much
longer In France. hence he believes that
the present effort Is the last.
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SEIZE II 900 RUSSIANS?
Austrian Foreign Secretary Reports
Captures In GaIicia.

MANCHESTER Mass. Sept. iG.-The
following wireless despatch has been re-.
ce!ved at the Austro- Hungarian Embassy
here from the Foreign Secretary, Count
BerchtOld:
Fighting In the Galcian theatre Of war
has not yet res,arted, The number OF
prisoners Of war is officially given as
1000 Russians and 5000 Scrvians. The
number of captured guns is 300. All
prisopers have been brought into the
territory of the monarchy"
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BUDAPEST ROUTE OPEN?
Russian Military Expert Says Adj
vance May Proceed

LONDON, Sept. - Michalowsk!. the
Russian military critic IL quoted by the
81. Petersburg correspondent Of London
news agency as saying that the way liz
now clear for the Russians to advance
toward Budapest. He believes that the
path is wide open along the base Of the
Carpathlans, and 80, he concludes. the
first period OF struggle along the frontier
is at an end.
The Rome correspondent OF tho Daiiy
Express telegraphs
THE surrender of the Austrian army
led by Gems. DanM and Won Aufrenberg,
ia imminent"
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GERMANS REPULSED.
Position Of AIIics IL Favorable, says
british Report.
SPECIAL Gable Despaiea 10 THs srS

LONDON, Sept. l6.--Thc following COM
munication was given out to-day by the
Official press bureau:
Tho general position along the Aisno
River continues very favorable. The
enemy has delivered several counter at
;acks, especially against the First Army
Corps. These have been repulsed and
the Germans have given way slightly
before our tUops and the French
armies on our right and left.
The encmy's loss is very heavy. We
have taken 200 prisoners"
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MADE BREASTWORK OF DEAD.
Germans Fought Behind six Foot
Barrier OF Bodies.

LONDON, Sept l6.-Thc Paris cor
respondent Of the Times telcgraphs:
Terrible stories are coming into Paris
OF the piles of dead and wounded which
cucumber the battlehelds along the
Marine. The railway lines east OF Paris
are crowded with heavily laden ambu-
lance trains, The Red Cross services
are working day and night dealing with
fresh conveys which are continually
arriving.
AT one place the Germans built n
barrier OF dead bodies six feet high be-
hind which they made IA stand against
tho French advance. The barrier was
finally carried after bloody struggle
by regiment OF Turcos. A horrible
litter OF 1000 corpses now marks the
spot"
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KAISER NOW AT LUXEMBOURG.
One Report Says lie VIII go to East
Prussia 20 Command Troops.

THE HAGUE. Sept. l6-The German
General Staff Is at Luxembourg Emperor
William and his stan also ar. auartered
there, being installed In the building az
the German Legation. From the be-
ginning of the war to the present, the
whereabouts OF the General STAFF had been
kept secret, German correspondents and
newspapers have been forbidden TO men
ton 1t even when they knew the location
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PURSUED ACROSS RIVER.
French Follow German Troops Re-
yOnd the Aisnc.

SCISSORS, sept. - ,via Paris. Scpi 10
The German right wing retired from
scissors yesterday monday and with
drew from the south bank OF the Asne,
The retirement northward continued
through last night, the French pursuing
the Germans across the river
SCISSORS is quiet to-day except for
French artillery. which is engaged heavily
on the other bank OF the Asnc. The
French batteries are not more than 800
yards from the town.
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CAPTURED UHLANS STARVING.
Ask for Food, Not Curing what IL
TO BE Their Fate.

PARIS. Sept. ia company OF terri
torlals captured detachment Of forty
Chlans In the forest OF Fontainehlcau
yesterday. They had been wandering in
the forest since the lighting al Montmirail
and were nearly starving. They nsk'd
at once for food and drink.
French troops also have captured an
other detachment Of German horse mon
near Auberge. The Thlans said when
captured do what you like with us AZ
terward, but first give us something to
cat We are starving to death"
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Maubeuge Defes
Kaiser's Big Guns
Small French Garrison Holds
Out Against Terrific
BOmbardmcnt.

LONDON, Sept. 16.-The Standard pub
fishes the following delayed telegram
from its correspondent IN Bolougne:
The defence OF Maubeuse by few
hundred intrepid French soldiers seems
TO have been overlooked, almost ignored,
during the advance OF the Germans 10 the
gates OF Paris and their subsequent re-
pulse. but the resistance OF the forts has
been one OF the finest feats OF arms in
the campaign. The Germans invested
Maubeuge on August 20. and when left
the vicinity OF the town. on September IL.
II was still holding out
The bombardment of forts by the big
German siege guns began on September
l and has been continued with brief
intervals OF rest ever since Maubeuge
was defended by seven forts and each
contained on August 25 a garrison of
2l0 men. II Is impossible TO say how
many survive. but II is known that in
one or two the casualties were very heavy.
Ten thousand OF the Kaiser's troops
were detached from tho main armies
to invest and attack Maubeuge. Each
day at dawn huge German siege guns
began to hur missiles at the forts, the
German gunnerS dropping shell after shell
directly on the forts and dcfences.
The bombardment was incessant
Every morning the guns would be worked
for time, then would come an interval
of rest, then more bombardng. and 30
on, hour after hour, day after day.
| Occasionally tho artillery attack was
varied by a rush OF German infantry at
the forts. and the machine guns OF the
defenders moved down the ranks OF the
advancing enemy with terrible precision.
attempts TO carry the forts by storm
were frequent al the outsct. but the
heavy losses inflicted on the Germans
! led to their abandonment in favor OF a
steady hail OF shells from the Krupp
siege guns"
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HOLD STRONG POSITION AGAINST THE ALLIES

abandoned numerous prisoners TO
our hands. To these men there has
been added a large multitude OF
stragglers who we're hidden in the
forests. No exact accounting OF
these prisoners or OF the war ma
tcrial captured by us so far has
been possible. II is for this reason
that the Minister of War. who does
not want to give out figures which
might be considered fantastic. re-
Trains from announcing the details
Of these captures.
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tho conservative organ. rejoiccs that
Russia has experienced the same thrill
as France. Every class OF society. II
saws, spontaneously and instinctvely
rallied around tho Government
The newspaper especially emphasizes
tho importance OF the appeal Of Vladimir
Eourtzeff. the wolf .. revolution" ask
ir.- his friends to work for national con-
Citation.
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The army Of the Crown Prince, which pushed
back from Niry 10 Francois to Sainte Menehould has
been forced out of Varennes and is moving north
between the Argonne ridge and the Meuse River.
This is extremely rough country where, will
be from the small map the only existing roads fit
for passage of artillery great bodies of troops
those running and west at right angles to the
German line of retirement The principal Of these
east and west roads is the road from Rechel through
La Chesne to Stenay and from Reims east through
Vourziers and Buzancy to Stenay. In the allies
should break through turn back the German lines
these roads would form means of reaching the Mouse
Valley and interceptng the Crown Princes army
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ditions than in the battle OF the Marne.
The heavy rains are continuing and
there is some question whether the Ger
tillery In position. Should they he com
PEELED to retire again they could scarcely
hope to move this heavy artillery with
the continuing rains and their situation
would become little short Of desperate.