The Colorado statesman., 1914-09-19
Germans Exhausted.

Germans Exhausted.
Rome.-Reports from PetroSrad re-
ceived in official quarters say the few
German contingents which assisted
the Austrians in their last encounter
with the Russians, were so exhausted
they could scarcely fight News re-
ceiYed from Austria says the Austrian
army is everywhere rallying and will
make strong stand against a further
Russian advance.
Gaiician Gains Continue.
An official dispatch from Petrograd
says:
1T is necessary to turn attention
to the theater of war in Galicia, where
the development of our success con-
tinues. Up to the present time we
have been prevented from placing a
sufficient force in Eastern Prussia to
continue the invasion so happily be-
gun there. 1t was for this reason that
the army under General Rennen-
kampf halted along the line from
Gerdauen lin East Prussia, forty
miles southeast of Koenigsberg) to
Libau. German troops on September
8 took up a general offensive move
ment against this army, executing ad-
vance movements toward our south
ern frontier 1t is difficult on account
of the geographical obstruction in this
terrain to know exactly how many OF
the enemy were engaged 1t was not
until September 10, when the great
attack on the left wing of Genera
Rennenkampf's 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 is Ready.
Bordeaux. - The Temps quotes
Prince Tasca di Cuto, an Italian So
attitude of Italy:
/ Opinion in Italy," says the deputy,
"is unanimous that Italy must abso-
lutely separate her destiny from the
triple alliance.
I'VE are now neutral only in ap-
J pearance. The action of Italy might
definitely turn the scale in favor of
the triple entente"
Washington Hopes for Peace.
| shington.-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 administration
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 will
correspondingly gain momentum.
A Safe Austrian Retreat.
nchester.-Wireless advices re-
ceived by Dr. Konstantine Theodor
Dumba, Austro-Hungarian ambassador
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 GrodeR
Road pushed back the enemy after
five days fighting. On account of the
superior strength of the enemies, il
was found necessary to collect ouI
armies, now fighting with little rest
heroically for three days, into favor
able positions"
Serbs and Russians Hit Austria.
Rome-Statement coming from
official Russian sources indicate that
upon completion of the operations
around PrZemysl and Cracow, Ga
licia, the Russian forces will march
directly towards Vienna. A dispatch
from Nish, Servia, says Following
their capture of Semlin, the Servians
acting in harmony with the plans OF
the Russian general staff, are prepar
ing 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."
Rome.-News received here from
Petrograd is to the effect that the
Austrian prisoners now in the hands
of the Russians aggregate about two
! hundred thousand.