The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-20
AUSTRO-GERMANS
and RUSSIANS IN
DEATH GRAPPLE.
Russian War Office Claims Every
Attack Has Been RepuIsed
With Heavy Losses.
MAIN ATTACK NEAR WARSAW
IL Is Estimated the Gar Has 2, 100000
Men Engaged in the Fighting
Along the Vistula and
San Rivers.

Berlin, Oct 20.-The archives of
the Russian embassy at Constantine
pie have been sent to Odessa, accord
ing to reliable reports here. This in
dicates that diplomatic relations be-
tween Turkey and Russian will soon
be broken off.
BY FRANCIS LkVELLE MURRAY.
International News Service Correspondent.
Petrograd, Oct 20.-The opening Of
the third week of the great battle be-
tween the Russians and Austro-Ger-
man forces along the Vistula and San
rivers found the opposing forces
locked in a death grapple. The at
sition, it is stated at the war office,
are maintained with great vigor,
though every assault has been re-
pulsed with heavy losses to the as
sailants.
The main German attack is being
directed against the Russian army
south Of Warsaw, chiefly in the Vi
cinity of Ivangorod and Josefowe.
For five days in succession the Ger
mans and their allied forces have
striven to cross the Vistula between
these two towns.
Drop Bombs on Warsaw.
On Sunday two German aeroplanes
flew over Warsaw and dropped five
bombs. Only two Of them exploded,
but seven persons were killed and
many injured, according to the War
saw correspondent Of the Novoe Vrem-
va. The aerial raiders were met with
q fusillade of shots and 1t is believed
that one of the aeroplanes was struck,
but 1t escaped.
According to the best estimates OBJ
100000 troops engaged in the fight
ing along the Vi stula and San. 9,s
is exclusive Of tie forces in the Lom-
"a and Suwalki districts and along
the northern frol tier of Poland, where
the Germans are showing great ac-
tivity, apparently attempting a flank
ing movement.
1t Is believed at the war office that
the attack ON Warsaw will not be re-
sumed until the conflict about Ivan
gorod is decided. Though the Ger
man advance guards at. one time ar
rived within five miles Of Warsaw,
they were unable to bring up their
artillery because of heavy rains. The
railway from LoWicz to Warsaw was
destroyed by the Russians before the
Germans reached that region and it
will have to be rebuilt before the
Germans can bring up their heavy
guns.
! JAustro-German Forces Trapped.
The correspondent Of the Novoe
Vremya at military headquarters
sends the following dispatch telling
Of a trap into which the Austro-Ger-
man forces were led at Josefow:
More than two thousand OF the
enemy's troops were killed at Josefow
by ruse Of the Russian commander.
When the Austro-German troops ap-
preached the Vistula with the inten-
tion OF crossing he feigned retreat.
Before the enemy arrived, however,
he had concealed a number OF bat
teries on the east bank of the Viz
tula
Thinking the river was unguarded,
the enemy started to cross the stream
on RATS in force. When the RATS had
nearly reached the eastern bank the
hidden Russians opened fire with ma
chine guns and rifles. Unable to re-
treat, the Austro-German troops pro-
PEELED their RATS to shore under the
deadly hail AS soon as the survivors
had landed the Russians charged with
bayonets and completed the debacle."