Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-09-03

EatSle hd9lng TOT lOO MHSS-NiSH-
ma Reports Franz Joseph in Good
Realth-claims to Have Beaten
Russian Army in Three-Day Battle
-Lo1ses on Both Sides Enormous
-Ruseisns Claim to. Have Captured
Several Thousand Prisoners
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of tre-
mendous importance between the
Russians and the Austrians are being
fought along the Vistula River, ac-
cording to an official statement IS
sued at st, Petersburg and tele-
graphed to the Reuter- Telegram com
pany. The Russians claim successes,
saying that they have captured sew
eral thousand prisoners and that the
Austrians lost 5000 men in one en-
gagement.
Rome.-Dispatches from Austrian
headquarters to the Corriere De la
Sierra state that 1,000.0 900 men are
engaged lin the great battle which
has been proceeding for three days
on the Austro-Russian frontier. The
battle line extends from the Vistula
River to the Dneister River, more
that 100 miles. The fighting has been
fully as severe as that in Belgium.
The Russians, who took the offensive,
have penetrated over 20 miles into
Austrian territory.
Berlin, by wireless via Sayyiiie, L.
1.-The latest news from Allenstein
Ia town of East Prussia, 65 miles
south of Koenigsberg) indicates that
the German army is enegertecally
pressing the Russians wireless sta
ton unable to read next few Words.
Russian endurance is described as
terrific. Corpses lie in heaps on the
battlefield. Many prisoners, includ-
ing one Russian general, were cap
tured.
Manchester, Mass.-Dr, Konstantin
Theodore Dumba. the Austrian am
bassador, gave out a cable message
he had received from the foreign Sc
cretary of his home government,
Count Berchtold, as follows:
THE Austrian emperor continues
to enjoy excellent health.
It. ga 141Sa{rn hoAAln sn= lNA.Y1aN fa,anhR
in the Russian theater Of war, hay-
ing been in progress for several days
with the armies spread over about
400 kilometers from the Rivers Wis
tula to the Dniester. On the left
wing the Austrians have pursued the
Russians in the direction OF Lublin,
after a victorious battle near Krasnik,
in the middle section. The battle
front was between the river Bug and
Wiepenz.
The Austrians are advancing sue
cessfully into Russian territory in
the eastern section northeast and
southwest Of Limberg, until they are
now beyond the Dniester.
THE Austria forces are making a
firm stand against strong hostile foces
that are invading Eastern Galicia..
London. The French and British
are gathering every man and gun
available in Northwestern France in
an attempt to stop the steady Ger
man advance on the road to Paris.
1t is said that Gen. Joffre, com
mander-in-chief of the French army,
will endeavor to strike at the Ger
man right and bring relief to the
British and French forces which have
been placed in such a critical posi-
tion by the German outflanking move
ment.
Occording to the French wal Of
flee, the allies left is faring badly,
and German forces are advancing on
La Fere, which is within 80 miles
of Paris. Germans occupy Guise, 10
miles to the north of La Fere.
Paris Prepares for Siege.
The military governor of Paris has
ordered all residents of the zone with
in action Of the city's defending forts
to abandon and to destroy their
houses within fopr days. Active prep
arations for a possible siege are being
made.
According to reports in London,
France has formed a new army of
100000 men to go to the relief of the
allies left. England is believed to
be preparing to land another large
force u France in a few days.
Field Marshal Lord Roberts, ad.
dressing a meeting 10 obtain recruits
for the army. declaring that the coun-
try was in great danger. There was
no use in minclng words, he, said; de-
feat would NEAR ruin, shame and
slavery.
Roberts PIeaie for Recruits.
Our soldiers are fighting brayely,"
said Lord Roberts, "but they are Ia.
mentally few, ard II is the duty OF
every a~ble'bodled man to see that the
army Ia maintained At It's full
strength. The women must not
stand In the light OF their sons and
husbands duty"
A Dispatch froTa Paris 10 q news
agency here says
British Capture samoan Seaport.
London The Dffloial Information
bureau announces that Apia, a sea
port Of tiDOlu. aitmoan Ielanda and