The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-09-09
WAR NEWS

London, Sept. "A German official
statement received by Marconi wire
less from Berlin last night says:
THE Austrian general staff reports
that the Russian bombardment of the
earthworks around Lemberg on Sept.
8, was directed against unoccupied and
undefended positions, the Austrians
having previously withdrawn in order
to spare the bombardment of an open
town.
THE army commanded by General
Dankl was recently engaged in heavy.
fighting. The Russians brought up by
rail large reinforcements, and severe
attack followed, but the troops COM
manded by Field Marshal Kestranek
repulsed this attack, infiicting heavy
loss on the Russians and taking 600
prisoners. ...
Elsewhere along the front there is
comparative quiet" IL .
San Francisco, Sept. 9.-The officers
of the union steamship company here
reported yesterday that their triple
screw liner Niagara is safe in Sydney,
after the fastest passage from Van
Couver ever made.
Gable dispatches yesterday from
Honolulu carried rumor there that
the Niagara might have been overhaul
ed by the German cruiser Nurnberg.
London, Sept 9.-The British official
press bureau issued the following an
nouncement last night:
"The general position continues sat
isfactory The allies are gaining
ground on their left all along the line
of the Ourcq and Petit NORM rivers.
The British have driven the enemy
back ten miles"
Paris, Sept. -9.--Accounts of wounded
soldiers who reached Paris late yes
terday afternoon indicate that the re-
suit Of the three days lighting in the
Champagne country has been more
favorable to the allies than at first
supposed. They say the German losses
in killed were enormous and that a
great number of prisoners were taken.
One French officer estimates the pris-
oners at 10000.
The Champagne district includes
parts of the departments of Marne,
Ardennes, Aube and Haute-Marne.
Bordeaux. Sept. 9.--Refugees from
Belgium and northern France are
fiocking to the southwest of France.
The populations of many cities in that
section have been almost doubled. The
population of Poitiers, ordinarily A.
co. is now $4,000. All the newcomers
have been provided for by the author
tiles or by individuals.
Rome, Sept, 9.-Dispatches received
here from Trieste say that mourning
there is general on account Of the
losses suffered by the 97th and 9th
Austrian infantry regiments composed
of Italians from the Istria peninsula,
The regiments lost 1000 men In Gall
cia.
London, Sept. 9.--That the Indian
forces of the British army are taking
an active part in the operations in
France is indicated by the casualty
lists. Among the names of the wound
ed made public Is of Capt. F. w. Hunt.
18th lancers (Fanes horse, Indian
army.
London, Sept. 9. German fishing
boats decked with Belgian colors, ac-
cording to a Reuter- dispatch from
Ostend, have been sowing mines near
the Sandetti lightship. In consequence
of this the mail boat was unable To
leave this morning.
Persons arriving in Ostend report
having seen German scouts near
Bruges.
Paris, Sept s.-The following oficial
communication, bearing on the fighting
now in progress to the east of the cap
ital was made public late yesterday:
THE left wing of the allied armies
comprising certain portions Of the
forces now defending Paris, continues
to make progress against the enemy.
.eThe French advance reaches from
the banks of the river Ourcq into the
Montmirail region. (MontmiraiI is
about 4S miles east OF Paris.)
The enemy Is retiring in the direc-
| tion Of the river Marne, between
Meaux (20 miles east of Paris) and
Sezanne l42 miles east from Meaux.)
"The French and the English armies
have taken numerous prisoners, in
cluding a battalion OF infantry and a
company serving a detachment of rap
id FIRE guns. They captured also many
gun carriages.
There have been violent encounters
with the enemy on the center, between
| ere-Champenoise (l2 miles east 'of
| Sezanne), and Vitry lie Francois, the
southern point of the forest of Argon-
/ ne. (Vitry-Le- Francois is ~ miles east
| of Fere- -Champenoise).
1 AT no place have we fallen back; the
enemy has lost ground.
The reported retiring OF the enemy
near Vitry-Le- Francois has been con-
firmed.
ttroops delivered an attack on the axis
4 OF Chauteau Salins Nancy. but they
were repulsed to the northward. pass.
4 ing the forest of Champenoux.
\ occupied the crest of Mandry and the
peak OF Fourneaux.
There has been no change In the
situation in the province OF Atsace."