The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-09-11
RUSSIANS SIEzE
THECARP ATH|ANS
AustTlans Are In Retreat All
,s.... Over GaIiCia.
$4,000 ARE MADE PRISONERS

Germans Reported to Have WiLS.
crawn From Southwest Poland
Russians Take NicolIiefr, South Of
lemberg, With Vast Supplies and
80 Many Prisoners-one Entire Regi'
ment Taken.
Paris, Sept. 9-The second section
OF an official communique says:
"The Austro-Russian theater of op-
erations:
in Galicia, the Russian offensive
against the Austrians continues sue
cessfully. Despite her armored-tur-
reted forts and her three lines OK
Notifications, Nicollieff, south Of Lem
berg, was taken by a Russian army
which there captured forty cannons
and large quantity Of supplies. The
Austrians retreated abandoning q
considerable number Of cannon, trains
and prisoners. The Russian cavalry
already possess crest of the Carpa-
thians
"The second Austrian army operat'
Ing around Lublin was severely
teased west of Krasostaw. The For
ty-ffth regiment Of infantry surren.
dered entire"
Russ Take $4,000 Prisoners.
st. Petersburg, Sept. 7.-(DelayeD
An official statement issued by the
general staff says:
"The Russians have captured the
strong Notifications at Mikolaioff,
where the guns were In armored Gu
polas. Forty guns and a large guam.
THY Of ammunition fell into our hands
"The Austrian army which has
been operating In the direction of
Cholm is retiring before the Russians
who have taken many prisoners and
guns. The Austrians are suffering
from dysentery. We found 500 thus
suffering in hospital.
"Unimportant skirmishes continue
along the German front.
"The total number Of Austrian
prisoners captured by the Russi ans
IL now $4,000"
Germans on Russ Frontier.
Petrograd Est. Petersburg), Sept.
9.-(Delayed)-The appearance OF
many German aeroplanes on the Rus
sian frontier heralds the coming OF
German reinforcements.
The Cossacks have reached the Car.
pathians, but this Is merely a pre-
cautionary move against the Hungar-
fans attacking the Russian rear. The
Russians do not intend to force the
Carpathian passes. Their efforts are
being concentrated on driving the
Austrians to the westward or sur
rounding them. Owing to the arrival
of German and Austrian reinforce
ments, however. It now seems certain
that the Austrians will be able to re-
sist for months on the San river and
IN western Galicia.
The Germans possess powerful
force in the Posen district. They can
move troops thence to East Prussia
or Galicia as the occasion demands.
AustrIans In General Retreat.
London, Sept. "a dispatch to the
Evening News from Petrograd says
the Russian newspapers publish re-
port from a highly authoritative
source to the effect that there are
signs OF a general retreat Of the Aus
TRANS on their whole front between
the Rivers Bug and Vistula.
Berlin Claims Austrian Victory.
Washington, Sept. 9-The German
embassy received the following mes
sage from Berlin: Austrian troops
under Generals Kestranck and Dankl,
advancing on Russian territory, re-
pulsed a violent attack Of Russians
and captured 600 prisoners. In the
south the Servians tried near Nitro
vica to break into Croatian territory.
About 5000 Servians were taken pris-
oners, and much war material was
captured"
Russia Annexes GaIicia.
Petrograd, Sept. 9.-Galicia is now
a Russian province. An official proc
Iamation issued today and signed yes.
terday by Car Nicholas making this
announcement emphasizes the extent
of the great Russian victory over
Austria.