The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-09-11

state that the Austrians whipped near
Lemberg and those driven from Rus
sian Poland have succeeded in uniting
with troops from southern Galicia and
have formed an army of 100000 men,
which is advancing to give battle to
the Russians near the Galician Polish
frontier
Heavy Russian reinforcements are
being sent to the assistance of Cen
eral RuzsKy, who commands the Rus
sian center.
Why Namur Fell.
Ostend, Belgium (via London), Sept
10.-The remnant of the Namur gar
rison has arrived here, bringing a
story which explains to some extent
why a stronghold believed so nearly
impregnable fell.
BeIgians Lost $4,000.
OF $4,000 men in the forts in the
environs of Namur, $4,000 have re-
turned to Belgian soil, making the
Belgian loss at Namur in killed,
wounded and missing, $4,000.
1t seems that, under cover of the
fog, the Germans finally got their new
siege guns into position from which
they could concentrate their fire on
single point of the Namur deferses.
The guns were at minimum distance
of three miles from the Belgian tren-
ches and consequently outranged the
Belgian guns.
Budapest Passes Taken.
London, Sept. S.-The Petrograd
correspondent of the Post, in an arti-
Gle dealing witt the capture of Lem
berg and Halicz, says:
Passes to Budapest.
1.-THE Russians have occupied passes
leading to the easiest and most direct
route to Budapest. Budapest is about
twice as far from the present Russian
position as has been covered by them
since they left Podolia for the invasion
of Galicia."
The correspondent of the Times at
Petrograd, referring to battle just
begun, which, if as successful as the
Russian operations against Lemberg,
Will ONCl IlC 6AuOIiioI III SCo uho
practically open the road to Berlin,
says:
England Makes Move.
Washington, Sept. Sherman and
Austrian consular officers have been
ordered by British authorities to leave
Egypt at once.
Roumania With italy.
Roumania has announced officially
that if she abandons her position Of
neutrality, it will be 20 follow the
course taken by Italy.
Great Britain has Informed the
United States that she would look
with favor on the sending of Ameri-
can warships to Turkish ports to care
for Christians in case there was
Mohammedan uprising against them.
Charges of France.
France has openly charged, in her
communications with the American
government, that German propaganda
is busily astir melting Mohammedan
uprisings. not only in Egypt, but in
India and Turkey.
Austrian Rout Complete.
London, Sept. ga dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph company from
Rome says a message received there
from Petrograd states that the Rus
SLAMS have completely routed the Aus
TRANS near Tomazew and that two
generals are among the Austrian dead.
Gar Is Notified.
A Petrograd special to the Reuter-
Telegram company says the comman-
der-in-chief has notified the emperor
of the occupation by the Russians of
Lemberg, the capital of Galicia, and
also Haliez, after severe fighting and
completely routing the Austrian forces.
The commander-in-chiefs message was
as follows:
with the extreme joy and thanking
God / announce to your majesty that
the victorious army under General
Russky has captured Lemberg. The
army of General Brussiloff has taken
Haliez."
U. S. Ambassador Remains.
Paris, Sept 4.-The president and
members of the government and all
embassies of the allied nations have
gone to Bordeaux, where they will re-
main during hostilites.
U. S. Ambassador Herrick, who has
taken charge of the archives and en-
bassies of all the belligerent powers,
will remain in Paris with First Secre-
tary Bliss and the second secretary.
Orders have been issued for the re-
moval of the wounded from Paris to
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