The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-09-02
|, 100000 RUSSIANS
LOST IN ONRUSH
OF TEUTOK ARMIES
Over Million Captured
In Four Months Says
Berlin.
RAW TROOPS USED
TROOPS USED
Serbia Yields to Entente
Furious Artery Attack on
West by French.

Rcrlin, Gelmany.-An official re
view OF the eastern campaign, as is
sued here by the Overseas New.
Agency, estimates that since MAY 2
the Russians have lost at least 800.
coo men i'll killed or wounded. in ad.
dition to 100000 men captured b,
the Germans.
The announcement from the Over.
seas Agency is as follows:
Ihe general army headquarters
publishes review of the results OF
the offensive movements in Poland
and Russia since May 2, beginning
with the battle of Gorlice. The army
headquarters estimates the strength
OF the Russian troops which were
directly engaged III that region was
about 1.4OO,OOO. In the fighting
since May 2, 100000 have been
captured and a minimum of 300, 900
wounded or killed. This is IL very
conservative estimate. The actual
figures are surely much higher, be-
cause the Russians saved artillery by
reciSlessly sacrificing their infantry.
Whole Armies AnnihiIated.
which were first attacked at the be-
ginning of the Austro-Gcrman Of
| fensive movement have been ami
Inflated and their losses made up by
withdrawing troops from other reg
ions, especially forces which were
ready to invade Turkey.
"Garrisons of half drilled men
were hurriedly transported to the
front from interior fortresses. All
efforts of the Russians were fruitless,
however. They were driven out of
Galicia, Poland, Courland and Lith-
iania. They were rolled backward
i'll two separate groups. Twelve fort
rcsses, among them four large and
modern ones, which formed the Rus
sian outer and inner lines OF defense,
are in the hands of the Germans and
Austl'ians. This is the result of a
campaign of less than four months."
Serbia Ready to Cede Territory.
London, England Serbia's inten-
tion to do the part asked of her in
satisfying Bulgaria's territorial de
mands has been communicated to
Greece, of whom concessions also
have been asked in efforts to secure
Bulgaria's cooperation with the En-
tente allies, newspaper dispatches
from Athens, received in Paris, de-
clare.
The impression that Japan may
take part in the Dardanelles cam
paign is gathered in Paris from re
marks recently made by Baron Hay
ashi, the Japanese ambassador to
Italy.
In of 11o
tee of the Russian duma the amount
nations expenditure for 1915 is plac-
ed at more than $1,000, 100000. Re-
ports from there say that all possible
sources of revenue must be invoked
to meet the nations needs. Finance
Minister Bark of Russia stated that
Russia's immense reserves of savings
would soon be made use of by the
government.
Russia's resistance to the Teutonic
advance is developing strength on the
southern wing, according to the lat
est report from Petrograd, which in
recording a success gained within a
day or two in Galicia declares that
5000 German prisoners, thirty can
non and thirty-four machine guns
were captured.
Three Wedges Into Russia.
The German plans for driving
three wedges into the Russian de-
fensive lines are being carried for
ward, but not with the same speed as
marked the sweep over Poland. Riga
is almost isolated. Unless the Rus
slams soon throw heavy forces against
Won Hindenburg's exposed flank, this
port must fall into the hands of the
invaders. Although this northernly
attack seems to have been checked
for the moment, the Russians have
been unable to develop a counter Of
fensive in that region comparable
with their activities in East Galica.
where on the river Stripa they claim
to have inflicted large losses on their
opponents.
Heavy Fighting on West.
For period of five or six days on
the western front rain of shells from
French guns has been poured on the
German trenches The object of this
unusual artillery attack has not been
disclosed, but it is not believed here
that so much precious ammunition
would be used meerly to damage the
German works without some con-
certed effort to occupy the shattered
trenches.
The Balkan problem is again to the
fore Empasis is placed on reports
that Rumania and Bulgaria are seek
ing to arrive at an understanding
With the Entente powers, with some
hope of success.
GERMAN FLANK WELL TO
EAST OF PORT RIGA
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